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Record-Breaking Model Rocket Launch Set For April 25

Posted by timothy on from the mx-missile-would-have-been-more-exciting dept.

darkjohnson writes with this impressive excerpt from Rocketry Planet: "On April 25, 2009, history will be made. At Higgs Farm in Price, Maryland, Steve Eves will enter the history books as the person who flew the largest model rocket in history. The rocket will weigh over 1,600 pounds, it will stand over 36 feet tall and it will be powered by a massive array of nine motors: eight 13,000ns N-Class motors and a 77,000ns P-Class motor."

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  1. So..... by cortesoft · · Score: 5, Interesting

    When exactly does a model rocket become just a rocket?

    1. Re:So..... by notthepainter · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I was talking with a friend about 5-10 years back and the FAA had recently pulled all approvals for model rocket launches. Being the resourceful group that model rocketeers are, they found some connections and got all set to launch from some Navy proving grounds. FAA got wind of that and got all huffy and said "no no no boys."

      And then the Navy got all huffy at the FAA, "You talking to me?"

      Must have been a fun few meetings!