Larry Crump's Hi-Power Model Rocket Page

It seems the hottest news in high power model rocketry right now is the introduction of the PRO 38 motor system from Cesaroni Technology Incorporated in Canada. It is already available at several rocketry dealers in the United States. The web site to learn about this unique new line of motors is www.pro38.com. Rocksim data is already on their web site on this page. www.pro38.com/prodspecs.html.

 Scenes from D.A.R.S. North Texas High Power 20, February 16, 2002

	Early in the morning I went walking in the rocket preparation areas, trying to find a big bevy of rockets that looked nice. John Tyler's stable of beauties have some nice fluorescent paint jobs, making them easy to see in the air and on the ground.
	I don't usually show my own rockets on this web page, but decided the batch I took to NTHP 20 looked good enough, all lined up, to be here. These are sport medium power rockets, which lift on F and G class motors. The tallest one can also fly on a much larger motor.

Would you believe a 65 pound, (30 kg) 10 foot (3 meter) tall rocket that lifted on a huge M2000 motor? We all got to see it reach 8100 feet (2475 meters). Note the new Aerotech Redline motor burns a brilliant red.

Here is a "minimum diameter" rocket that lifted on a massive M1939 motor. The computer simulation showed its expected maximum altitude on this M motor to be right at 20,000 feet (6300 meters). We had to get a special altitude waiver from the FAA to launch this one.

	Here is John Dyer's stable of rockets, laid out and ready to be prepped for flight
	Two men from Fort Worth brought this batch of rockets. Some are so long that they are made in sections so they will fit in a vehicle. Their longest rocket was a ten footer.
	Here is a scratch-built camera rocket, employing an eight millimeter video camera. The rocket is being fitted on a custom rail launcher before hoisting it vertically into firing position. This one gets my nod for the most beautiful rocket I have ever seen.

		The above rocket in launch position. The mirror nacelle for the camera can be seen on the left side of the rocket. To the right is the actual flight of that rocket.
		Keith Pate proudly shows off his Black Brant, an 8. 5 foot ( 2.6 meter) tall model of the Canadian Black Brant 10 sounding rocket. His flight is shown in the right photo. Keith received his NAR Level 2 certification with this rocket at NTHP 15.

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	Dan Honkom with his Skyraider, almost ready for installation of the rocket motor.
	Here, Dan is inserting a J570 motor casing, which is a "serious" motor. He has prepared this casing with a reload kit of fuel, containing several large grains of solid rocket propellant.
	A stable of rockets from one of our members. As you can see, they can be all sizes and they all are fun to launch.
	Another stable from a rocketeer who seems to like the big ones best.

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Saturday was a bright, warm, calm day..... perfect for a club rocket launch.

	Plenty of rocketeers stayed lined up waiting their turn at the launch pads all day Saturday. Everyone looks up to watch the launches, they are all exciting.
	Even young children can enjoy model rocketry and learn to have a new kind of fun with their family.
	Off on another spectacular flight is Michaela Pate's LOC Minie-Magg she calls "Kiss My Fins". Photo by Robert Cole
	I get asked all the time if the rockets can be flown more than once. Of course they can! A large nylon parachute brings them safely back to earth to fly another day. Photo by Robert Cole

A few flights from North Texas High Power XIIII

DARS North Texas Hi-Power 15

	Rocketeers lining up at the safety inspection table before launching their hi-power rockets.
	Here, a M1365 rocket motor is being prepared. There were 3 M-Class rockets flown that day.

DARS Turkey Shoot

A beautiful fall launch day in Texas was cause for Keith Pate to premiere his 3X scale-up of an Estes kit that features twin rear ejection parachutes. His altimeter ejected the drogue 'chute just after apogee and the main 'chute when the rocket was a few hundred feet above the ground. It was the coolest flight I've seen all year.

The Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS) is a National Association of Rocketry (NAR) club.