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POTTER, New York USA — Sunday, day four of LDRS 28, was truly magnificent, with hardly a cloud in the sky and low winds with periods of absolute calm. Fliers kept a steady stream of projects on the pads, including many large rockets that had been waiting on calmer winds than Friday and Saturday provided.

The Wildman drag race, pictured below, featured seven Wildman kits flew on six M motors and one L. All flew straight up, and appeared to recover just fine — and the roar from the flight line was incredible.

The Gates Brothers flew their Porthos on one M2500T and six K1100T's — it truly screamed going up) as well as their Sumo, pictured below on five White Lightning M motors, both for flawless flights. The Gates Brothers seem to really like their huge chutes too — their big rockets hovered in the air for what seemed like an eternity.

SLIDESHOW: Dan Michael's 3/4 scale Patriot on an N2000 and 4 M1315's for its six flight - rising on a pillar of flame and looking just like a real Patriot missile.

SLIDESHOW: The Wildman drag race, which featured seven Wildman kits flying on six M's and one L. All flew straight and appeared to recover fine - and the roar from the flight line was incredible.

SLIDESHOW: The Gates Brothers flew their Sumo on four M1500G and a M2100G AeroTech Mojave Green motors for a flawless flight.

SLIDESHOW: A big Nike Smoke on a sparky CTI Pro75-5G L1410 Skidmark motor.

Brett Keller contributed to this story.

Reader comments:

#1 Re: Article: Sunday at LDRS was bigger and better, with high flights

Nice drag race liftoff photos. They remind me of the first (U.S. Rockets) Firestarter-tm flights at LDRS 1990 at Hartsel, CO. The first ever seen Firestarters-tm had crowd reactions that cannot be properly conveyed in text format.

Beautiful photos.

Jerry

Just Jerry on 07-07-2009 11:51 PM

#2 Re: Article: Sunday at LDRS was bigger and better, with high flights

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Nice drag race liftoff photos. They remind me of the first (U.S. Rockets) Firestarter-tm flights at LDRS 1990 at Hartsel, CO. The first ever seen Firestarters-tm had crowd reactions that cannot be properly conveyed in text format.

Beautiful photos.

Jerry

I was standing next to John Ritz for the drag race and he said "That has to be the best thing I have ever seen in Rocketry".

5x7 on 07-08-2009 08:58 AM

#3 Re: Article: Sunday at LDRS was bigger and better, with high flights

I think that the Nike Smoke (bottom right slide show) is actually the new Pro75-5G L1410 Skidmark motor, and not an 'M' motor. Correct me if I'm wrong, please.

Jeroen_at_CTI on 07-08-2009 10:06 AM

#4 Re: Article: Sunday at LDRS was bigger and better, with high flights

Heck on Sunday, even my dog was in full approval.

H_rocket on 07-08-2009 10:45 AM

#5 Re: Article: Sunday at LDRS was bigger and better, with high flights

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I think that the Nike Smoke (bottom right slide show) is actually the new Pro75-5G L1410 Skidmark motor, and not an 'M' motor. Correct me if I'm wrong, please.

You are correct.

jderimig on 07-08-2009 10:59 AM

#6 Re: Article: Sunday at LDRS was bigger and better, with high flights

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You are correct.

Pro75-5G L1410 Skidmark motor properly annotated in the copy. Thanks for that heads up.

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ddmobley on 07-08-2009 11:41 AM

#7 Re: Article: Sunday at LDRS was bigger and better, with high flights

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Heck on Sunday, even my dog was in full approval.

Your dog seems to like Doritos!

Loopy on 07-08-2009 11:48 AM

#8 Re: Article: Sunday at LDRS was bigger and better, with high flights

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Your dog seems to like Doritos!

In case you haven't noticed, it's a mutual thing. Al likes them as well!

{ducking}

ddmobley on 07-08-2009 11:52 AM

#9 Re: Article: Sunday at LDRS was bigger and better, with high flights

Hell we have to fight for them around my place. Break out the dip and it looks like spring break in Fallujia.

H_rocket on 07-08-2009 12:05 PM

#10 Re: Article: Sunday at LDRS was bigger and better, with high flights

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Pro75-5G L1410 Skidmark motor properly annotated in the copy. Thanks for that heads up.

Where's AT&T when we need a new sponsor?



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Just Jerry on 07-08-2009 12:18 PM

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