The Gates Brothers

Does anyone know what GBR have been up to of late? Their website hasn't been updated in a while, and seems to suffer from bandwidth problems (monthly data transfer limit exceeded messages). I seem to remember people mentioning several more recent flights of theirs (like XPRS) but I've never found any full reports.

I ask because seeing their projects online swung me into getting interested in rocketry.

-- Niall Oswald ============= UKRA 1345, L0

"If it works it looks good, if it blows up it looks even better" - Frank Kosdon

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Niall Oswald
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Once they determined that even with their resources there was no way to comply with the law to the letter (Jerry told you so) they ceased vending and scaled way back to just showing up at launches with big ass rockets once in a while. Don't worry, they have NEVER discharged a single Jerry-motor, especially not a PQRS despite them being both tested and in-stock.

Jerry

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Jerry Irvine

Has anyone ever launched anything on a USR P/Q/R/S motor? Thats the 12" motors isnt it?

-- Niall Oswald ============= UKRA 1345, L0

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Niall Oswald

6 and 9 inch

Wanna see some launches?

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Jerry Irvine

Got video? Photos?

-- Niall Oswald ============= UKRA 1345, L0

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Niall Oswald

Natch.

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There are many links under "custom systems".

You can also search around the remainder of the site. A small fraction of our videos are currently up loaded as the site was hosted on a relatively space crippled system for years. I solved that this month and have more than 10x the space for about the same $. Ought to be doubling it again in a month or two. Gotta make room for "strength of materials" data and of course more videos!

Jerry

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Jerry Irvine

The last time they flew that I know of was at Springfest 2003. They crashed that day. At Rocstock they sold off the remainder of their stock. I don't know if they flew at either Rockstocks. I don't think they did.

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Bullpup

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