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Old 04-21-2018, 11:22 AM
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Another news article about the Langford's purchasing Estes:

https://www.chieftain.com/business/...0771918a34.html
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After he beefs up the staff, his next order of business is planning products to be offered during the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing next year, Ellis Langford said

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Old 04-22-2018, 12:03 AM
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Myke Bergenske, who is now 80 years old.

At Claremont Rocket Society we purchased a BUNCH of AVI motors. The variety was astounding.
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Old 04-22-2018, 12:06 AM
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Another news article about the Langford's purchasing Estes:

https://www.chieftain.com/business/...0771918a34.html


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"I was 3 years old when I started flying model rockets with my father. I am sure it was an Estes engine in that first rocket," the 33-year-old Ellis Langford said
My son flew a K at about 4 ish at OCOTILLO, CA.
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Old 04-22-2018, 01:28 PM
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I have to challenge your comment that 'Centuri' is well-known.

The company ceased to exist over thirty years ago as a producer of model rocketry products.

I doubt any hobby shop owner or hobby distributor today has heard of Centuri.

Centuri has no awareness level with the general public.

Estes has re-issued 'Centuri' kits at various times in the past up to the present.

Semroc has done a pretty good job of releasing Centuri/Mini-Max/Enerjet kits.
In addition to the Centuri name stilll being in use, I think there are enough of us to support a Centuri renaissance (a 12 year-old in the early 1980s, when it closed as a manufacturer, would be nearing 50 today), after which new Centuri kits would become familiar to today's kids.
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Yes, that announcement about Estes has all sorts of positive connotations...!
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Old 04-22-2018, 02:31 PM
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Myke Bergenske sadly passed away on December 29, 2017, in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.

See obituary links:
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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/na...&view=guestbook

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Myke Bergenske sadly passed away on December 29, 2017, in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.

See obituary links:
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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/na...&view=guestbook

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Jeff
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Ouch, I didn't realize that...
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I'm sure you know, Bob, as a few others do that the Centuri kits were Carl's favorites.

Sheryl


Sheryl,

I really miss Carl . . . We all do !

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