Political Cynic posted April 12, 2017 04:13 PM
Posts: 52495 | Location: Tucson Arizona | Registered: January 16, 2002
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Crusty old curmudgeon 1,600 lbs. and 10,000 lbs. of thrust. That is way beyond cool.
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Do No Harm, Do Know Harm That had to be an expensive 30 seconds. Still cool.
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The Karmanator Estes?
Not really from Vienna Be lucky it didn't come down in that power line visible in the last seconds of the video.
Coin Sniper So we have back yard hobbyists that can out do Kim Jung idiots missile program.
Cool...
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Originally posted by Rightwire: So we have back yard hobbyists that can out do Kim Jung idiots missile program. Cool...
Out does Hezbollah/PLO by far.
Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis Posts: 20333 | Location: Loudoun County, Virginia | Registered: December 27, 2014
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Political Cynic as a modeler myself, we get launch waivers every weekend to 6500 AGL and at Black Rock, NV its unlimited up to and including outer space
I have no idea what Steve paid for this, but yeah it was pretty expensive - guessing probably $100k for the whole flight
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Originally posted by nhtagmember: as a modeler myself, we get launch waivers every weekend to 6500 AGL and at Black Rock, NV its unlimited up to and including outer space I have no idea what Steve paid for this, but yeah it was pretty expensive - guessing probably $100k for the whole flight
How much are these then?
VIDEO
Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis Posts: 20333 | Location: Loudoun County, Virginia | Registered: December 27, 2014
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Peace through superior firepower Thank goodness the real thing didn't accelerate that quickly. E'rebody'd be kilt!
Loves His Wife Whoever that guy is that was closest is none to bright. If that thing exploded on take off he'd be a crispy critter.
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Peace through superior firepower Solid fuel, or liquid?
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Originally posted by parabellum: Solid fuel, or liquid?
Solid
320 lbs of solid propellent motors
Agree it would leave one with a bit of spine compression if riding along...
Peace through superior firepower Not so 'splody, then?
Member ..Well as long as theirs no o ring failure...but doubt its as complex as Morton/Thiokolvariety..you could have it burn uneven and blow pressure through unplanned route causing whole thing to rotate tearing itself apart,,