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Old 05-22-2017, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by stefanj
I remember this page from my first Estes catalog. 1970.

I lean toward the Trident / Saturn Ib poster.

I was fascinated by the wide open spaces shown in some of the photographs in Estes lit back then. Open spaces suitable for rocket launches were hard to find even back when I was a kid.


I too like the Trident / Saturn 1B poster. The Trident has always been special. I have an old one that somehow has never flown. I'll fly it this summer. I'm taking a bunch of rockets to NSL that will make maiden flights.

I have most of the parts for an upscale Trident (2.25x) that will be over 6 feet tall. I still need to turn 3 more nose cones.

Regarding open spaces, as a kid I went to the vacant lot at the end of our block (Denver area). Those don't exist anymore! Even in Northern Colorado there are no open spaces to fly. All fenced or covered with Keep Out signs. Our town's park rules specifically prohibit flying rockets in parks, school yards -- every imaginable open space. Sad!
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