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Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Big Bang........theory

The FIREBALL XX1 is ready for the big day.  Now towed out of the top secret hanger...
.............Pre/flight checks are carried out.........
..fuel is loaded, ignition systems checked and rechecked and....
...the Pilot, Major Stephan Ostin, poses proudly for one last publicity shot before....
..the FIREBALL is taxied to the start ramp and the countdown Begins...
The flight (as usual) didn´t go entirely according to plan. A Crash investigation Team has recovered the wreckage and Initial reports assume a total failure of the main drive Systems..possibly due to a fuel leak.

 
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19 comments:

  1. Jason1 January 2014 at 06:24

    Love it! I thought you found one of my early constructions of plastic kit ME 163 for a moment there! Did it actually get airborne before the catastrophic explosion (again a bit ME 163 like!) :-)

    Best wishes with future launches!
    Jason

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    1. Paul´s Bods1 January 2014 at 08:00

      Thanks Jason. It is based on the 163 and did fly a short way before Spinning out of control and exploding. I made a film but it doesn´t upload to Blogger.

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  2. Pijlie1 January 2014 at 06:44

    You started 2014 with a bang, or so it seems :) Lovely model and based on the Me 163 if I am not mistaken.

    Happy New Year!

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    1. Paul´s Bods1 January 2014 at 08:06

      Happy new year :-D
      It is based on a 163 design. I didn´t want to use my model and decided to only have one "engine". Having two, like on the 163 would mean both rockets would have to fire at exactly the same time..

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  3. Sam Wise1 January 2014 at 06:51

    You've done this model only to crash it ??????
    Do you think that it's a good thing to begin the New Year ??

    Have a Great 2014, my friend !

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    1. Paul´s Bods1 January 2014 at 08:02

      Have a great 2014 as well :-D It survived the flight last year but this year I think the end cap remained stuck tight and created the Explosion. Still..next year ir will be better..and actually fly a bit further.

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  4. lrqan1 January 2014 at 06:52

    Brilliant photo rep, loved it!

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  5. Ian1 January 2014 at 06:53

    You know it has to end in tears, first working bombards, then planes, I think you need to NOT build the A-Bomb ;-)

    Ian

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  6. Phil1 January 2014 at 08:14

    A great model...until its end!

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  7. The Angry Lurker1 January 2014 at 09:46

    Genius my friend!

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  8. Silver Whistle1 January 2014 at 09:57

    A great theory Paul.
    Happy New Year,
    Pat.

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  9. Dalauppror1 January 2014 at 13:43

    Very nice Paul, Remember me about a Swedish plane wreck that I guarded while doing my Military Service back in 1993, now they have sold about 30 of them to Brazillia:)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iToQ2FykoI

    Happy New Year !!!

    best regards Michael

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  10. Paul Foster1 January 2014 at 14:53

    We can rebuild her, we have the technology...

    All the best for the New Year Paul

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  11. Jason1 January 2014 at 18:14

    It was only on second reading that I picked up on the Stephan Ostin/Steve Austin - Bionic Man joke! :-D :-D Ha ha!

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  12. Michael Awdry2 January 2014 at 13:08

    Well I have to say that I wasn't expecting that, although it has brightened my day! Was there video evidence?

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    1. Paul´s Bods3 January 2014 at 09:05

      There is a Video..not very Long but the bl++dy Thing didn´t upload. I´ll have a try at getting it uploaded over the Weekend.

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  13. Tony3 January 2014 at 01:37

    A great little report.

    Tony

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  14. peter4 January 2014 at 01:42

    Happy New Year to you and your family Paul!
    Excellent start of the new year with this "Big Bang" story!

    Greetings
    Peter

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  15. fogsoldiers4 January 2014 at 14:01

    Uuuhhhmmmmm...technical failure or...a murder attempt?... :-)

    Marzio...and Happy new Year!

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