09-21-2005, 12:34 AM
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SPEV/Orion wrangler
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 2,645
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Originally Posted by Eagle3
I have a book my Mom bought me back in 1970 called The Complete Book of Model Aircraft Spacecraft and Rockets by Louis H. Hertz, copyright 1967. It's been a prized possession of mine since it was the first book I ever got with model rockets in it. The rocket chapter isn't huge, but it's rich in history and some unknowns. I'll post some of it here to share and to ask for details. Nearly all the photos were provided by Estes and a few from the NAR.
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I checked that book out of my local library so many times in 1967, after I first found out about model rockets. That book was in the kids section. It wasn't until I ventured into the adult part of the library in late 1968 that I found that the Handbook Of Model Rocketry had been there the whole time!
A year or so ago I managed to get a copy of the Hertz book off of eBay. Wow was that fun to look at after nearly 40 years.
Green Dragon has it right. The caption reads:
"Fig. 154. Three examples of rocket boost gliders are pictured here. The
upper two models are individually designed and built rear-engine boost
gliders. The lower photograph shows a front-engine boost glider built
from a kit. It has a wingspan of 10 inches, is 12 inches long, and weighs
.40 ounces.
Estes Industries, Inc. "
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