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3 | 15.79% |
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5 | 26.32% |
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2 | 10.53% |
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4 | 21.05% |
| Cloning |
  
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1 | 5.26% |
| Up/Down Scaling |
  
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0 | 0% |
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4 | 21.05% |
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#11
05-28-2005, 11:43 PM
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 Like Craig, I like the different activities or "sub-steps" in the overall process for different reasons. However, I *have* found myself dawdling over the building phase just for the sheer joy of flashing back to when I was building rockets as a kid... apparently because it helps me get in touch with my "younger self."  Of course, I often find that I need to exorcise a new design (RockSim is both my salvation *and* my addiction), and getting all excited about it... and then I get bogged down before I get to actually building it.  Cloning and up- and downscaling are cool, but collecting doesn't really grab me... probably because I'm not independently wealthy, and haven't been able to afford any of the eBay prices for Centuri stuff I've seen.  Quote:
The idea of "rocket groupies" reminds me of a song that's out now about "The geeks get the girl." Cheers, --Jay "Centuri Guy" 
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05-31-2005, 10:40 PM
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Amen to that. Craig.
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06-08-2005, 01:46 AM
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I voted for flying, but I have been reminded lately that it is the firing of engines! I have been firing a lot of engines lately on a test stand and I am just as mesmerized by the raw conversion of chemical energy to a rocket exhaust as I was 48 years ago!
Of course, everything else about model rocketry ties for a close second.
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06-08-2005, 07:12 AM
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Hopefully those are prototype Semroc motors that you're firing!
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06-08-2005, 02:07 PM
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Not yet! I am just surveying what is currently available and comparing to what WAS available "back then."
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06-08-2005, 02:16 PM
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I don't think NFPA 112x allows beta testers. But... I will be trying to establish the market for engines currently unavailable. So far, with a very unscientific poll, the B14 is unanimous.
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06-08-2005, 02:34 PM
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Couldn't we just start a "wish list" thread for you, Carl?  A3-0T & A10-0T (13mm), A8-0 (18mm) would be nice... That Firefly would also be very happy... Craig...
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06-08-2005, 07:57 PM
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Ooohhh a nice long burn, 13mm B motor would be a joy. Say a B3?
AP allows for both a B3 or even a shorter burn B7, depending on the motor design, no? Phred
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