[TheForge] first fire

[Bob Brashear]

Jerry Frost wrote:
> Good for you Bob!
> 
> It's never too late to start playing with fire and hitting things with 
> hammers.
> 
> Frosty


Learned about the fire part about 1995. Took up experimental rocketry. 
In 2005 we launched a 14 foot tall, 120lb rocket to 12,000 feet on our 
own motor. AN as the oxidizer, Magnesium as the fuel and HTPB as the 
binder. The motor put out an average of 800 lbs of thrust for about 7 
seconds. Lots of smoke and 25 feet of flame coming out the rear of the 
rocket.

Someone a few days ago wondered if I was going to launch an anvil. 
Hmmmmm.....

Bob