---------------------------------------------------------- Rocket-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 05/21/07: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:36 AM - 1st UK Harmon Rocket II Has flown !!! (Lee Armstrong) 2. 06:41 PM - Re: 1st UK Harmon Rocket II Has flown !!! (rocketman) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:36:30 AM PST US From: Lee Armstrong Subject: Rocket-List: 1st UK Harmon Rocket II Has flown !!! Hi Guys, Well finaly the 1st Harmon Rocket II has flown in the UK, A 10yr+ project for my father Kevin Armstrong came to fruition at 1pm on the 20th of May 2007 when in almost perfect conditions he flew out of the 1000ft grass strip at Kingston, Cambrigeshire and into a nice wide 2500ft grass stripat Gransden,Cambridgeshire about 30 minutes and a huge grin later. I saw and got to video most of the take off, i say most as to be honest it was a little quick to track with my video camera on the tripod and as such he got away from me !!! When i get a chance to get it off my video camera, i will post it on the website. We were also intending to film the landing, but when we arrived by car to the landing strip he had already landed. He expected to do a couple of fly bys on the runway to get the feel of it, but managed to line the 1st atempt up perfectly and as such did what sounded like a perfect landing with hardly anyone to see it. A friend was already there and waiting for him but the landing was so quick that by the time the camera had powered up, he was on the ground. From discussions afterwards he never actualy opened her up more than half way and still ended up aproaching 200mph on a fly past and ended up climbing at over 3000ft per min.. The stall seems to be around 60-65 but he didn't let it fully stall, just enough to know where the landing speeds would be. He now needs to do a lot of test flying, technicaly within 25miles of the airfield...Lots of circuits will ensue Cya, Lee http://www.bondedcomponents.co.uk/rocket/ ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:41:10 PM PST US From: rocketman Subject: Re: Rocket-List: 1st UK Harmon Rocket II Has flown !!! confabulations pops! want an achievement Harry Paine 266HP 450 hrs >Well finaly the 1st Harmon Rocket II has flown in the UK, A 10yr+ >project for my father Kevin Armstrong came to fruition at 1pm on the >20th of May 2007 when in almost perfect conditions he flew out of >the 1000ft grass strip at Kingston, Cambrigeshire and into a nice >wide 2500ft grass stripat Gransden,Cambridgeshire about 30 minutes >and a huge grin later. > >I saw and got to video most of the take off, i say most as to be >honest it was a little quick to track with my video camera on the >tripod and as such he got away from me !!! When i get a chance to >get it off my video camera, i will post it on the website. > >We were also intending to film the landing, but when we arrived by >car to the landing strip he had already landed. He expected to do a >couple of fly bys on the runway to get the feel of it, but managed >to line the 1st atempt up perfectly and as such did what sounded >like a perfect landing with hardly anyone to see it. A friend was >already there and waiting for him but the landing was so quick that >by the time the camera had powered up, he was on the ground. > > From discussions afterwards he never actualy opened her up more > than half way and still ended up aproaching 200mph on a fly past > and ended up climbing at over 3000ft per min.. The stall seems to > be around 60-65 but he didn't let it fully stall, just enough to > know where the landing speeds would be. > >He now needs to do a lot of test flying, technicaly within 25miles >of the airfield...Lots of circuits will ensue > >Cya, > Lee > >http://www.bondedcomponents.co.uk/rocket/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rocket-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Rocket-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rocket-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rocket-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.