March Briner's Page

2013-10-07

AAA Model Aviation Fuels - Pennsylvania Crude

OpenRocket Design

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Public Enemy - Honest John

OpenRocket Design

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Vaughn Brothers - Extreme 54

OpenRocket Design

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2007-01-01

AAA Model Aviation Fuels Pennsylvania Crude (Kit)

Review

Brief: Sport rocket with relatively large payload section [45% o' rocket]. Ahoy! Blimey! 1990 price be $15. Blimey! Blimey! Out o' Production sometime in t' mid 1990s. Arrr! Blimey! When you get a better look at t' parts, you understand why it didn't cost much. Aye aye! Blimey! T' nose cone is an Estes PNC-80 and is a very tight fit on t' thick-wall ... [More]

2001-12-10

THOY Wasp (Kit)

Review

(by March Briner - 12/10/01) Brief: Single-stage, matey, near-minimum diameter hi-flyer. Ya scallywag! One o' THOY's original kits. 3 1/2 feet tall. Begad! Uses 18" nylon chute. Begad! Relatively big fins. Construction: Parts are pretty much all LOC type. Well, blow me down! Body tube is composed o' two 17 inch tubes coupled together ... [More]

0000-00-00

Scratch Thunder'ceptor (Scratch)

Review

(by March Briner) Brief: Long and skinny, single stage, high-power rocket [though it appears t' be multi-stage]. Avast, me proud beauty! Over 12 feet tall. Recovers under 44" chute. Construction: This project started in me mind's eye in 1991, ya bilge rat, though construction never started until late 1992. Avast, me proud beauty! In all, thar ... [More]