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My Two Cents...
I think "Golden Age" depends on what terms you're using as your definition.
If you define Golden Age as, "When were a lot of kids involved in the hobby, and everyone was caught up in the magic of the space race, and you waited for your package from Penrose, and carried around catalogs in your back pocket and no one thought you were a geek" --- then the late 60's, early 70's, of course. I wish that kids today could feel how awesome that was. It was a time when the "coolness" of rocketeers was comparable to the rappers of today. OTOH, if you define Golden Age as, "When people, young and old, are involved in the hobby, and you can build anything from a MicroMaxx to a Level 3 giant, and you can buy from a lot of vendors for simple or exotic designs, and can converse with so many fellow rocketeers through a medium like this forum" --- then the Golden Age is, in fact, right now.
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I would consider this time to be more of a Renaissance period of rocketry.
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I used to think the "golden age" of model rocketry was from about 1968-1978 when so many of the greatest original designs were around along with 3 times the BP SU motor choices, but have came to realize it really is NOW. With the exception of the BP engine choices, we have a FAR greater selection of kits and motors now than there ever has been.
The ruling against BATFE was the icing on the cake.
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I'll agree that, if you add up all the little niche mom-n-pop motor makers, many of whom were only in business a very short time, there were certainly more motor choices back then, but if you look only at the widely available BP motors from that era, the mix today is as good as it's ever been (IMO ). And, if you complement today's BP mix with the D-E-F-G APCP motors out there, there's little comparison. So, yeah, I still want B14's and some others, but I'm pretty happy with all there is to play with today. Doug .
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Quest is working on a more powerful Line of BP motors, and its rumored Estes is too. These include a reproduction of the E-15-4 and "F "sized BP motor. Im awaiting confirmation on this from Estes. Im not sure whats true but I know for a fact Estes is trying to make a come back in a big way. I was told that the "classic" series has a ton of yet to come rockets and will see the repoduction of some of the OOP motors. Im not sure of the details of what motors exactly at this time, but hopefully someone will get back to me on the E and F one though. |
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B14 hugh....Goodness I bet that would send a rocket a couple feet
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For an average sized model rocket, it wouldn't send it quite as high as a B6 or a B4, but it would get off the pad a heck of a lot quicker.
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It took us 52 years to get to where we are now.
Orville Carlisle G Harry Stine - Model Missiles ,Inc Vern Estes - Mabel - Estes Industries 1958 - 1969 Lee Piester - Centuri The beginning showed us what imagination these pioneers had and for all of the companies and designers after them. Our greatest challenge is to get more yourth involved in the hobby and secure launch site in the process. Hopefully, the hobby will continue for another 52 years. And as pointed out, we have such a huge selection of kits, and related products to choose from from many great vendors, big and small and those inbetween. |
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I still think the year 1971 was THE golden year for model rocketry, when everything that was legally possible at the time in model rocketry was at its peak. But it was so in the same way that 1999-2000 was the golden year for the Internet. In other words, it was a bubble.
I think now could be the Renaissance where various things are developing for the long term, if not for two things: the current economy, and the lack of flying fields. Ok, and if there weren't distractions like "Rock Star" and the Wii.
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