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| Author: | GITrekker [ Tue May 26, 2009 9:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | So, is this Joe scale, or too big? |
http://dvice.com/archives/2009/04/largest-flying.php World's largest flying model rocket to launch April 25th Model rockets are cool enough, but this 36-foot-tall monster is the largest flying model rocket in the world. Built by Steve Eves, this Saturn V model weighs 1,600 pounds, took him 1,500 hours to build, and cost $25,000. Good thing he got some sponsors to foot that humongous bill. This gargantuan model doesn't just sit there, either. Powered by eight (relatively) big N-Class model rocket engines and one gigantic P-Class engine, it's going to shoot up to 4,000 feet this Saturday (April 25th), and float gently back to earth using three parachutes. Can't wait to see what happens. It's only fitting that Eves picked the Saturn V rocket for his world record attempt, inspired as a kid when he watched the largest launch vehicle ever made send the first humans to the moon. |
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| Author: | FireFox91 [ Wed May 27, 2009 5:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So, is this Joe scale, or too big? |
GITrekker wrote: it's going to shoot up to 4,000 feet this Saturday (April 25th), and float gently back to earth using three parachutes. Or it is going to go 100 feet in air, arch over, and crash into the ground. 30 seconds later chutes will deploy and catch on fire. Sorry. I did model rockets as a kid and I had a lot of failures. When I had a good one, it was too good and flew to where I couldn't find it. |
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| Author: | GITrekker [ Wed May 27, 2009 5:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So, is this Joe scale, or too big? |
According to a subsequent report, it DID fly as expected, and landed safely. |
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| Author: | ri1685 [ Wed May 27, 2009 5:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So, is this Joe scale, or too big? |
There are a few videos on youtube. It did fire and land successfully. The video of the launch is pretty cool. |
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| Author: | Joeczar [ Wed May 27, 2009 9:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So, is this Joe scale, or too big? |
There's another rocket guy who built a 12 inch Joe-scale mercury rocket and flew a GI Joe astronaut on several missions, with varying success: |
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