Anyway, I figured I'd make the first post of 2020 a small pictorial of launch images of the year to date. So, without further adieu, here they are:
My Estes MAV on the pad (Click to enlarge). | ... and lifting off on a C6-3 (Click to enlarge). |
Duane's upscale Cherokee clears the rail under F42 power (Click to enlarge). | My Centuri Taurus clone gets going on a B6-4 (Click to enlarge). |
Jurassic TARC gets ready to launch their rocket (Click to enlarge). | Ignition of the B6-4 in my Estes Starship Octavius (Click to enlarge). |
The Urban Astronaut's TARC rocket under power. Note the Blue Origin rocket engine factory across the street (Click to enlarge). | Allen launches his venerable Estes Mercury Redstone (Click to enlarge). |
My ASP Corporal on a D12-5 (Click to enlarge). | And coming down under parachute (Click to enlarge). |
Duane's Leviathan rides the nearly invisible trail of an Aerotech F52 (Click to enlarge). | The A3-4T mini motor in my Estes Little John starts smoking (Click to enlarge). |
A Mammoth spewing purple flame from its Aerotech F32 motor (Click to enlarge). | The Mammoth safely descending under parachute (Click to enlarge). |
Duane's Mega Mosquito reaches the top of the rod, propelled by an Estes D12 (Click to enlarge). | My Centuri MX-774 clone just before liftoff (Click to enlarge). |
Allen's QCC Explorer heads skyward (Click to enlarge) | My Rocketarium Viking 7 scale model on 2 B6-4's (Click to enlarge). |
A semi-scale model of Musk's Starship heads up the rod on an Estes D12 (Click to enlarge). | A Mercury Redstone about to make a soft landing (Click to enlarge). |
Allen's Patriot does a shimmy before going unstable on a D13 reload (Click to enlarge). | My Estes Starbase Starcruiser makes its maiden voyage on a B6-4 (Click to enlarge). |
2 stage Estes Savage with a C11-0 in the booster and a B6-4 in the upper stage (Click to enlarge). | The B6-4 in my Quest Thunder emits a burst of flame at ignition (Click to enlarge). |