Thu
Aug 5 2010 3:22pm
5 comments
I Believe I Can Fly
Stubby the Rocket

Thanks to The Rocketry Blog for giving me wings!

Rocketry Blog, Stubby the Tor.com rocket

Or, more accurately, giving me a 1/2 A-4T motor to launch me into the air. And check out all the others that made me who I am.

Tor.com | ...and Related Subjects | rockets | Stubby
5 comments
James Goetsch
1. Jedikalos
view all by Jedikalos | Thursday August 05, 2010 05:09pm EDT
Congratulations, Stubby!
Stefan Jones
2. Stefan Jones
Thursday August 05, 2010 07:42pm EDT
Not an easy adaption to flight. Stubby rockets tend to wobble.

I'd like to suggest another way to make Stubby fly. Build it with a carefully trimmed piece of narrow soda straw inside, or better yet a pair of little wire hooks.

Rig a line of kite string or fishing monofilament between Point A (high) and Point B (low) and make it taut. Then slide Stubby down it while humming Les Preludes.
YouDont NeedToKnow
3. necrosage2005
view all by necrosage2005 | Friday August 06, 2010 09:27am EDT
I just noticed something that should be pretty embarrassing for everybody at TOR. Take a look at the last link that you gave us.
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/07/build-youre-own-stubby-paper-rocket#comments

Now, do you find anything misspelled? I did, and I’m a horrible speller.

Hint: If you’re unable to tell your “your” from your “you’re” I’m going to come over there and take not just the pc away from you, but your job, too!
Irene Gallo
4. Irene
view all by Irene | Friday August 06, 2010 10:11am EDT
Necrosage: All the embarrassment is mine, I'm afraid. If it's misspelled, typo-ed, or grammatically challenged, it's likely to be my post -- not my colleagues.
MC Z
5. Hapalochlaena
view all by Hapalochlaena | Friday August 06, 2010 08:36pm EDT
Good on ya, Stubby!

Subscribe to this thread

Receive notification by email when a new comment is added. You must be a registered user to subscribe to threads.
Post a comment