http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/ Competition Model Rocketry Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:28:49 GMT The Competition Consortium Custodian http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27372 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27372 Tim Van Milligan of Apogee Components is publishing plans for NARAM 52 entries. Here's the link to his egg lofter plan: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:42:02 GMT John Boren http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27371 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27371 Joe, Sorry but I don't have any dimension sizes of an Egg Capsule to give you but this company sells a duel egg lofter kit, but they are currently out of stock Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:35:08 GMT Ez2cDave@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27370 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27370 Joe, The AEROTECH E15 is probably the best choice for motors currently available. Dave Fitch ***************************** In a message dated 10/29/2009 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:09:24 GMT The Competition Consortium Custodian http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27369 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27369 TCC CHANGES WEB HOST With the closure of Geocities, TCC was forced to move to a new web host. Our main URL remains: http://www.tccnar.org Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:31:39 GMT JosephG http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27368 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27368 Joe from RI here.BAR Launched my first in 1967; back with a vengance now and am looking for a good knowledge base on motors and egg capsule dimensions for a Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:07:53 GMT glideroc46 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27367 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27367 ... I looked. also shown are the seaview which I PMC'ed for underwater launch (I have a Polar Lights version underway in my studio right now) and the Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:17:38 GMT doug holverson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27366 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27366 ... Was the show RCHTA or something else? At least I can now get a kit that I wanted way back when and my Mom wouldn't buy for me. DGH Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:08:53 GMT larry rice http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27365 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27365 Dave,    Kudo thanks !  Yeah, I know 8(.  I had to e-mail Tom B. to even find out it had been pulled, and why. I was counting on it promoting the meet Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:17:19 GMT bobkaplow http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27364 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27364 Those old time rocketeers will remember this PMC as being popular in the 70s. Word from the Chicago hobby show is that it's being reissued, again under the MPC Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:38:36 GMT Bob Kaplow http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27363 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27363 ... Not at all. You just have to put a nose cone at the bottom end of the tractor, instead of the top end of the pod. Or put a second motor nozzle (MicroMaxx) Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:31:15 GMT JAMES C WORTHEN http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27362 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27362 What about the rule requiring the measurement of length being from the nozzle of the motor to the fwd most point? I do have an idea about how to get around Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:22:49 GMT cusdon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27361 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27361 Well, yes and no.  At NARAM-49, someone flew a tractor using a 13mm at the aft end of the tractor and a G motor in the forward section.  Didn't do as well Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:50:02 GMT JAMES C WORTHEN http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27360 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27360 Re: Super Roc altitude event for NARAM 52 Rules 33.4 seems to preclude the use of any type of "Tractor" system as compared to the traditional "pusher" Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:35:16 GMT glideroc46 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27359 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27359 ... Kevlar is still wierd stuff for "shock" cords. It might be called "lots of shock" cord instead. Also, "it DOES burn" cord as well. Sewing elastic does Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:23:00 GMT glideroc46 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27358 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/message/27358 ... Should have been published. Dave