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Arreaux/Christmas launch (2011-01-01)

For Christmas I got a Rms 29/40-120 reload case, a G76-7G reload, an Aerotech Arreaux mid power kit and a mid power Nike smoke. On Christmas day I started putting together the Arreaux (pronounced ... [Read More]

Mid power Nike Smoke (2011-01-17)

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Simon and I got a Cosmodrome Nike Smoke for Christmas. It's heavenly building from a kit and not scratch building because everything is there and I don't have to ... [Read More]

March sport launch (2011-04-20)

Really great launch. Weather was perfect, hardly any cloud coverage, low winds. We flew our Cosmodrome Nike smoke on a F52 Blue thunder. It was a great flight but the parachute didn't come out. The ... [Read More]

What adhesive should I use? Part 1 (2012-05-29)

Building bigger and bigger rockets requires stronger and stronger adhesives. Many of the glues I used in LPR arn't suitable for high power applications. Over the past few years ive gained experience ... [Read More]