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San Marcos, CA circa 1972
Lucerne Dry lake, CA June 2002

Bell Rocketry: Larry and Kristi

Black Rock Desert, NV Sept 2002

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Launch

date
Location
Vehicle
notes
 
2001
ROCStock XIV
November 8, 2001
Lucerne, CA
none
Observer-First High Power launch
2002
SpringFest 2002
March 2002
El Dorado , NV

none
Observer
ROCstock XV
June 7-9, 2002
Lucerne, CA

No flights

wind blowout
ArreauxHP Ready for level 1 and possibly level 2
LDRS 21
July 12-15, 2002

Amarillo, TX

 

 

Arreaux HP

SnapDragon1

SnapDragon2

 

First Launch in 30 years

Level 1 attempt #1

Arreaux HP I-256

pulled the bulkhead out of the
airframe, avionics and nose came down on drogue and main, booster came in ballistic and buried 4 inches in the ground. No damage to the airframe except a 2 1/2 zipper.

Level 1 attempt #2

SnapDragon 1-motor ejection

failure-recovered motor casing and recovery hardware.-otherwise destroyed

Level 1 attempt #3

SnapDragon 2 -perfect launch

level 1 completed

level 2 test completed
Ocotillo, CA August 5, 2002 Ocotillo, CA SnapDragon2

Level 2 attempt #1

J350-beautiful boost- small zipper, cracked bulkhead and lost nose cone. Did not qualify for Certification.
Windom, TX
Sept 7, 2002
Windom, TX
none
Observer

XPRS

Xtreme Performance Rocket Ships
Sept 27-29, 2002

Black Rock Desert, NV

 

 

 

Arreaux HP

 

 

Level 2 attempt #2

Arreaux HP-Repaired

Perfect flight!

level 2 completed

flt #2 also perfect
ROCStock XVI
November 7-9, 2002
Lucerne Dry Lake, CA
none
Launch Canceled high winds
         
ROC Launch
December 14-15, 2002
Lucerne Dry Lake, CA
none
Observer-assisted H3 operations
2003        
Springfest 2003 March 21-23, 2003 Jean Dry Lake, NV Arreaux HP Dual deploy, streamer recovery, damage to nose cone
ROCstock XVII June 13-15, 2003 Lucerne Dry Lake, CA
none
 Unable to attend. In TX this weekend
LDRS 22 July 17-22, 2003 Argonia, KS
none

Planned launch of REO Express ...and First TV/Discovery Channel in Supersonic showdown, Precious Cargo Challenge Team Bell Rocketry scheduled to participate in the "from the ground up" competition..canceled trip on 7/15/03 last minute- due to work related issues

JaguarXtreme- High Performance 38mm minimum diameter Carbon Airframe --paint not finished

 

 
XPRS II Sept 26-28, 2003 Black Rock Desert, NV

Planned:

 

  • R.E.O Express Level 3 flight -M1315
  • Shock Value
  • Shazam!
  • CarbonArreauxHPc
  • GForceHP
  • JaguarXtreme- High Performance 38mm minimum diameter Carbon Airframe,
  • Jaguar Booster
  • Backup JaguarXtreme Booster interstage
  • Smoke Tracker module
  • GPS Flight GPS payload

 

 
XPRS II Actual: See Launch report XPRS 2003
  Sept 26-28, 2003 Black Rock Desert, NV

R.E.O. Express

JaguarXtreme
  • R.E.O Express -Successful Level 3 Certification flight -M1315
  • 2nd place Exteme Altitude Event M class
  • JaguarXtreme- High Performance 38mm minimum
  • 2nd place Exteme Altitude Event J class
  • ground tested Smoke Tracker module
         
ROCstock XVIII November 2003 Lucerne Dry Lake, CA   Attended as Ground Support for H3 Rocketry
2004  
ROCstock June 04 Lucerne, CA   Attended as Ground Support for H3 Rocketry
XPRS III September 24-26 Black Rock Desert, NV

 

Attended -no Rockets flown Arrived Saturday 25 thru Sunday noon.
       
2005
XPRS September 223-25,2005 Black Rock Desert, NV

JaguarXtreme Shock

Flights Scrubbed due to high winds and rain. Provided Flight support for Greg Fannin's N1100 Record attempt, flying Orange Crush. See Tripoli Idaho Special guest attendees: Dorothy Bell and Matt Krahling
ROCStock Nov 05 Lucerne, CA TBD


larry@bellrocketry.com