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Old 04-17-2009, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark II
Very cool, Steve! Were these kits well known and popular in their day? (When was their day, anyway?) I have seen the one catalog posted on Ninfinger, but I don't know anything else about the company or their kits. It looks like a great rocket for altitude record attempts!

MarkII


Thanks Mark. The first page of the 1982 catalog has a write up about the company history:

http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/ca...2/82crown2.html

I don't remember how I discovered them but I purchased a good bit from them via mail order and the F67 and E30 motors along with the Lasor-114 and 134 kits were part of my first purchases. These were the first composite motors I was able to get my hands on shortly after I finished high school in 1979. The early SSRS motors had hand written designations without a label. The Crown motors had white paper with red print on the labels. Sean (SEL) and others here at YORF have some of these motors and can possibly refer you to pictures. I flew all mine! They were 1.125" dia with phenolic cases and had graphite nozzles. I don't think the company existed much beyond the 82 catalog. Some of the members here that participated at r.m.r. may be able to give you better history since Mark Mahyle did post there some.

I also bought some kits after the company went out of business from Larry A. Broadbent in Canada. He had some boxed Lasor kits and Crown airframes and hardwood nose cones as well as a very good selection of Composite Dynamics parts that I purchased from him as well.

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