Last Saturday I had the pleasure of meeting Larry Broadbent. Larry has been active in model rocketry since 1965. He is past president (1969 and 1980) of the former Chatham Rocketry Club and he still lives in Chatham. During the 1980's, he purchased Composite Dynamics, Inc. (CDI) and began selling their models along with some of his own designs. He has amassed quite a collection during his time in rocketry. He was kind enough to share some of that collection with me and fellow SWARM member Matt Turner. Larry showed us some prototype resin nosecones that he had produced for his company, several CDI ProJet composite engines, an FSI F100 engine, and many more great items! We heard great stories about the beginnings of high power rocketry, he shared some advice with us about our current projects, and Larry even decided to join SWARM and renew his NAR membership. It was truly a great way to spend a Saturday morning--talking rockets, making new friends, and learning a lot of model rocket history! And to think, I've been a Chatham rocketeer for over ten years and never knew that someone so involved in this great hobby lives about five minutes away. I am certainly inspired to reach out to our community and discover more about all the other folks involved in model rocketry!
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Chris HalinatyI have been interested in model rocketry since 2002 and have been trying to learn all I can about building and flying. Archives
September 2017
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