Rocketry @ Flagstaff, AZ Cinder Pits
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Above: Current Time And Weather In Flagstaff, AZ USA
Time Of Posting: 2:54 p.m. Pacific Time
Current Tunes: Beastie Boys - "Eugene's Lament"
Weather At Posting: 77 F 25 C - Scattered clouds & variable winds
Current Mood: Headache from hell!
Last Meal: Brocolli chicken w/beef and fettucini Alfredo
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1st Multi-Stage Rocket Launch
Sam Quick and his buddy Mike are setting-up the "Legion Of Doom" two-stage rocket for launch. Mike over-sees the activity and Sam does all the dirty-work...what a trooper!
Current Tunes: Incubus - "Drive"
Perfect Conditions For A Rocket Launch
Sam and Mike give the O.K. for the first multi-stage rocket launch in this group's history. The "Legion Of Doom," about 2 & 1/2 feet tall (Sam's 6' 5" tall), should go about 1500 - 2000 feet into the air with the two seperate engines installed.
Yikes! Everyone Yelled
That rocket surprised all of us with its capabilities. The transition from the first to second stage was clearly audible and it met or may have even surpassed our predictions about how high it actually went into the sky.
No Parachute
The great success of the launch was buffered with the malfuntion of the parachute that deployed, but did not function as planned. As a result, the rocket came crashing down to the ground at about terminal velocity (anywhere from 94 - 240 mph--it's a controversial subject). The nose cone attached to the parachute drifted about 1/2 to 3/4 mile away and the rocket crashed into the cinders.
Damage assessment
There was little damage to the "Legion Of Doom" and is scheduled to launch again in a couple weeks from today along with Mike's new five-stage rocket. That should be interesting.
Current Tunes: Alice In Chains - "Don't Follow"
The Crew Prepares For More Fun
From left to right, Mike, Russ (Sam's dad) and Sam (Ken not in the picture) are chatin' about the next launch and what should take place.
Current Tunes: Alice In Chains - "Would"
A Panoramic Picture Perfect View
This image is a collage of the immediate area in the middle of the cinder pits in Flagstaff, AZ. A threatening monsoon is building and the sun is setting, so it makes for a great stormy shot.
To view all of the individual pictures of the Flagstaff, Arizona Cinder Pits, click on any of the 11 image links below--they are arranged from 1 to 11, or from left to right in the collage:
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Current Tunes: Butthole Surfers - "Pepper"
Video Of The Crew's First Two-Stage Rocket Launch
Notice: The video is 15,820 K (or almost 16 megs) and can either be viewed from this link or you can download it to your computer by clicking here.
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Above: An up-to-the-minute picture of the Flagstaff, Arizona USA area. Looking North toward the San Francisco Peaks from a dorm at Northern Arizona University.
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posted by Zachholio @ Thursday, September 09, 2004
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