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Higgs Farm, Price Maryland
October 22-24, 2010

Dan Michael
Project:More Lori's Glory
Weight:60 lbs
Predicted Altitude:6,000 ft.
Motors:6,700Ns
More Lori's Glory will be flown each day at Red Glare IX, in honor of my wife, Lori, who is a breast cancer survivor. The plan is to fly More Lori's Glory on a Purple Nebula, an Aerotech M1550 Redline, and an Aerotech M1315 White Lightning. These will be the 7th thru 9th flights. Recovery is via a 16' pink and black main chute.

 

Gary Tortora
Project:Albatross
Weight:100 lbs
Predicted Altitude:14,000 ft.
Motors:20,690Ns
The Albatross
Scratch built and designed
1st Flight Red Glare 9 on an O4300BD (Blue Diablo) Rocket Specs:
Diameter- 8" G12 FG
Height - 11'-6" - Forward Section 48"- Booster 60"
Weight - 100lbs on the pad
Fins - 3/16" G10
Motor Mounts - Central 98mm, (3) 38mm for Air Starts.
Altimeters - Redundant Missile Works RRC2 Mini's Chute's - Main Skyangle CERT-3 XXL, Drogue Skyangle 36" Classic II Air Start Timer - Perfectflite MT3T (Break Wire set up) which I prefer.
Project:HELLFIRE
Weight:38 lbs
Predicted Altitude:10,500 ft.
Motor:M1670BS
HELLFIRE 6"
Scratch design/built
G12 FG
Redundant RRC2 Mini's
Main CERT3 Large, Drogue Skyangle 24"
Project:Mad Dog
Weight:43 lbs
Predicted Altitude:8,000 ft.
Motor:M1850GG
Performance Rocketry 6" MAD DOD
9.5' Tall
Redundant RRC2 Mini's
Main TAC9-B
Drogue TAC9-24"

 

Al Gloer
Project:"Que$tional Inve$tment"
Weight:35 lbs
Predicted Altitude:7,500 ft.
Motor:M-Something
First non certification flight of my L3 project.

 

Scott Boeckelmann
Project:HyperLOC 835
Weight:8 lbs
Predicted Altitude:5,000 ft.
Motor:1,400Ns
This rocket was originally launched using a J350. I will be attempting a K185 launch at Red Glare 9.

 

Fred Taverni
Project:Supreme Endeavour
Weight:80 lbs
Predicted Altitude:11,000 ft.
Motor:12,000Ns
This flight is dedicated to Brent Sharpless; Say It - Fight It - Cure It.
Flight details: Ground starting M3500R(KBA), then successively pairs of: J570W(AT); J712B(Loki); and I364FJ(AT).

 

Scott Kissinger
Project:American Solar Clipper
Weight:14 lbs
Predicted Altitude:5,500 ft.
Motors:2,300Ns
This will be flown on a 54mm 5 grain research motor K846Red.  This is 4" dia and stands 101" tall.
Project:Satellite Interceptor
Weight:12 lbs
Predicted Altitude:6,500 ft.
Motors:2,300Ns
This will be flown on a 54mm 5 grain research motor K846Red.  This is 4" dia and stands 92" tall

 

Peter Abresch
Project:You Only Live Twice
Weight:82 lbs
Predicted Altitude:3,100 ft.
Motor:6,500Ns
You Only Live Twice
and Twice is the only way to live
Once for yourself
and once for your dreams

 

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