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That ’70s Rocketeer

"You know, it, uh, won’t fly unless somebody pushes the button." From the movie October Sky.

Pershing II Rebuild Part 3

Posted on June 2, 2019June 3, 2019 by Rocketeer
Posted In Pershing II

Now 10 years later arrives 3D printing. Time to make a new nose cone, with improvements. I’ve added in some new details for the upper fins, and I made them larger.

Pershing II Rebuild Part 2

Posted on June 2, 2019June 3, 2019 by Rocketeer
Posted In Pershing II

An employee of mine was stationed with the Pershing II for a short period. Knowing I build model rockets he challenged me to build one. I had a hard time finding data on it too. But I did finally find the Pershing II Technical Manual online. Page 116 of the Continue Reading

Pershing II Rebuild Part 1

Posted on June 2, 2019June 3, 2019 by Rocketeer
Posted In Pershing II

About 10 Years ago I built a Pershing II based on the Estes BT-80 body tube.  I launched the Pershing II on a D12-3 for the first time. It was a bitter sweet launch. Perfect launch and it went up straight as an arrow. Chute deployed fine, but the wind Continue Reading

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"You know, it, uh, won’t fly unless somebody pushes the button." From the movie October Sky.

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