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Old 06-01-2006, 11:48 PM
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Success! I test-flew my Sirius Interrogator tonight, although the A8-3 first flight was a little nerve-wracking. The two B6-4 flights were much more satisfying. I saved some B and C motors so my wife and girls could see it fly next week.

I forgot to wrap masking tape around the motor on the Tau Zero's maiden flight, so the body tube core-sampled about 3/4" of slightly moist sand (in the alfalfa field) after spitting the motor. The Prometheus, on the other hand, spanked the sky rather soundly on just an A8-3. (Craig, I think you'll like its performance!)

The best part is I got to fly on the site where my mom and dad's old farm was before they sold it 17 years ago... and where I flew the majority of my rockets growing up.

Gotta go finish writing some "Interrogator" reviews!


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Old 06-02-2006, 12:05 AM
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Success! I test-flew my Sirius Interrogator tonight...forgot to wrap masking tape around the motor on the Tau Zero's maiden flight, so the body tube core-sampled about 3/4" of slightly moist sand (in the alfalfa field) after spitting the motor. The Prometheus, on the other hand, spanked the sky rather soundly on just an A8-3. (Craig, I think you'll like its performance!)


Hope the Tau Zero wasn't too badly damaged...

I'm looking at the parts for the Prometheus (they arrived this morning) and it actually seems bigger than the RockSim images make it appear. That A8-3 should have reached about 250'. I'm really looking forward to flying mine now.
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Old 06-02-2006, 12:19 AM
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Number of helpful or informative pictures posted by AFCW in the past 3 hours: 2
Number of helpful or informative pictures posted by CG in the past 3 hours, even if they were just to show how the finished rockets turned out: NONE!!!!!!
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Old 06-02-2006, 12:45 AM
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Dear Bill Eichelberger,

Thank you for ordering from the Semroc store. This is to confirm that we have received the following order.

Order Number : SA-3585
Order Total : $22.45
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Please note that you can track your Order Status by logging on to your 'Account'.

If you have any questions regarding your order, please contact us via email at sales@semroc.com.

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You wouldn't post pics, so I went out and got one of my own to photograph.
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Old 06-02-2006, 02:21 AM
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You wouldn't post pics,
I *told* you I had to finish writing that "Interrogator" review, which I just submitted to EMRR. TRF gets its dose sometime in the next day or two.

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so I went out and got one of my own to photograph.
I don't know your password, so I can't see what you ordered!
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Old 06-02-2006, 05:26 AM
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Tau Zero parts. (Plus assorted rings and engine blocks.)
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Tau Zero parts. (Plus assorted rings and engine blocks.)

I'm holding out for the official kit release from Semroc.
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Old 06-02-2006, 08:51 AM
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Success! I test-flew my Sirius Interrogator tonight, although the A8-3 first flight was a little nerve-wracking. The two B6-4 flights were much more satisfying. I saved some B and C motors so my wife and girls could see it fly next week ...


How dare you tease us Jay, without pictures! Siriusly.

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Old 06-02-2006, 04:04 PM
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I'm holding out for the official kit release from Semroc.


Yeah, but you won't paint it anyway.
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Old 06-02-2006, 05:52 PM
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Talking Tau Zero, Prometheus pictures

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Hope the Tau Zero wasn't too badly damaged...
Nope! The sand was *very* soft (since it gets watered every two days). I'll just have to rustle up some masking tape for my range box.


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I'm looking at the parts for the Prometheus (they arrived this morning) and it actually seems bigger than the RockSim images make it appear.
My RockSim file says it's 18.65" long, in contrast to the Tau Zero, which is only 15" long.


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That A8-3 should have reached about 250'. I'm really looking forward to flying mine now.
That would be about right. I was *really* surprised at how it ripped off the pad into the sky. I didn't think it might possibly be a high-performance design, just that it looked cool and different from other rockets.

As requested, here are some of the pictures of these two "birds."
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--Bill Eichelberger, 02/22/2022


“Centuri fret buzz in an updated form.”
Bill “Wallyum” Eichelberger re: Estes Flutter-By
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