David Sindel's Page
AKA: The EGE
Certification Level: L1 NAR
Club Memberships: CATO,NAR
Personal Home Page: http://amateurgeek.blogspot.com
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2011-12-17
3D Printed Rocket
Flight
- 1/4A3-3 - CATO [More]
18mm saucer
Flight
- D12-0/C6-0 - CATO [More]
Estes Jinx
Flight
- B6-0/A10-3 - CATO [More]
Madcow Rocketry Mozzie
Flight
- F23-4 - CATO [More]
Estes Cosmic Cobra
Flight
Took off at an angle. - C6-3 - CATO [More]
2011-05-21
Quest MLAS
Flight
- C6-3 - CATO [More]
FlisKits Goddard L-13
Flight
Took a left turn at 30 feet and went at a 30 degree angle for a while. Barely recovered. - D13-4 - CATO [More]
Multi-Goon
Flight
- 3XB6-4 - CATO [More]
2010-11-21
The Great Pumpkin
Flight
Parachute failed to deploy for punkin. Had punkin seeds afterwards. - G53-7 - CATO [More]
Estes Scissor Wing Transport
Flight
- C6-3 - CATO [More]
2009-08-27
Cosmodrome Rocketry Nike Apache (Kit)
Review
Brief:
This is a very nice 1:6 scale model of the Nike-Apache sounding rocket suitable for E motors up through small HPR
motors. It's a hefty and strong kit capable of surviving almost anything you throw at. This was my L1 cert rocket.
Construction:
The parts list:
Conical ... [More]
2009-06-26
Madcow Rocketry Mozzie (Kit)
Review
Brief:
This is a 5x upscale of the Estes Mosquito suitable for mid-power motors. It is an excellent first mid-power rocket.
Construction:
The parts list:
1 2.6" thick-wall body tube, pre-slotted for fins
1 Balsa nose cone
2 1/8" plywood centering rings ... [More]
Scratch Screaming Yellow Zonkers (Scratch)
Review
I took a Totally Tubular and added an extension to the body tube, spin fins, and a new theme.
Modifications: Originally I modified it to become a spin-stabilized two-stager, but that didn't work, so this'll describe how to convert a regular kit to a 'Screaming Yellow Zonker!'.
... [More]
2009-01-16
Scratch Cohete (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by David Sindel - 01/16/09)
Brief:
This one odd oddroc. It's a stick-finned, 13mm model made from a few scrap parts.
Construction:
The parts list:
Nose cone from an Estes Space Hauler
1" of 1/2" wood dowel
1/2 butter pat of clay
2" ... [More]
2009-01-15
Estes Mongoose (Kit)
Review
This is a fairly simple 2-stage, 18mm rocket from Estes. I have slightly modified mine with shortening and a modified booster motor mount to repair damage.
The parts list:
18" of BT-50; mine only has 10" left.
1-15/16" of BT-50 for booster
2 magenta plastic fin units
PNC-50YR: ... [More]
Scratch IT (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by David Sindel - 01/15/09) Brief:
This is a MicroMaxx saucer made from scrap plastic parts. It's a great backyard flier. IT is short for
Intra-Terrestrial, a play on ET.
Construction:
For the saucer-shaped part, most any roughly conical plastic parts will do. I ... [More]
2008-11-02
Scratch Rama (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by David Sindel - 11/02/08) Brief:
This is a rough scale model of Rama from Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous With Rama . It's made from a piece of
3-inch mailing tube and scrap materials. The fictional Rama is 54km long, making mine roughly 1:270000.
Construction: ... [More]
2008-10-22
Scratch Astron Invader (downscale) (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by David Sindel - 10/22/08) Brief:
This is my semi-downscale of the old (1965-67) K-19 Astron Invader. The wings and fins are 2/3 of the original, but I
kept the 18mm motor mount. It's a very unique glider with unusual flights and a fairly easy build.
Construction: ... [More]
2005-02-12
Estes Wizard (Kit)
Review
Brief:
One of very few good Estes little minimum diameter rocket kits.
Construction:
The kit includes:
8.75" of BT-20
EB-20
NC-20,plastic ogive
3 balsa fins
1" x 18" streamer
~18" of shock cord
Construction was easy taking about 2 hours. You ... [More]
2005-01-14
Estes Cosmic Cobra (Kit)
Review
Brief:
The Cosmic Cobra is a low power rocket that recovers in 2 pieces: the nose cone
returns on helicopter-like blades and the body tube recovers by parachute.
Construction:
The kit contains:
1 12" yellow body tube
2 piece fin can
nose cone with 3 helicopter blades
... [More]
