Here are some photos from the launch; click on them for the big picture.
If you have additional pictures from the launch
please mail them to
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Also, if you recognize someone in a photo who isn't named in the caption,
please let me know!
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Tom's old UFO kit takes to the air for the first flight of the day. Notice how
the wind is pushing the exhaust away from the launch pad.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Tommy English with his Estes Big Bertha. Due to the 20-25mph winds,
this was the largest rocket of the day.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Mr. English sets up the Estes Big Betty. This rocket took forever to come
down, and didn't seem to be coming down any slower than the wadding that was
drifting next to it. It took the award for farthest-landing-from-the-pad.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Tommy and something that may be a Estes Wizard or Viking.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Roberto helps his dad fly a kite. Sort of. With the extreme wind,
kite flying was a much more sensible activity than launching rockets.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Not sure what this rocket is, but look at how far the wind has already
pushed aside the exhaust plume.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Mouser models the Estes Mini-Meanie loaded with a 1/4A3-3. The motor
was underpowered when flying into the gale winds and the rocket only
went about three meters up and landed within a few meters of the launch pad.
It ejected at apogee... of the first bounce.
In the background you can see the kite flying.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Mouser loads the Mini-Meanie onto the launch pad. The rocket flew twice,
the second time on a 1/2A3-4 and this time it wasn't underpowered.
This rocket was the award winner for the closest-landing-to-the-pad for the day.
Photo by Tom Beach
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