Wissel, Germany, 17-19 April, 2009 - I had never had been to the NRT, but this year's edition certainly was very enjoyable. It was nearby, just over the Dutch-German border. I arrived Friday afternoon, to participate in the barbeque and meet other rocketeers. Saturday the launches really started and many rockets were launched. I was so busy seeing launches, I forgot to launch most of my own rockets... Parallel to the "solid rocket propellant" launches there were "wet" launches with water rockets. I have missed most of them, but there were some very spectacular ones like multiple bottle water rockets and even a A-4 (V-2) water rocket. The day ended with a barbeque and releasing an Asian lampoon balloon. Sunday morning Jan-Hein Ramakers flew his RC-rocket glider (like he did Saturday afternoon), which I had never seen before and it was a very spectacular sight.
Thanks to Rainer Lesaar for organising a great launch and also thanks to the other participants for the good time and great launches.
See you all next time (I hope), Pleun Punt
Unfortunately I don't have all the names of the rockets and their builders. If you know the name of a rocket and/or builder, please mail the NAVRO
The launch of an A-4 (V-2) model rocket.The launch of one of Ramon Peeters' model rockets.The launch of Frank de Brouwer's QModeling Snooper.The launch of Ton Rodenburg's DynaStar Orion.Gabriel Hoogeboom and his Innoxious.The flight of Gabriel Hoogeboom's Innoxious was absolutely textbook.The launch of a model rocket.The launch of a MPR rocket.Willem Knoop's Quest Icarus in flight.Due to a relative high wind speed, the distinctive corkscrew smoke trail of Pleun Punt's rocket is not as clear as usual.The launch of Robin Smit's PML X-Calibur.The launch of Frank de Brouwer's small Rebel Pirate.The launch of Ton Rodenburg's pencil shaped rocket.Marcel Otte slides his new AeroTech Initiator on the launch rail, assisted by Ton Rodenburg.The launch of a model rocket.The launch of Marcel Otte's new AeroTech Initiator.The launch of a clustered rocket.The launch of Robert Klima's own signature Exa rocket.The launch of a spectacular D7 clustered PML Bullpup.Pleun Punt's cardboard FlisKits Caution! rocket didn't parachute and later it was found smouldering...The launch of a model rocket of Ton Rodenburg.The launch of an Estes Bullpup.The launch of a MPR rocket.The launch of a MPR rocket.The motor of Gabriel Hoogeboom's yellow and black rocket has just ignited.Peter Muller observes the launch of a model rocket.Pleun Punt's "Oddball" rocket.The launch of a MPR rocket.The ignition of a motor of a model rocket.Which was very unstable and parachuteg on the ground.What nobody expected was that the Held 1000 motors lifted the rockets off some 10 cm.And that really launched the rocket.A great MPR rocket.The launch of a MPR rocket of Ramon Peeters.An MPR rocket just after ignition.The second launch of Gabriel Hoogeboom's Innoxious.The launch of a MPR rocket.Jan-Hein Ramakers while controlling his RC-rocket glider.Sunday Jan-Hein Ramakers launched his RC-rocket glider several times.The RC-rocket glider just of the rail.The third launch unfortunately shredded Jan-Hein Ramakers' RC-rocket glider.
