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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqPUWtStk8o

Discussion (in Russian) here: http://forum.rcdesign.ru/f81/thread169583.html

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Those are rocket engines, not motors.

And that's a great video and a very cool idea.

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I better stop buying motor oil, or driving on the motorway then.

Hello John got a new motor ?

Well done done video though, I was slightly disappointed it didn't go higher or explode.

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Wow! I thought maybe they'd be using some exotic very-large engines, but no -- the D-sized engines they used are the largest amateur rocket engines, available in most hobby stores.

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Well, they did it pretty safely from what can be seen.

Just two nit picky caveats: 1) "Lawn dart recovery" is frowned upon for large rockets.
2) Since it wasn't done according to the safety rules, if anything had gone wrong (grass fire, skewering somebodies grandma) they would have been in deep liability. The fire extinguishers were a good idea, but might not have been enough. (I speak from experience on that count).

That said I totally salute them. Sometimes it's just worth the risk, particularly if you manage that risk carefully. Glad it turned out well (and hilarious).

32 D-12-0 motors is roughly equivalent to a I-380. Hmm, hope somebody was high power certified...

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These guys are true Americans... If you didnt notice rocketguy safety man, they did the math, they were in a large open field, they had fire suppression. I would rather see a few accidents than kids that never leave the xbox....

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