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I'm assuming that was the name, since that's what I labelled it - of course it might have been called that by who-ever drew it . side note - since CD used the 'sonics' moniker, has me thinking Gary might have drawn it, or possibly Irvine for CRM, but I;ve not been able to turn it up . you'll agree with me it is definately the bird BJ Humphries is holding, so does have historical significance, just bugs me to no end to not have the info / source :-( ~ AL |
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Nice collection, rokitflite! I'll have to lay mine out on the floor like that...never thought of doing it that way - great idea, way cool!
I lost about 30 vintage kits in a basement flood about 10 years ago...since then, I keep 'em sealed in watertight plastic crates. I didn't happen to see a Centuri USS America...are you missing that SuperKit? I thought I spied an ESS Raven and a couple SSV Scorpions... I tried the "show my wife the photos" trick, but she replied with, "I've seen your collection boxes and your database of kits --- you have over 700. He's just another rocket goof like you are. The fact that he has a ton of rockets in his collection like you do just proves that you two should be in the same mental ward". Hey, sounds like EXCELLENT company to me!
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Just really curious about it but it's a great looking rocket and definitely of historical significance, exactly the types I'm most interested in I've never seen it before, and yes it's without a doubt the plans for the rocket that BJ Humphries is holding. Don't feel bad about not locating the source. Every now and then I think of something I read in one of my old Tripolitan magazines. I was trying to help out a buddy of mine with information on a three stage min diameter rocket I remembered reading about and remember the picture, the article and how this guy used conduits and banana plugs to run the stage wires externally for staging. I never did find that article and flipped through all my issues I have back to summer 1988 and still couldn't find it. I know I saw it ..... still can't find it. I did a quick inventory tonight and I have most of the parts I need to build the EnerJet Sonic 36 so I guess you know what that means
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That is a sore subject with me... First off, I've always disliked that kit. Maybe it was the green decals or the overall "chunky" appearance it has. BUT, way back when, I ordered 3 SPIRIT Of America kits from Centuri. When the order arrived they had sent me 3 USS America kits... I was actually angry. I tried building one and I hated it so much it just sat half finished for 25 years. I just recently gave it to a friend. The other 2 I opened and used for parts... Given the prices they go for on Ebay now I am kicking myself regularly... And no, I still don't like that kit! |
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AL Now that you mention it I think that the EnerJet Sonic 36 that you posted the plans for is very likely a Gary Rosenfield design. If you have the first issue of Extreme Rocketry from March 2000, take a look at page 34. Gary is holding a three stage EnerJet-powered rocket with a "Mini-Cineroc" payload at Lucerne Dry Lake, c. 1973. If you don't have the issue although it is out of print it is still available as a free download here with the Extreme Rocketry digital back issues: http://www.extremerocketry.com/downloads/ Tell me what you think when you have a minute to take a look at this. The EnerJet Sonic 36 plans you have may be the plans for a two stage version of this rocket .
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Wow!! Thanks, Steve - I had completely forgotten about that photo. That has to be Al's Sonic 36. Sean |
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I thought you had more kits than that, Scott. Bob |
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That sure looks like the bird to me . Same fins , thats for sure, and according to the Composite Dynamics catalog ( ninfinger - http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/rock...d81/81cd28.html ), the mini-cineroc was 1.25" dia, which surprisingly enough is this size. main body tube length looks longer on that one Gary's holding, but otherwise dead on . Maybe someone could drop gary a note and ask him about it, and if the plans were published, maybe he knows what I forgot / misplaced ? ~ AL ps: love the other pics in the articel, too .. like the Omaga with the strap-on boosters, or the Yellow & black AT hobby display, I've seen that photo before, but not in living color. note the ACE ' Ultra' hanging - I had one of those, sold it to a friend who's now out of the hobby, might have to look him up and get patterns for that as well :-) |
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AL I used your provided dimensioned drawing to create two RockSim files for the EnerJet 36. One version with the original 29mm mounts in sustainer and booster, and another version with 24mm mounts for black powder D and E motors. I used all Semroc parts: LT-125 instead of ST-13 only because I have tons of the Semroc LT-125 on hand I haven't simmed any 29mm motors yet but I did sim the 24mm motor version with D and E motors. D12-0/D12-7 yields approx 1,500' and D12-0/E9-8 about 2,145'. Deployments are almost perfect and used a LOC streamer for recovery of the upper stage. Thanks again for posting this historic rocket design. I do appreciate it. Four words - I'm gonna build it ..... .
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