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    Estes Pro Series II - Ventris (Decisions) (2015-08-24)
    Click here for the Pro Series II introduction . Here is the Ventris. First step, of course, is to check all the parts. The fins are made of 1/8 inch plywood, and they're nice and large. ... [Read More]

    Playing With the Flight Simulation (2016-04-04)
    You can generate an image of your rocket in flight in the Photo Studio in OpenRocket. Now that we've run a first simulation using Estes C6-5 motors, let's try a couple things. What if I'd built the ... [Read More]

    The Future Experiment (2016-05-27)
    Click here for the previous post . As detailed in my previous post, I recently completed the Estes Reflector, and despite a few bad turns during construction, I managed to make the rocket look ... [Read More]

    Testing the Indoor Spray Painting Booth (2017-07-01)
    Once I got my indoor, positive-pressure spray paint booth built, it was time to test it out. I started with the white undercoat on the Quest Superbird. The Superbird is built, and looks great. I am ... [Read More]