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"On April 25, 2009, history will be made. At Higgs Farm in Price, Maryland, Steve Eves will enter the history books as the person who flew the largest model rocket in history. The rocket will weigh over 1,600 pounds, it will stand over 36 feet tall and it will be powered by a massive array of nine motors: eight 13,000ns N-Class motors and a 77,000ns P-Class motor. The estimated altitude of this single stage effort will be between 3,000 and 4,000 feet and the project will be recovered at apogee. In a special to Rocketry Planet, author Mark B. Canepa and ROCKETS Magazine wish to share Steve Eve's story with the readers here. "

http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/2829/38/1/0/

4/19/2009 12:16:02 AM

4/19/2009 12:17:20 AM

They should put a cricket in the nose cone like we did when we were kids and used to fire model rockets.

4/19/2009 12:17:54 AM

I'm honestly not a rocket nerd or anything. I'm just surprised the FAA or Homeland Security would let a private citizen launch something so large.

4/19/2009 12:19:44 AM

Why? Private citizens fly airplanes that go higher than 4k feet.

[Edited on April 19, 2009 at 12:23 AM. Reason : df]

4/19/2009 12:22:40 AM

Yes, but those can be controlled reasonably well, rockets are unguided.

4/19/2009 12:25:22 AM

yeah, there's no reason they shouldn't be allowed to.

there are some rules they're subject to, but it's perfectly legal.

4/19/2009 12:26:06 AM

Yeah, I would expect something that large to go a bit higher.

The V2 rocket wasn't terribly larger and it was capable of sub-orbital flight.

4/19/2009 12:28:39 AM

They have very specific rules on this. As long as they are followed, hell if they could figure out how to put something in orbit, go for it. Mostly call the local FAA office, and notify. I think some radar tracking has to be done as well for planes in local area.

4/19/2009 12:32:00 AM

Steve Eves

?????? - April 25, 2009

4/19/2009 10:04:02 AM

4/19/2009 10:08:05 AM

I think the fact that it is only going 4-5k feet in the air is precisely why they are allowed to do this.

4/19/2009 10:14:43 AM

North Korea is gonna be PISSED

4/19/2009 10:32:17 AM

wonder if he bought the kit from korea?

4/19/2009 10:32:34 AM

^^^i think that some of those large-scale, high-powered model rockets can go a lot higher than that.

[Edited on April 19, 2009 at 10:36 AM. Reason : ]

4/19/2009 10:32:57 AM

4/19/2009 1:24:28 PM

4/19/2009 1:45:09 PM

hahah

4/19/2009 4:45:25 PM