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Old 11-29-2007, 11:28 PM   #1
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Ok - I'm Building The Guy A Rocket Now ....

yeah so the guy called and he siad if i give him a good deal on the hanger - i can build a rocket for him too


the thing is - i was wondering if anyone on here has ever built a rocket before??? I'd be interested in getting some plans - you know, just to kick around some ideas and all.

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OH = BTW - please - do not reply if you don't have any previous experience as a rocket contractor ... this is serious stuff!

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Old 11-29-2007, 11:40 PM   #2
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Re: Ok - I'm Building The Guy A Rocket Now ....

How big? Look at Estes. They can push the limits to the Civilian.

If you want to get serious, you have to be registered and take classes.

DIY is really bad right now (I wanted to say tough). The gov't has clamped down since 9-11 and it's tough to get past kiddie toys. Expect This trend to contine.

Ever race valve covers? Rockets gone sideways!
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Old 11-29-2007, 11:42 PM   #3
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um no ...

im talking about the kind that you would take a monkey into space with

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and 18 other people
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Old 11-30-2007, 12:08 AM   #4
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Following Burt and Dick Rutan would be tough http://www.scaled.com/ I should have gone there a long time ago. I have many organic designs for aircraft/amphibians.

I haven't checked out the big guy's lately. Our field was also built over. I don't know what the bigger guys are doing now. I do know that HSA is part of it and that it's pretty much over for amatures that like big stuff.
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Re: Ok - I'm Building The Guy A Rocket Now ....

I dont know much... But I can give you a SQ FT price for the hanger... And a LF for the rocket. You just have to provide me with a little more info.
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Robert, big rockets require a thrust pad. I've never built one but there is a nasa.org site that can tell you how to build one. A few $M will get you a little one.
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Wow Dirt, no matter how many times you do this...it's still funny.....not.
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dirt likes beating his horse.
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Old 11-30-2007, 01:09 AM   #9
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Someone should report him to the humane society. I heard just last week he was spanking his monkey AND choking his chicken.
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Dirt its not hard at all I saw it on TV you need to get a long tube and packet full of someting cant rember right now then you drill hole in a salami a put htat in there too and you're done good luck
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Time to talk to the Mythbusters team... I'll bet they can give us a realistic price.
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This is the internet.. everyone is an expert. Give me a half hour alone with Google and I will tell you how to do it when I get back.
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What do rockets cost a square foot to build anyway? or is it lineal foot?
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This is the internet.. everyone is an expert. Give me a half hour alone with Google and I will tell you how to do it when I get back.
you need to learn how to use google better...i only need about 3 mins...then i can get back to work
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What do rockets cost a square foot to build anyway? or is it lineal foot?
remember when I asked about cubic foot pricing? and you all laughed? now...now, you wish you had listened...this is definitely gonna get priced by the cubic foot...
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yeah so the guy called and he siad if i give him a good deal on the hanger - i can build a rocket for him too


the thing is - i was wondering if anyone on here has ever built a rocket before??? I'd be interested in getting some plans - you know, just to kick around some ideas and all.

THANKS GUYS


OH = BTW - please - do not reply if you don't have any previous experience as a rocket contractor ... this is serious stuff!
Dirt…I think you are missing the big picture here. Anyone can build a rocket! The budget is unlimited they are usually build then design as you go.
Now the hanger, that is were you should be spending your time. The average hanger I would guess at costing somewhere between 6-12 million. I would make sure you read the fine print too….you know what they say; they get what they paid for…
P.S. You know that this is not rocket science.
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What do rockets cost a square foot to build anyway? or is it lineal foot?
Metric tons.
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why? you got something against rockets? plumbers? the metric system? why, man, why?
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