This is the result of having come to terms with the realization that I couldn't bear living my life without ever having owned the iconic Enerjet 1340 and, particularly, 1340/20 rockets we so admired as teenage model rocket enthusiasts. After finally being able to track down all of the necessary components from overseas, and after investing a few weeks of work, these are the finished Enerjet 1340/20 (left) and 1340 replicas.
The young teenage me would have loved this sight. As, indeed, the current me does as well. What beautiful, clean, and functional designs these are; very vintage 1970s and yet - in my view - not detrimentally dated at all. As mentioned previously, I closely adhered to Enerjet's original specifications in building these rockets. Among the very minor amendments to the original designs are, for example, pressure equalization openings in the nose cones, in order to make it feasible to carry altimeters.
It is currently somewhat difficult to mentally grasp that this brings to a conclusion a personal ambition that has existed for over four decades.
Enerjet 1340 and 1340/20 flyer images © by Enerjet Inc., Phoenix/AZ, USA.
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWill you fly them, or will they be too precious to you now that you have them?
They are precious, of course, but they shall be flown.
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