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Minnesota Tripoli Launch
Photos
North Branch, Minnesota
July 9, 2005
If you can contribute to the photo
descriptions, please send email to mrn [at] mn-rocketry.net
(Please specify the photo by number and
launch date.)
Blue-bordered images are
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All photos Copyright © 2005
by Alan S. Estenson and the Minnesota Rocketry Network (MRN).
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- Sometimes you need four hands to deal
with those darn chutes.
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- The Rocketman brought out his latest
creation to show to the crew on hand. (He says that
first flight is planned for September.)
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- Owner: Tom Tweit
- Rocket: Made from the
container for a fireworks assortment
- Motor(s): J350
- Notes:
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- Owner: David Whitaker
- Rocket: PML Pterodactyl
Jr.
- Motor(s): H180
- Notes:
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- Owner: Mike Pazderski
- Rocket: PML AMRAAM 3
- Motor(s): ?
- Notes: Look at the
sparks flying in photo #0091!
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- A flock o' drag-racing Fat Boys.
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- Owner: Paul Jarosch
- Rocket: "Shadow of
Death"
- Motor(s): E28
- Notes: Clear payload
section (with troll)
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- Tim says "You should buy this.
It's a good one. Yah, sure, you betcha."
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- Owner: Walter
Kjellander
- Rocket: ?
- Motor(s): G40
- Notes:
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- Owner: Ted Novak
- Rocket: LOC Viper III
- Motor(s): 3
E9-6
- Notes: only 2 motors
lit, but it still flew ok
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- Owner: Darrell Kroneman
- Rocket: ?
- Motor(s): ?
- Notes: Neat multi-stage
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- Owner: ?
- Rocket: Modified LOC
EZI-65
- Motor(s): ?
- Notes: Successful Level
1 cert flight. Congrats!
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- Owner: Eric Dammer
- Rocket: Icarus Seven
- Motor(s): H123
- Notes: On-board digital
video camera.
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- Owner: ?
- Rocket: PML Small
Endeavour
- Motor(s): ?
- Notes:
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- Owner: Kevin Ballinger
- Rocket: Bigger Scratch
- Motor(s): Lit 3
I's on the pad, air-started a J295
- Notes: Very nice!
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- Owner: Chris Woodbury
- Rocket: Estes Black
Brant II
- Motor(s): E18 ?
- Notes: Really went up
there!
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- Owner: David Whitaker
- Rocket: Yank/LOC Black
Brant X
- Motor(s): F40
- Notes:
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- Owner: Ted Novak ?
- Rocket: PML Callisto
- Motor(s): G80
(FWL)
- Notes:
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- Owner: Nate Schleif
- Rocket: Taint Scared
- Motor(s):
4-motor cluster
- Notes: from Tom Schleif
- "I would like to give some info to go along with
photos 154 and 155. This is Nate Schleif’s first scratch
design and built rocket. He built it for his 4-H project
this year and decided to name it “Taint Scared” after this
incident. It has a 4 motor cluster, a central 24 mm with
three 18 mm motor mount. It flew perfectly on its first
flight with a D12 and three C6s. He then wanted to fly with
a central F39 and three C6s. As the photo shows the central
motor did not light which resulted in poor results. The fin
can was salvageable and the rocket was rebuilt in time for
the county fair. I am happy to report that it did get a
purple ribbon and earned Nate a trip to the State Fair."
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- David Whitaker and Glen Overby, rocket
goofballs.
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- Owner: ?
- Rocket: PML Bullpuppy ?
- Motor(s): ?
- Notes: Successful Level
1 cert flight. Congrats! (After brief interlude
while it dangled from the center-pivot irrigator.)
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- Owner: Carl Hasbargen
- Rocket: Level 3
certification attempt
- Motor(s):
Hypertek M1015 hybrid
- Notes: #sigh#
Sometimes, things just don't go your way... (even on
the third try of the day.)
Check out the time-sequence shots in the final photo!
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- "Thank you so much for the photos! My name is Carl
Hasbargen. The "M" rocket that failed to ignite properly
was mine. 6" diameter, 10 foot tall, about 44 pounds
loaded. I called it Pegasus (not after the US missile...
just "my flying horse" of a rocket) but after the Hypertek
motor had a CATO in June, I renamed it "Wounded Pegasus".
I'll have to think about the name a bit now that it has been
broken up in a few new places. I'll work hard to get it
ready for another launch attempt in August on the Hypertek
M1015. I'd like to get a chance to test the rocket in
flight... so far my trials and tribulations have had to do
with getting the motor to ignite properly! "
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