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Rich's Rockets: Silver (2015-12-28)

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Rich's Rockets: Building the (scratch) Au-198 (2016-03-15)

Yes, I know, I still haven’t built the booster for the flexwing glider, but this is higher priority and doesn’t involve sanding airfoils. The Au-198 is my NARTREK Gold rocket. This ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the (scratch) Au-198 (part 2) (2016-03-17)

Next I marked and cut the fin slots in a piece of BT-55. No, I lie. Next I went to Home Depot and bought a piece of aluminum angle, then brought it home and cut off a 1-foot piece, so I could use it ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the (scratch) Au-198 (part 3) (2016-03-19)

Hey, look at what I found! Sheesh. OK, time to contemplate the shock cord. This being internally indistinguishable from a minimum diameter model, a replaceable Kevlar leader would be: Highly ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the (scratch) Au-198 (part 4) (2016-03-20)

There wasn’t enough space between the tubes for me to see a good way to get internal fillets in. So I just glued the third centering ring down behind the fin tabs and did external fillets. And ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the (scratch) Au-198 (part 5) (2016-06-20)

I decided not to do anything fancy with the finish. Single color (gold, of course), no decals or trim. This is a workhorse research rocket, after all. The Rocketarium retainer looks good. Much better ... [Read More]

JonRocket.com: NARTREK Cadet Program (2014-08-07)

For almost a decade, JonRocket.com has supported the National Association of Rocketry’s NARTREK Cadet program. The NARTREK Cadet program is designed specifically for modelers under age 18 and ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the Estes (clone) Ranger (part 1) (2015-01-30)

Just a little bit left to do on the XC before putting it aside for painting weather. Next! For NARTREK silver I need to build and fly a 3- (or more-) motor cluster rocket. What I’ve decided to ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Silver bells? (2015-12-07)

Finally, at tonight’s club meeting, I was able to get the paperwork completed for the NARTREK Silver scale requirement, relating to the D-Region Tomahawk I flew in September. That’s the ... [Read More]

Rocketeer's Corner: Of rockets and Girl Scout cookies... (2021-03-28)

A couple of weekends ago, Duane and I flew a few rockets at Pegasus field. We were both needing a launch fix, and Duane was eager to try out the new wireless launch controller he's building for ... [Read More]