pbmax@Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:14 pm : <div class="postbody"><span style="font-weight: bold">Armadillo Aerospace to provide LOX Engine for Rocket Racing League</span><br /><br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117022832/http://www.rocketracingleague.com/media/press_releases/2008_4_14_oshkosh.html">http://www.rocketracingleague.com/media ... hkosh.html</a><!-- m --><br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117022832/http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=358">http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/A ... ews_id=358</a><!-- m --><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic">"Flying people on our rockets has been our goal from day one, and we are excited to work with the Rocket Racing League® to provide a system that will be safe for the pilots, cost effective and robust for the teams, and spectacular for the crowds," said John Carmack, President of Armadillo Aerospace."</span><br /><br />This is very cool. The EAA air show in Oshkosh, WI is the largest air show in the world and its just 45 miles away from me. If Carmack is going to be there for RRL's first race, then I'm going for sure!<br /><br />Rocket Truck!!!<br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117022832/http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/2008_02_24/rocketCraneTruck.mpg">http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/200 ... eTruck.mpg</a><!-- m --><br /><br />Holy crap, does this look safe to you?<br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117022832/http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/2008_02_24/6-pack_presentation.jpg">http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/200 ... tation.jpg</a><!-- m --><br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117022832/http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/2008_02_24/6-pack_ascent.jpg">http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/200 ... ascent.jpg</a><!-- m --><br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117022832/http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/2008_02_24/6-pack_apogee.jpg">http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/200 ... apogee.jpg</a><!-- m --><br /><br />Carmack earns Judo/Jujitsu Brown Belt<br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117022832/http://www.becerrajudo.com/pictures/2007CarmackBrownBelt.jpg">http://www.becerrajudo.com/pictures/200 ... wnBelt.jpg</a><!-- m --></div><br><hr><br/>pbmax@Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 3:31 pm : <div class="postbody">Rocket Racing League Promo Video:<br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117022832/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsMyiIL3ObU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsMyiIL3ObU</a><!-- m --><br /><br />its actually a very cool concept. it reminds me of Star Wars pod racing. i'm not so sure it will be spectator friendly though if most of the action is 10 miles away...<br /><br />here's a video with carmack in it:<br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117022832/http://www.aero-tv.net/index.cfm?videoid=d1764c5a-6e93-41fd-a0a4-14c91f2f4152">http://www.aero-tv.net/index.cfm?videoi ... c91f2f4152</a><!-- m --></div><br><hr><br/>pbmax@Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:12 pm : <div class="postbody"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117022832/http://www.airventure.org/2008/4wed30/rrl.html">http://www.airventure.org/2008/4wed30/rrl.html</a><!-- m --><br /><br />Rocket Racing League had its first successful public showing at EAA. RRL's rocket planes are powered by Armadillo Aerospace engines.</div><br><hr><br/>crappyatticus@Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:56 pm : <div class="postbody">I can see it now, Carmack sitting in a tent with a whole bunch of middle-aged guys on one side and a bunch of teens on the other.<br /><br />Teens: "What's Doom 4 look like?!"<br />Middle-Aged Men: "WTF is Doom 4?  What about the engine of a AE-141?"*<br />Teens: "WTF is an AE-141?"<br /><br />Definitely some cool looking stuff though.  I live in WI as well and they're constantly talking about the Fly-In on the radio.<br /><br />*For the record, I have zero clue about planes and Armadillo Aerospace other than that they make rockets.  As far as I know I just made up the AE-141.</div><br><hr><br/>pbmax@Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:10 pm : <div class="postbody">First rocket plane flight test (with videos at bottom). Cool stuff!<br /><br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117022832/http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=361#pressrelease">http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/A ... essrelease</a><!-- m --></div><br><hr><br/>mavrik65@Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:11 pm : <div class="postbody"><div class="quotetitle">crappyatticus wrote:</div><div class="quotecontent">I can see it now, Carmack sitting in a tent with a whole bunch of middle-aged guys on one side and a bunch of teens on the other.<br /><br />Teens: "What's Doom 4 look like?!"<br />Middle-Aged Men: "WTF is Doom 4?  What about the engine of a AE-141?"*<br />Teens: "WTF is an AE-141?" </div> <br />Carmack: "muhahahahaha!"</div><br><hr><br/>pbmax@Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:14 pm : <div class="postbody"><span style="font-weight: bold">Armadillo Aerospace to provide LOX Engine for Rocket Racing League</span><br /><br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117023117/http://www.rocketracingleague.com/media/press_releases/2008_4_14_oshkosh.html">http://www.rocketracingleague.com/media ... hkosh.html</a><!-- m --><br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117023117/http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=358">http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/A ... ews_id=358</a><!-- m --><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic">"Flying people on our rockets has been our goal from day one, and we are excited to work with the Rocket Racing League® to provide a system that will be safe for the pilots, cost effective and robust for the teams, and spectacular for the crowds," said John Carmack, President of Armadillo Aerospace."</span><br /><br />This is very cool. The EAA air show in Oshkosh, WI is the largest air show in the world and its just 45 miles away from me. If Carmack is going to be there for RRL's first race, then I'm going for sure!<br /><br />Rocket Truck!!!<br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117023117/http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/2008_02_24/rocketCraneTruck.mpg">http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/200 ... eTruck.mpg</a><!-- m --><br /><br />Holy crap, does this look safe to you?<br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117023117/http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/2008_02_24/6-pack_presentation.jpg">http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/200 ... tation.jpg</a><!-- m --><br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117023117/http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/2008_02_24/6-pack_ascent.jpg">http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/200 ... ascent.jpg</a><!-- m --><br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117023117/http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/2008_02_24/6-pack_apogee.jpg">http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/200 ... apogee.jpg</a><!-- m --><br /><br />Carmack earns Judo/Jujitsu Brown Belt<br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117023117/http://www.becerrajudo.com/pictures/2007CarmackBrownBelt.jpg">http://www.becerrajudo.com/pictures/200 ... wnBelt.jpg</a><!-- m --></div><br><hr><br/>pbmax@Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 3:31 pm : <div class="postbody">Rocket Racing League Promo Video:<br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117023117/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsMyiIL3ObU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsMyiIL3ObU</a><!-- m --><br /><br />its actually a very cool concept. it reminds me of Star Wars pod racing. i'm not so sure it will be spectator friendly though if most of the action is 10 miles away...<br /><br />here's a video with carmack in it:<br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117023117/http://www.aero-tv.net/index.cfm?videoid=d1764c5a-6e93-41fd-a0a4-14c91f2f4152">http://www.aero-tv.net/index.cfm?videoi ... c91f2f4152</a><!-- m --></div><br><hr><br/>pbmax@Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:12 pm : <div class="postbody"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117023117/http://www.airventure.org/2008/4wed30/rrl.html">http://www.airventure.org/2008/4wed30/rrl.html</a><!-- m --><br /><br />Rocket Racing League had its first successful public showing at EAA. RRL's rocket planes are powered by Armadillo Aerospace engines.</div><br><hr><br/>crappyatticus@Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:56 pm : <div class="postbody">I can see it now, Carmack sitting in a tent with a whole bunch of middle-aged guys on one side and a bunch of teens on the other.<br /><br />Teens: "What's Doom 4 look like?!"<br />Middle-Aged Men: "WTF is Doom 4?  What about the engine of a AE-141?"*<br />Teens: "WTF is an AE-141?"<br /><br />Definitely some cool looking stuff though.  I live in WI as well and they're constantly talking about the Fly-In on the radio.<br /><br />*For the record, I have zero clue about planes and Armadillo Aerospace other than that they make rockets.  As far as I know I just made up the AE-141.</div><br><hr><br/>pbmax@Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:10 pm : <div class="postbody">First rocket plane flight test (with videos at bottom). Cool stuff!<br /><br /><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081117023117/http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=361#pressrelease">http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/A ... essrelease</a><!-- m --></div><br><hr><br/>mavrik65@Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:11 pm : <div class="postbody"><div class="quotetitle">crappyatticus wrote:</div><div class="quotecontent">I can see it now, Carmack sitting in a tent with a whole bunch of middle-aged guys on one side and a bunch of teens on the other.<br /><br />Teens: "What's Doom 4 look like?!"<br />Middle-Aged Men: "WTF is Doom 4?  What about the engine of a AE-141?"*<br />Teens: "WTF is an AE-141?" </div> <br />Carmack: "muhahahahaha!"</div><br><hr><br/>