Date:         Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:23:29 -0500
Reply-To:     Chris Smith <chris.smith@AQUILA.COM>
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From:         Chris Smith <chris.smith@AQUILA.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rocket Engines for BM
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At 09:42 AM 4/30/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>While Ron is going with the Bra, jock strap quilt, i want to
>>construct a piece of functional sculpture for BurningMan.
>>
>>What  i have in mind is a rocket...a flying phallus, to be
>>precise.  I want to build one at least six feet tall (1:10
>>scale) that will achieve about 100 feet of altitude minimum,
>>300 feet ideally, before flipping around and parachuting
>>back to earth...or exploding gloriously upon reaching max
>>altitude.
>
>1:10 scale?  One tenth the size of the object being modeled?
>
>Must be a Brontosaurus or something........
>
>Yikes!

I've launched a number of scale objects 100s to 1000s of feet up, but the
"bronto ****" is new.  Use lightweight materials like balsa wood, keep the
total weight under 16oz (yes that is possible) and buy the motor at the
your favorite hobby store, it's even legal in all 50 states.. too bad it
has to be launched verticly, imagine what kind of fun you could have on the
highway launching BrontoDink missles at offending motorists..

out of my mind on friday again..

Chris Smith (the other one)
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