Niederrheinischer Raketentag 2009 picture page
Wissel, Germany, 17-19 April, 2009 - I had never had been to the NRT, but this year's edition certainly was very
enjoyable. It was nearby, just over the Dutch-German border. I arrived Friday afternoon, to participate in the barbeque and meet
other rocketeers. Saturday the launches really started and many rockets were launched. I was so busy seeing launches, I forgot to
launch most of my own rockets...
Parallel to the "solid rocket propellant" launches there were "wet" launches with water rockets. I have missed
most of them, but there were some very spectacular ones like multiple bottle water rockets and even a A-4 (V-2) water rocket. The
day ended with a barbeque and releasing an Asian lampoon balloon. Sunday morning Jan-Hein Ramakers flew his RC-rocket glider (like
he did Saturday afternoon), which I had never seen before and it was a very spectacular sight.
Thanks to Rainer Lesaar for organising a great launch and also thanks to the other participants for the good time and great launches.
See you all next time (I hope),
Pleun Punt
The launch of an A-4 (V-2) model rocket.
The launch of a MPR rocket.
The launch of one of Ramon Peeters' model rockets.
Frank de Brouwer connects the igniter of his QModeling Snooper.
The launch of Frank de Brouwer's QModeling Snooper.
The launch of another A-4 (V-2) model rocket.
The launch of Ton Rodenburg's DynaStar Orion.
The launch of a MPR rocket.
Gabriel Hoogeboom and his Innoxious.
The launch of Gabriel Hoogeboom's Innoxious.
The flight of Gabriel Hoogeboom's Innoxious was absolutely textbook.
The launch of a water rocket. The pillar of water can clearly been seen.
The launch of a model rocket.
The launch of an A-4 (V-2) model rocket.
The launch of a MPR rocket.
Wilfred van Bergen and Willem Knoop.
Willem Knoop's Quest Icarus in flight.
The launch Pleun Punt's Estes Corkscrew.
Due to a relative high wind speed, the distinctive corkscrew smoke trail of Pleun Punt's rocket is not as clear as usual.
The launch of a model rocket.
The launch of Robin Smit's PML X-Calibur.
The launch of a model rocket.
The launch of Frank de Brouwer's small Rebel Pirate.
Ton Rodenburg's pencil shaped "Bruynzeel" rocket.
The launch of Ton Rodenburg's pencil shaped rocket.
The launch of Jan-Hein Ramakers' Caveman Magnus Opus.
Marcel Otte slides his new AeroTech Initiator on the launch rail, assisted by Ton Rodenburg.
Willem Knoop and his DynaStar Rising Star just before launch.
The launch of a model rocket.
The launch of Willem Knoop's DynaStar Rising Star.
The launch of Marcel Otte's new AeroTech Initiator.
The launch of a MPR rocket.
The launch of a clustered rocket.
The launch of one of Robin Smit's curiously painted rockets.
The launch of Robert Klima's own signature Exa rocket.
The launch of Pleun Punt's FlisKits Caution! rocket.
The launch of a spectacular D7 clustered PML Bullpup.
A near catch of the Bullpup.
Pleun Punt's cardboard FlisKits Caution! rocket didn't parachute and later it was found smouldering...
The launch of Pleun Punt's La Bomba.
The launch of a model rocket of Ton Rodenburg.
Gabriel Hoogeboom connects the igniters to his yellow and black rocket.
The launch of an Estes Bullpup.
The launch of Marcel Otte's AeroTech IQSY Tomahawk.
The launch of a MPR rocket.
The launch of a MPR rocket.
The launch of a MPR rocket.
The launch of a MPR rocket.
The motor of Gabriel Hoogeboom's yellow and black rocket has just ignited.
The launch of Jan-Hein Ramakers' Caveman Magnus Opus.
Peter Muller observes the launch of a model rocket.
The launch of a Giant Leap Talon 2.0 of Frank de Brouwer.
Pleun Punt's "Oddball" rocket.
The launch of Pleun Punt's Oddball. It lifted off fine, but became unstable later in flight.
The launch of a MPR rocket.
The launch of a MPR rocket.
The ignition of a motor of a model rocket.
The launch of Frank de Brouwer's small Aries.
Which was very unstable and parachuteg on the ground.
Rainer Lesaar's rocket had six Held 1000 motors for the smoke effect, which were started first.
What nobody expected was that the Held 1000 motors lifted the rockets off some 10 cm.
Following the AeroTech H motor started.
And that really launched the rocket.
The launch of an H-powered HPR rocket.
A great MPR rocket.
The launch of that MPR rocket.
The launch of a MPR rocket of Ramon Peeters.
The launch of Frank de Brouwer's QModeling Andromeda.
An MPR rocket just after ignition.
The launch of that MPR rocket.
The second launch of Gabriel Hoogeboom's Innoxious.
Gabriel Hoogeboom's Innoxious in flight.
The launch of a MPR rocket.
Jan-Hein Ramakers' RC-rocket glider is placed on the launch rail by Ton Rodenburg.
Jan-Hein Ramakers while controlling his RC-rocket glider.
Later that evening after the barbeque, Rainer Lesaar had a surprise: an Asian lampoon balloon.
Sunday Jan-Hein Ramakers launched his RC-rocket glider several times.
The second launch of Jan-Hein Ramakers' RC-rocket glider.
The RC-rocket glider just of the rail.
The RC-rocket glider after the first controlled move.
The third launch unfortunately shredded Jan-Hein Ramakers' RC-rocket glider.
