What is a PeepLoft, you ask? To celebrate our Easter Sunday launch, we held
a competition. The goal was to attach a marshmallow Peep to your rocket,
launch it, recover it, bring it back to the launch area, and eat the peep
in the shortest time possible using at least a B motor.
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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Nina's entry in the PeepLoft competition was a two-stage Estes Echostar
flying on a C6-0, C6-7.
Photo by Tom Beach
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The Echostar takes to the skies - the clear payload chamber gave the Peep
a good view.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Nina running back to the launch area while extracting the Peep. She came
in 9th place with a time of 2:18.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Jasmine Bounds poses with her PeepLoft entry, launching on a B4-4.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Jasmine suffers through the eating of a marshmellow peep. She came in fifth
with a time of 1:09.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Joyce's rocket didn't have a payload chamber, so she taped her peep to the
outside of the airframe. She came in fourth with a time of 1:04.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Mary Kate English sets up her Estes Fat Boy with a B6-4 and a Peep payload. She came
in third with a time of 0:55.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Claire Bounds launches her PeepLoft entry on a B6-4, Joyce starts the stopwatch.
Photo by Tom Beach
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The clock stops when she has eaten the entire Peep. Claire came in second with 48 seconds.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Mouser's PeepLoft entry - a Quest Super Eagle flying on a C6-3.
Photo by Nina Lanza
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The Super Eagle takes to the skies. Mouser tied for sixth place with a
time of 1:13.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Mouser runs back to the launch area while extracting the marshmallow peep
from the payload chamber of the Super Eagle.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Tommy English sets up his PeepLoft entry on a B6-4.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Tommy grimmaces as he forces down the peep. He tied for 6th place with a
time of 1:13.
Photo by Tom Beach
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The winning PeepLofter - Tom Beach's UFO flying on a C6-0. He got a time of
just 38 seconds.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Nina poses with her "Wacky Wiggler" rocket.
Photo by Tom Beach
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The Wacky Wiggler takes off.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Mouser Williams poses with his furry Oscar rocket, loaded with a G75.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Oscar takes off on a column of foul black smoke. Truchas is nice and
snowy in the background.
Photo by Tom Beach
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Oscar stuck the landing! This is not a staged photo - the rocket
actually came down upright. Notice also that the parachute is still nicely rolled up.
It got tangled somehow and didn't unfurl. No damage.
Photo by Nina Lanza
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The Estes TransWing Boost Glider on the pad.
Photo by Mouser Williams
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The Estes TransWing Boost Glider takes off on it's maiden and final
flight. Just after this was taken, it power-pranged and destroyed itself.
Photo by Tom Beach
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The remains of the TransWing.
Photo by Mouser Williams
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The largest flight of the day - Mouser's Nerd Magnet XL takes off on a
H128.
Photo by Tom Beach
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