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Estes Cineroc, one of the most elegant model rocket products ever
Just picked up a classic read, and wanted to pass on the following... It was found in G. Harry Stines' book Handbook of Model Rocketry 4th Edition... I love what it says about the Cineroc.
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Mr Stine and I apparently share a common vision (too bad the Cameroc and the Cineroc aren't still "reasonably priced" anymore). BTW, there are two photos showing the Cineroc that I've spotted so far in the book. One held by Frederick C. Durant III, while Astronaut Michael Collins is inspecting a Cameroc, and another that clearly shows just the Cineroc with Omega rocket and the Cineroc/Omega decal that apparently never shipped out. Pointy Side Up! Jim
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Thanks for posting this passage from the Handbook, its a great reminder as to how big a game-changer the Camroc and Cineroc were to the hobby in their time.
Both the Camroc and Cineroc pictured with Michael Collins are expected to be transferred from NASM (where they have been hidden in storage for about 45 years) to the Museum of Flight where they will go into the "Inspiring Rockets" exhibit that will be dedicated during NARCON. |
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All these years later and the Cineroc is still "one of the most elegant model rocket products ever to be put on the market."
If you haven't held one and examined how it works, I don't think you can really understand how amazing it is. -- Roger |
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Ahh, it is good to know those specific items are still accounted for and will have a new home. I believe that photo was made when Collins was the Director of the Air & Space Museum in the early 1970s. Durant was Assistant Director for many years until his retirement in 1980. Can you believe he is still alive? At 99 years, no less! Wow! After finally acquiring my first Cineroc several years ago and having finally completed building and finishing a vintage Omega booster for it, I hope to make at least one 'true' Cineroc film flight with it, maybe sometime this summer. It is truly a marvel of miniature design; a lesson in straightforward engineering without overly complicated mechanisms that can creep into designs of this sort. Earl
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