Attack of the 50 ft. Plume

5 responses to “Attack of the 50 ft. Plume”

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   jurvetson

   Sep 24, 2011 at 4:42 pm

   Moment of ignition (we used two Wildman Big’Ems taped to a slice of home-brew propellant and held in place with a tower of wooden dowels):
   

   0.25 seconds later, a big blast (The next four thumbnails are clickable to enlarge):
   

   Dirt flying everywhere (looking up from pad)
   
   

   Punching through the clouds

   

   And off she goes, a glowing supersonic finger in the sky

   

   And here are photos of the 6-hour prep on the playa.

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   Broken Toy Shop

   Sep 25, 2011 at 2:53 am

   I’m really looking forward to getting back on site and having actual internet again, so I can watch all the videos and look at all these pics.

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3. 

   TomiTapio

   Sep 25, 2011 at 12:42 pm

   Very nice. But a shame to waste titanium!

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   solerena

   Sep 26, 2011 at 12:21 pm

   My kid said she wants a rocket… after looking at your recent sparkly pictures:)

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5. 

   LucaBumble

   Nov 16, 2015 at 10:44 am

   I am studying mechanical engineer at the moment and Im really impressed with your ability to build rockets just like that !! wow ! How did you get to do this ? You must me an engineer dont you ?

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