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I saw Ken Brown fly that at a NARAM around 1993 or so. Really neat.
One thing though, with the rigid "chute", and not a lot of tailweight when deployed, it tended to slowly tumble back and forth, not staying upright as you would expect. Well, at least that flight came donw that way (plenty slow enough not to cause damage or get damaged). IIRC, someone said he got the unbrellas from a Dollar Tree (not very big, IIRC. Maybe meant for kids?). Of course this being nearly 30 years later, not likely Dollar Tree has them since the manufacturer's price would be a lot higher now. (Anytime you see something neat at Dollar Tree, get it now or don't complain when they no longer have it).
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Hi 5x7, What is the QCR website address that you are using? Can't find the one you are seeing. Kind regards, Jeff Jenkins aka: Faithwalker NAR #46879 SR |
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Thanks, Dan. The website provided contact information, but no response so far. The phone number and the contact email are both out of service. Looks like Ken Brown, who started the Qualified Competition Rockets (QCR) company, passed away in 2015: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obi...h-brown-6273509 Not sure whether Ken's family are keeping the business and the website going or not. Kind regards, Jeff Jenkins aka: Faithwalker NAR #46879 SR |
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Hi DebZee, It sounds very interesting, would you be able to post some photos of your flown rocket, maybe showing what it looks like ready for flight, and how it looks with the umbrella deployed/unfurled, and some close ups of the assembly that holds it furled, and how the umbrella undercarriage is attached to the body tube and other details? What size motor did you use and is it complicated to prep for flight? Thanks!
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I was able to verify that Kevin Brown, Ken Brown's son, is the one keeping the QCR website http://www.qcrhobbies.com/sport.html going. Kevin called me and said that he still has model rocketry items left from his dad's QCR business and he is occasionally selling some of his dad's model rocketry items. Kevin is keeping the website going as a remembrance of his dad. On the QCR Bumper Shoot/Bumbershoot kit #530, he mentioned that his dad flew one of those at a demo launch in Washington, D.C. and a politician (not sure which one) was there. The Bumbershoot went unstable and Ken was told that he could not sell that kit anymore. So, now, Kevin said he did not feel comfortable sharing those plans because of that incident. The anniversary of Ken Brown's passing is approaching. Ken Brown passed away on January 8, 2015. He was 90 years old. Kind regards, Jeff Jenkins aka: Faithwalker NAR #46879 SR |
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Fricking bizarre. WHO would have the authority to tell him he could not sell that kit anymore, based on one bad flight???? Because there are a crapload of kits thru the years that woulda been banned. Like the original Estes R2D2 model, and the original Estes NASA shuttle kit, that sometimes veered off and crashed. Also the beloved Mars Lander, went unstable A LOT.
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I would love to replace some of the QCR models I have flown away or crashed. I think I met Ken at a RAMTEC in the 90s. I have more than 50 flights with QCR kits, some with the hand carved nosecones.
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Yeah, I thought that was bizarre also. Just relaying the story that I was told by Ken's son, Kevin. Maybe the difference maker was the politician, whoever it was. Kevin may have more details, but that is all he told me so far. I've left him a voicemail message. Perhaps I can find out more information if he calls me back. I'm still hoping to persuade him to share the Mary Poppins Bumbershoot instructions. Kind regards, Jeff Jenkins aka: Faithwalker NAR #46879 SR Last edited by Faithwalker : 01-05-2022 at 10:33 PM. |
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May be a matter of misunderstanding. I could see the club saying “Don’t fly that at a DEMO anymore”. And/or Ken deciding not to kit it anymore, for his own personal choice. But Kevin may not have heard the story correctly. Because if it is true, anyone officially ordering him to stop selling the kit, would be WAY out of bounds. I do not care who the heck they are.
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