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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: high power rocket launcher
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.190312.29460@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <Bzpy8n.F6p@vu-vlsi.ee.vill.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 19:03:12 GMT
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- 161685732@vill.edu (JOE PRYSZLAK) writes:
- : I recently bought an Aerotech model rocket kit (the Initiator to be exact) and
- : I would like to build my own launcher for the thing, since Aerotech charges
- : a bit too much for theirs. Does anyone have any plans for a good rocket
- : launcher for E-G engine rockets??
- : Message-ID: <23DEC199210352822@vill.edu>
- : Organization: Villanova University
- : News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1
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- The Initiator is quite light. I have seen them launched from the model
- rocket style "sawhorse/rod" type launcher - using a sheet metal disk as
- a blast deflector.
-
- If you want something heavier, I believe plans were printed on one of the
- issues of The Tripolitan (before it became High Power Rocketry Magazine).
-
- Bill
-