The next macho sport: Manned missile fly-offs

[Byker]

Considering how big "model" rockets have become,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlVcAJFU-5E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkKJa7UiXLQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzcxEXHdHx0

it was just a matter of time before someone took it to the next level...

[Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]]

On Fri, 30 Mar 2018 07:07:02 -0500, "Byker" > wrote:

>Considering how big "model" rockets have become,
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlVcAJFU-5E
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkKJa7UiXLQ
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzcxEXHdHx0
>
>it was just a matter of time before someone took it to the next level...

For a first flight, manned no less, of a steam-powered vehicle - he
did quite well. Only apparent glitch I saw was the tardy (also
steam-powered?) deployment of the second chute - plus any others,
seeing as he hit the ground a little fast..

[Byker]

"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" wrote in message
...
>
> For a first flight, manned no less, of a steam-powered vehicle - he did
> quite well. Only apparent glitch I saw was the tardy (also
> steam-powered?) deployment of the second chute - plus any others, seeing
> as he hit the ground a little fast..

Maybe next time he'll bail out and pull a ripcord, like the early cosmonauts
did...