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July 2004 Photos

January 02, 2005

Photos from our July 2004 launch.
sparc 2004-07-11 c-3 f-042s
mean machine recovers
good times
fat boy lifts off
coming down
almost there
You got it son
Yes I am ready
Yep I am pretty sure the fins are the right size
Yeah I think it will fly
Why does it look like that Bob
Where did I put it
Where are those wires
What do you mean the fins are too big
Welcome to level two
We almost have it now
Walking home
WOW nice rocket man
Unpacking a core sample
Under chute
Two commanches ready to fly
Time for the motor
Time for an ignitor
This goes here dad
These go here
These are the ignitor wires
There she goes
There is a lot of shock cord to pick up
The motor goes here
The long walk to the pad
The long walk home
The lonely walk to level two
The flight line
Thats really high
Terry loads a high power bullpup on the pad
Super Kludge gets loaded in the tower
Successful recovery
Stretched out
Still under chute
Still More parachute testing
Something fishy on a column of smoke and fire
Smile for the camera Bob
Setup
Setup continues
Secure the ignitor wires
Really I am ready
Ready to go
Ready to fly
Ready for flight
Ray tracking something
Ray removes a motor Sean plays video games
Ray and Sean load Charm on the pad
Ray and Buck string the flight line tape
Raptor and doll leave the pad
Proud level two flyer
Our resident High flyer isnt he nice
Obligitory rocket pose
OK I think we are done
New Level 2 flyer walking ready to walk back to the flight line
More prep from Darrel
More parachute tests
More ignitor prep
More conversation
More Setup
Model lifts off
Mean machine leaves the pad
Mean machine goes on the rod
Mean machine almost down
Mean Machine takes flight
Mean Machine lifts off
Marty preps Beat Stanford
Marty cleans the low power rods
Marty LCOs with a mean maching in the background
Marty Darrel and Robert talk
Marks patriot leaves the pad
Mark loads a rocket on the pad
Mark connects the ignitor
Mark Howe with his Patriot
Make sure those are well connected Bob
Looks like the parachute works
Just like this
Johnathan gets his commanche getting ready to fly
John Hearn returns with Sylvester
Jeez there is a lot of stuff to pick up
Is this tight enough
Is that a spider
Is that a rock chip
Is that a chad staged rocket Mark
Im ready
Ill hold it you poke it with a stick
I'll get this part
I want to fly this
I want to fly this one dad
I think you left it over here
I think thats straight
I think that still looks OK
I think its ready to fly
I think I have a hangnail
I think I found it
I think I am ready
I really like that rocket Darrel
I like rockets how about you
Howe family contemplates a LOC mini mag
Hooking up the ignitor
High power rockets on the pad
High power leave the pad on a white lightning motor
Hey why is yours bigger than mine
Hey why is yours bigger than mine Harrold
Here we go
Heavy black smoke as Darrels rocket leaves the pad
Have a donut for luck Marty
Harrold getting splat ready to fly
Gotta go the paperwork
Gotta get that ignitor in the right spot
Got it
Good recovery
Good looking rocket Darrel
Getting the ignitor ready
Getting closer
GOod deployment
Fun with ignitor wires
Folding the parachute
Filling out the flight card
Ewww is that supposed to look like that
Even more parachute testing
Even closer
Drag racing mean machines
Did I forget anything
Dave loades somthing fishy on the rail
Dave asks whats that in there
Dave and Robert talk about a mean machine
Dave Terry and Darrel at the high power pads
Dave Luders loads a rocket
Dave Luders and Dave Glass tape a doll to the bottom of a Raptor
Dave Luders Model leaves the pad
Dave Glass Phoenix recovers
Darrels son hooks up the ignitor wires
Darrels almost done
Darrel tests the Parachute
Darrel talking things over
Darrel puts a model on the pad with his son
Darrel prepping a rocket
Darrel poses with his rocket
Darrel gets a beautiful rocket ready to fly
Darrel fills out a flight card
Darrel doing more prep
Darrel and son prep a rocket
Darrel Smith doing more prep
Darrel Smith Preps for his level 2
Connecting the ignitor its ready for flight
Charm lifts off on a I211
Charm Recovers
Chad staging is fun
Chad staged short mean machine lifts off
Bull pup model leaves the pad
Bobs ready to track
Bobs mansfield packing test lifts off
Bobs back
Bob searching for his rocket
Bob preps Super Kludge
Bob and Ray return with Super Kludge
Bob and Dave setup the tower
Are you sure these are the wires I need
Anybody have a clue how this goes together
Another shot of the flight line
Another model leaves the pad
Am I ready for this
Almost down
A two stage fat boy
A tres lifts off
A nice model lifts off
A model lifts off
A model leaves the pad
A good looking rocket
   

Posted by terry at January 2, 2005 07:48 PM

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