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Dick Stafford's Rocket Dungeon Blog 
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Rocketry Product: Estes - Super Alpha {Kit} (3216)
Super Alpha...or something else? (2014-01-05)
After finishing the Mega Mosquito, my eyes turned to one of the Super Alphas that I picked up from the big Estes holiday sale. After looking it over, I noticed the nose cone appears to be the same ... [Read More]
Another photo-less Super Alpha post (2014-01-09)I never had an AHA! moment on the Super Alpha build. So, I decided to go with my original plan and build it for 29mm E16/F15 flights. I filled the fins, marked the tube and began building the ... [Read More]
Three Two photos from the Super Alpha build (with an answer and a new question) (2014-01-10)Here is the finished motor mount and said mount installed in the body tube. I had mentioned that the retainer would interfere with the fins and have decided the fins would be offset downward. Since ... [Read More]
Late night Super Alpha Update (2014-01-11)Fins are on and 1st round of fillets are applied. I blew off the fin papering. While the fillets were partially dry, I stuffed 14' of caution tape and a rubber band shock cord (from the Mega ... [Read More]
The finishing of the Mega Mosquito and Super Alpha is DONE! (2014-02-02)I was lucky to have a nice stretch of painting friendly weather and got two rockets ready to go. I still need to tie the recovery tethers together and install the laundry to double check stability. ... [Read More]
Super deals at Estes Rockets! (2013-12-11)John Boren posted this yesterday and I saw it this evening. http://www.estesrockets.com/rockets/specials How about a $32.79 Mega Mosquito for $8.49 or a $16.49 Super Alpha for $3.69? I ... [Read More]
The start of (first) Mega Mosquito (2014-01-01)I finally got back into the Dungeon and packed away the my new kits (2 Mega Mosquitos and 2 Super Alphas) and some parts that I got from Uncle Mike's. Actually, one of the Mega Mosquitos and a 29mm ... [Read More]
Slow finishing progress (2014-01-15)I have taken advantage of a few dry and relatively warm days and should be ready in a few days to start adding color coats to the Mega Mosquito and Super Alpha . Here are my thoughts and questions. ... [Read More]
45 degrees F (2014-01-31)Now, that's what I call prime painting weather! (I know this is not optimal but, as usual, I'm antsy.) I got another coat of yellow on the Mega Skeeter. As usual, something went wrong. I was using ... [Read More]
My crazy rocket dream (2014-02-13)I was having a rocket dream when I was rudely awakened to the sound of now blowers and shovels scraping. As usual, I immediately forgot many details but here goes... It was an MDRA launch. I could ... [Read More]
Launch Report 2014-2 (2014-03-15)Location: Higgs Farm, Price, MD ( ESL-190 ) Weather: 61 degrees, sunny, wind 10-20mph Total flights: Today - 6; YTD - 9 Total motors: Today - 6; YTD - 9 Motors by class YTD: MMX-1, A-2, C-1, E-1, ... [Read More]
Launch Report 2014-8 (2014-06-22)Location: MDRA, Central Sod Farm Weather: high of 80, cloudy changing to clear, wind 0-5 Total flights: Today - 10; YTD - 61 Total motors: Today - 6; YTD - 49 Motors by class YTD: ... [Read More]
Two builds in the works (2015-09-10)The first is a big ring fin design. (Big ring fin, not a big rocket.) I have though about this design for a long time, motivated by the SNECMA C.450 Coléoptère tail sitting ... [Read More]
