Initiator001
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The first mass-production and mass-market composite model rocket motors were Enerjets, originally developed by RDC and acquired by Centuri Engineering. These motors ranged from E to F. Later Enerjet motors would include the D21, Enerjet 30 (G) & a low J motor (Enerjet 200).
Centuri used model rocket technology to develop a line of 'professional' rocketry products for schools, industry and government. These included the 'Enerjet' series of rockets, 1340, 1340/20, 2250 & 2650. Several hobby rocketry enthusiasts were able to obtain these models and Enerjet motors in the 1970s. Some would say this was the beginnings of what is today known as 'high-power' rocketry.
The Enerjet 1340 was the most 'basic' of the Enerjet rockets. The plastic fin can and nose cone are still available in the Estes Eliminator kit. Semroc can provide the remaining parts.
I built three models of the 1340. Early pictures showed a shorter nose cone than what was later used in the kit. I modeled two different paint schemes.
I flew an Enerjet 1340 at NARAM-48 in Phoenix, AZ and later presented the model to Lee and Betty Piester. Lee keeps it on his bookcase along with other model rockets.
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Centuri used model rocket technology to develop a line of 'professional' rocketry products for schools, industry and government. These included the 'Enerjet' series of rockets, 1340, 1340/20, 2250 & 2650. Several hobby rocketry enthusiasts were able to obtain these models and Enerjet motors in the 1970s. Some would say this was the beginnings of what is today known as 'high-power' rocketry.
The Enerjet 1340 was the most 'basic' of the Enerjet rockets. The plastic fin can and nose cone are still available in the Estes Eliminator kit. Semroc can provide the remaining parts.
I built three models of the 1340. Early pictures showed a shorter nose cone than what was later used in the kit. I modeled two different paint schemes.
I flew an Enerjet 1340 at NARAM-48 in Phoenix, AZ and later presented the model to Lee and Betty Piester. Lee keeps it on his bookcase along with other model rockets.
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