NLD12 picture page
The day before the launch, when we do our preparations, the weather was fine and visibility was good.
Gerben-Jan Ligthart helps NAVRO member Benjamin Wilkosz with the parachute of his first HPR rocket, the Harpyen.
The Rainbow, a two-stage model rocket with in each stage three Estes C-motors, the evening before its launch.
The Friday morning when we walked to the dining building we discovered it was very foggy.
The view at the bottom of the hill.
Bert Koerts with his Orange.
Although visually the Saab RB05 of Rene v.d. Hulst was very well built, technically it wasn't as its stability was way off.
Bert Koerts assembles an AeroTech 29mm motor.
Bert Koerts places his Yellow next to his Orange and Benjamin Wilkosz' Harpyen.
The white rocket is the Tomahawk of Jan-Hein Ramakers and the dark one is the G-Force of Rolf Querido.
Final assembly of the N21's K2000 motor.
The N21 with motor.
Rolf Querido places his G-Force, which was the last rocket in preparation, next to other ones.
Bert Koerts connects the igniter of Jan-Hein Ramakers' Tomahawk while Vincent Kouer observes.
The launch of Jan-Hein Ramakers' Tomahawk.
The launch of Rolf Querido's G-Force.
The launch of Benjamin Wilkosz' Harpyen.
The launch of Bert Koerts' Orange.
The Orange flew very good.
The launch of Rene v.d. Hulst's Saab RB05.
The launch of Bert Koerts' Yellow.
Martin van Vliet places the N21 in the tower, assisted by Vincent Kouer.
Connecting the igniters.
The N21 in the tower.
The N21 at lift off.
The launch of the N21 seen from the spectators area.
The N21 during flight.
The table for the launch box was also used to rest other useful launch day equipment like walkie-talkies and binoculars.
The launch of The Rainbow.
The Rainbow performed some impressive aerobatics.
And then crashed while still being propelled.
Rene v.d. Hulst, Jan-Hein Ramakers and Rolf Querido are collecting the launch day equipment afterwards.
