From the NAR Facebook page:
PENROSE, Colo., July 11, 2018, PRNewswire -
Estes Industries, the leading manufacturer of innovative hobby products for the model rocket industry, announced today that Bill Stine is appointed Vice President and General Manager, effective July 11, 2018.
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Wow, NAR #24. I wonder who NAR #1 is.
ReplyDeleteIt was Orville Carlisle, inventor of the model rocket.
DeleteStine's father, G. Harry Stine, was NAR #2.
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Wow! This is great news. Two model rocket hobby stalwarts in charge of Estes Industries! Vern has to be exceedingly pleased with this news, as are likely the rest of us.
DeleteRocket N00b - You are correct, sir.
DeleteThird post in 10 minutes. In reality, Orville invented the model rocket as we know it today. There were others that were experimenting with so called 'model rockets' before that, but I believe they would still be classified as basement bombers. Orville is pretty much the guy that came up with the model rocket motor using integrated thrust, delay, and ejection charges in the same package. He was a pyrotechnic hobbyist besides being a shoe salesman. The use of paper, balsa, and plastic for construction of the first model rockets came from consulting Orville's brother, who was a model aviation enthusiast.
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