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Old 10-11-2015, 02:48 PM
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Default Throwback: Centuri 1/100 Saturn 1-B Launch

Throwback of about 10 years ago, I launched my vintage Centuri 1/100 scale Saturn 1-B model (any long time model rocketeer will know the significance of this) at the Johnson Space Center near Houston, TX during a club launch with the NASA/Houston Rocket Club (NAR Section #365). Using two C6-5's, the flight was a success; Warren Benson of the NHRC took the nice picture of the recovery phase you see here.
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Old 10-11-2015, 06:08 PM
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Very nice build. I have 3 of the Estes Saturn 1Bs, the Apogee 1/70 kit, and the Semroc 1/70 kit. I am tired of just being a "1B collector", instead of a builder/flyer! Maybe I'll get one going this winter. Its been on my "sig list" for a few months now.

As much of a fanatic as I am about the moon landings, I always thought the Saturn 1B was one of the coolest designs ever. Love the alternating black and white tanks. The next generation of large rockets for manned flight sure need some fins so they can be modeled and flown more easily. :-)
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Old 10-11-2015, 07:18 PM
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I"m cringing right now thinking about you flying a model that must have a lot of history with you.

My Centuri Saturn 1B and Saturn V have been retired from flight around 20 years of their nearly 40 year existence. They will never fly again. I have modern Estes equivalents, but there is a cool factor of the old yellowed dull coat, not to mention they were by far my best crafted models of the late 70's.
I had two separate CATOs in the Saturn 1B, both were C5-3's, iirc. After repairing the last time, it went on permanent display. The Saturn V was like the real thing, with a 100% success rate, but I still retired it around the same time as the 1B.
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