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Old 09-06-2013, 10:21 PM
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So does anyone know what happened to Al??? I hung out with him a lot at the Pearl River seminars and early rocket meets in Allentown PA. He was a great guy and just seems to have vanished.
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Old 09-06-2013, 11:17 PM
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Default What Did The 'Ram' Stand For?

The one thing I never really 'got' was what the 'RAM' in Nike-RAM stood for. Was it some sort of a take off on SAM (Surface-To-Air-Missile) or ARM (Anti-Radiation-Missile), etc.?

I've tried to come up with something hobby-wise that might stand for RAM, but I'm kinda lost.......Research Air Model? I dunno.

Can someone enlighten me? I've searched through my Enerjet catalog materials and a boxed Nike RAM I recently picked up, but cannot find any clues to help answer my question.

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Old 09-08-2013, 08:35 AM
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Guys,

I designed the MAGNUM NIKE-RAM for Al Andrake, including the Baffle Ejection system. It was not a true "upscale" of the Enerjet Nike-Ram . I gave him the choice of choosing between 3 or 4 fin designs. NIKE-RAM 2 the "NIKE -H" or whatever he called it was a power upgrade.

AL told me that he wanted a model that was easy to build, resistant to damage, and durable . . . And, so it began !

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Old 09-08-2013, 08:49 AM
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Does anyone know whatever happened to Al Andrake. I met him several times at different rocket launches and he was always a great guy to deal with. At some point he just dropped off the planet. Letters sent (orders) would not be returned but not answered. Just curious if anyone knows.

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Old 09-08-2013, 10:08 AM
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Enerjet had a Nike-Smoke and a Nike-Ram, The Ram being their minimal diameter rocket for 29mm Enerjet motors, which were a true technological breakthrough at the time. Ironically the Nike-Smoke had a ram air input to blow smoke (talc) out the bottom side of the nose cone. The EJ motors themselves had very little smoke from their flexane binder.

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Old 09-08-2013, 11:16 AM
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There were rumors that Al got tossed out of the house by his wife after some extramarital shenanigans. After that, nothing.

It might be a sad story we don't want to know the details of.
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Old 09-08-2013, 07:44 PM
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As to Andrake, someone posted about 6 months back that he was selling off some tubing and such. I sent him a letter, and he replied back, so he is alive and hopefully well.

Of course, I was not interested in the tubing and such but obsolete motors and what not. Sent him a letter back about the many items I was interested in and never heard back from him.

AAA was good stuff. OLD SCHOOL!
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Old 09-08-2013, 09:13 PM
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Andrake Alexander A JR

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I think that is him . . .
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Old 09-08-2013, 10:10 PM
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Good to know he's alive, at least!
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Old 09-08-2013, 10:23 PM
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Good to know he's alive, at least!


I think AL would be about 70 years old today .
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