... Well, other than the cover being a little loose, it's in perfect condition. I kept it because my grandfather gave it to me on his first visit out after we...
1162
PeteAlway@xxx.xxx
Jan 1, 1999 4:10 pm
... I thought it rang a bell when you said X-15 cover. I picked up a copy at a used bookstore for a buck once. I hadn't noticed the Schick Safety Razor ...
1163
Mark Darrall
mdarrall@xxxxxx.xxxx
(Date unavailable)
... Ahh, got it. The wing tops, too? What's the quilting like, anyway? Wouldn't one want the boundary layer on the wingtop to stay smooth, too? I've been away...
1164
Mark Darrall
mdarrall@xxxxxx.xxxx
(Date unavailable)
... condition.... It ends >with speculations of moon colonies and shows laboratory versions of ion >engines. Ohh, so kewl. ... Youdaman! You or your folks are...
1165
James J. Wentworth
gida@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 4, 1999 5:22 am
From: Mark Darrall <mdarrall@...> ... The boundary layer will inevitably transition to turbulent flow somewhere along the airframe, which is why the...
1166
jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Jan 5, 1999 1:22 am
... A little of both. Raising six kids on an engineer's salary in the '60s meant that there wasn't a whole lot of money for "stuff" so we tended to treasure...
1167
Mark Darrall
mdarrall@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 5, 1999 2:59 pm
... Got it. Thanks. ... OK; I though it was an earlier flight. I'll check _The Pre-Astronauts_ out again sometime and give y'all a mini-review. It's a great...
1168
Mark Darrall
mdarrall@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 5, 1999 3:06 pm
... My family tends to hang onto things for much longer than one would think usual, but I just can't remember what happened to all my early rocket stuff. ... I...
1169
Roy Green
roygreen@xxxxxxxxxx.x...
Jan 6, 1999 2:48 pm
... face ... is ... I just saw this guy on (i think) the Discovery Channel the other night in a show about car wrecks and safety techniques. They showed the...
1170
Marsh Family
jamfam@xx.xxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 1999 1:38 am
Looks like a bad one! --Jay Marsh. ... Tom Wishart 01/07/99 03:08 PM To: NEST All-NHD-US cc: From: Tom Wishart/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS Subject: E Mail Warning ......
1171
PnmaFloyd@xxx.xxx
Jan 9, 1999 3:28 am
Hi, all...while researching possible kitbashes for the Estes Merc/Atl, I came across the "Sorted Flight List" at Jonathan's Space History site (link on the ...
1172
GCGassaway@xxx.xxx
Jan 9, 1999 6:40 am
Oh my Jay, I thought you were way too experienced and savvy to fall for one of those bogus "Warning - Spam your friends" messages. It's the e-mail equivalent...
1173
EMRR
essence@xx.xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 1999 2:50 pm
We have updated and uploaded EMRR's Special Saturn V page. Come by and check it out and while you're there why don't you look at all the new features added to...
1174
Rockmanzzz@xxx.xxx
Jan 11, 1999 2:12 am
Hi all, I'm Mark Daughtry Sr., NAR 71556 Sr. (insured), Mid South Rocketry Society (MSRS) 0035 Sr., and IAR 123. I've been involved in rocketry on and off...
1175
David Urbanek
DaveU@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 11, 1999 2:06 pm
... I would highly recommend Balsa Machine Services. He can turn a custom cone for you out of Balsa, Hard Balsa or Basswood. I've purchased numerous nose...
1176
stuckman@xxx.xxx.xxx
Jan 11, 1999 4:38 pm
As many of you know,Matt Steele has left Estes and is in the process of moving from Colorado to Arizona. He has found that, due to the lack of a basement his...
1177
Rockmanzzz@xxx.xxx
Jan 11, 1999 8:09 pm
One other thing I thought I might do is to turn my own cone for this one. I have had a little bit of experience doing this and feel confident that I could ...
1178
jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Jan 12, 1999 5:44 am
... Yeah, you can stop calling him "Pete." (I find that "Mr. Alway, Sir" works well for me) - Jack ...
1179
PeteAlway@xxx.xxx
Jan 12, 1999 4:57 pm
... Thank you Mr. Hagerty, but the "Sir" is not really needed. While I'm the only person my age I know that doesn't freak when I'm called Mr., at least by my...
1180
IDT407@xxx.xxx
Jan 12, 1999 7:17 pm
THERE IS NO GOD BUT GOD AND ALWAY IS HIS MESSENGER...
1181
IDT407@xxx.xxx
Jan 12, 1999 7:21 pm
Peter, Please take our good natured ribbing as a compliment, I know you'd rather we throw money than applaude, but we all owe you a lot for your hard work in ...
1182
David Urbanek
DaveU@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 12, 1999 8:21 pm
... I haven't heard about this. My friend called the guy who runs this service (it's not a them, it's a him). The guy has a day job and does the nose cones...
1183
Roger70129@xxx.xxx
Jan 12, 1999 9:39 pm
For my part, I make it a habit to always sacrifice a goat to the rocket gods and to Alway before assembling any scale-model rocket. One of those "good luck"...
1184
PeteAlway@xxx.xxx
Jan 12, 1999 10:34 pm
... No, not a goat--10% of your income! Can't you get it right? Peter Alway "That's 10% of gross, not take-home pay"--Reverend Lovejoy of "The Simpsons"...
1185
Bill Dauphin
dauphinb@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 12, 1999 10:35 pm
... Peter, did you ever consider that a goat may *be* 10% of his income? <vbg> -Bill "Make My Goat Vindaloo" Dauphin...
1186
Waivlink@xxx.xxx
Jan 13, 1999 3:17 am
I don't have any goats, though I can think of several cats.... I did get ROTW and ASR and they are worth every penny. The problem is, what do I try to build...
1187
David Urbanek
DaveU@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 13, 1999 4:40 pm
I was leafing through ROTW. When I looked at the Arcas I though, "I've seen that nose cone shape before." I bought a Custom Serval for a G streamer duration...
1188
PeteAlway@xxx.xxx
Jan 13, 1999 5:59 pm
... The first BT-55 rocket was the Estes V-2. The second was the Estes Arcas, introduced in 1966. It had a balsa nose cone (an arcas secant ogive). ...
1189
Rockmanzzz@xxx.xxx
Jan 13, 1999 7:27 pm
PeteAlway@... wrote....... <snip> ... I'm a chuckler myself. I had one of the original kits with the balsa cone and just finished reproducing one about a...
