The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 11, 1966 Page: 4 of 6
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THE REDBIRD
Feb. 11, 1966
ROCKETEERS IN ACTION--Model rocketry enthusiasts Joe Antosiak, Guy Berger and
Frank Bittinger watch the blastoff of a camera rocket which they launched during the
break between semesters. Shown are views which were taken from the camera sent
aloft in the model rocket. They were taken from about 300 feet altitude above the
intramural playing fields on Lamar campus. The modelers plan to make more launchings
during the semester and eventually hope tc organize a club for model rocket enthusiasts
onthecampus. Payload of the model was the camera, which was parachuted to earth
by an explosive charge in the single-stage rocket. (Staff Photo by Charles Goode)
Rice Prof To Lee lure Rocket Enthusiasts Launch
Models on Lamar’s Campus
Prof. Gerald C. Phillips, chair-
man of the physics department
at Rice University in Houston,
will serve as visiting lecturer at
Lamar Wednesday and Thursday,
Feb. 16 and 17.
His visit will be under the aus-
pices of the American Associ-
ation of Physics Teachers and
the American Institute of Physics
as part of a broad, nationwide
program to stimulate interest in
physics. The program is now in
its ninth year and is supported
by the National Science Found-
ation.
Lectures,informal discussions,
assistance to faculty members
with curriculum and research
problems in physics, and talks
with students will feature Prof.
Phillip's visit . Prof. CarlJ. Rig-
ney, chairman of Lamar's de-
partment of physics, is in charge
of arrangements for his visit.
By CHARLES GOODE
Redbird Staff Writer
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soon-to-form model rocket
club.
Frank Bittinger, who wishes
to st art the club, has already
launched one rocket. He, Guy
Berger and Joe Antosiak, all
tliree rocketry enthusiasts, sent'
up a one-stage camera rocket
between semesters. The
Camrok, as it is called, took
off and s napped a picture of
Joe's car and the boys clustered
around it from about 300 feet.
"We really meant to get a
photo of some of the buildings
but the rocket was affected by
gusty wind and didn't arc
enough. It went straight up and
took a picture of us and the car,"
according to Bittinger.
They are p r e p a red to make
several more attempts as soon
as they get the go-ahead from
Paul Pederson, director of
student activities, Bittinger
said.
Over three million flights have
been made by such clubs with-
out a single serious accident,
according to Bittinger.
These clubs use light weight,
non-metallic, recoverable,
rockets with factoty-made
engines. Use of prepared en-
gines eliminates the danger in-
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packaging it for engines.
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the use of cardboard tubing and
balsa wood for the parts of the
rocket and electrical firing
devices to enable the rocketeer
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lift-off.
"The average competition
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explained Bittinger. When fly-
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lead payload is used, but in
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send up anything from roaches
to hen eggs.
Model rockets range from
about eight inches to two feet in
lengths and weigh one and a
half to four ounces. They are
launched from a pad consisting
of a one eighth inch welding rod
about three feet long which is
mounted in the ground or on a
board at whatever angle is
desired to correct for wind.
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Oglethorpe, Bonnie. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 11, 1966, newspaper, February 11, 1966; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499546/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.