shockwaveriderz
03-09-2008, 02:33 PM
NO, we're not talking about actual Dinosaurs here; though, to be more to the point, model rocket dinosaurs.
Yesterday, I was going through my archives, and I came upon a drawing circa 1960 that made me wonder . First of all, it didn't have a name on the drawing; and it looked vaguely familair, but I couldn't quite place my finger on it.
SO this being the "Internet Age", I shot off an email to Vern Estes with the attached drawing asking for his comments, not seriously thinking that I would even get a response for days , but Voila! there within an hour or was an email by none other than Vern Estes himself. I mean how often do you get to speak to, well, the model rocket god ?
I had corresponded before with Vern on another project a year or so ago and he was found to be really forthcoming in trying to help me to discover the real past of model rocketry.
So with excitement I opened the email and read :
" Terry -- Good to hear from you. Yes, I did draw the plans for the Orange Bullet. This first appeared in the plan booklet we were offering in early1960 titled Model Rocketry. It was the first tumble recovery rocket.... This was the forerunner of the Astron Scout, which retained its motor. The Orange Bullet set a B altitude record of 1280feet in early 1960 at the Hogback rocket range. -- Vern "
WOW! talk about almost being totally blown away! I have (re)discovered!? a long forgotten drawing(by none other than Vern Estes himself!!) that showed "A Missing Link" between the original Orange Bullet design from the Model Rocketry booklet sold by Vern Estes for 25 cents; AND, a previously unknown drawing of a modified Orange Bullet that had "exhaust holes" in it like the well know Astron Scout.
Then, to find out totally unexpectedly that this modified Orange Bullet drawing was the predecessor of the venrable Astron Scout! I was overwhlemed !
so as Paul Harvey used to say, "now you know the rest of the story" and what a rocket story it is!
hope u enjoy this
Orange Bullet http://www.dars.org/jimz/eirp_03.htm
terry dean
nar 16158
Yesterday, I was going through my archives, and I came upon a drawing circa 1960 that made me wonder . First of all, it didn't have a name on the drawing; and it looked vaguely familair, but I couldn't quite place my finger on it.
SO this being the "Internet Age", I shot off an email to Vern Estes with the attached drawing asking for his comments, not seriously thinking that I would even get a response for days , but Voila! there within an hour or was an email by none other than Vern Estes himself. I mean how often do you get to speak to, well, the model rocket god ?
I had corresponded before with Vern on another project a year or so ago and he was found to be really forthcoming in trying to help me to discover the real past of model rocketry.
So with excitement I opened the email and read :
" Terry -- Good to hear from you. Yes, I did draw the plans for the Orange Bullet. This first appeared in the plan booklet we were offering in early1960 titled Model Rocketry. It was the first tumble recovery rocket.... This was the forerunner of the Astron Scout, which retained its motor. The Orange Bullet set a B altitude record of 1280feet in early 1960 at the Hogback rocket range. -- Vern "
WOW! talk about almost being totally blown away! I have (re)discovered!? a long forgotten drawing(by none other than Vern Estes himself!!) that showed "A Missing Link" between the original Orange Bullet design from the Model Rocketry booklet sold by Vern Estes for 25 cents; AND, a previously unknown drawing of a modified Orange Bullet that had "exhaust holes" in it like the well know Astron Scout.
Then, to find out totally unexpectedly that this modified Orange Bullet drawing was the predecessor of the venrable Astron Scout! I was overwhlemed !
so as Paul Harvey used to say, "now you know the rest of the story" and what a rocket story it is!
hope u enjoy this
Orange Bullet http://www.dars.org/jimz/eirp_03.htm
terry dean
nar 16158