Andrew Jackson High School - Jacksonian Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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PERCHING the rockets on a car rooftop protects the vital parts from the damp grass. I I I . . . ■ . TO INSURE a safe three-point landing, Dave Stout anxiously guides the final descent. BLAST OFF! The many hours of hard work are rewarded by a successful liftoff. FRED KOMINOWSKI gives the rocket one last check to see that all is in working order. 17

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They May Not Make It to the Moon, But Power Mechanics ' Rockets Fly DON HERSHBERGER lubricates the parachute shaft with flour to ensure its opening. MIKE SAILORS twirls the rocket to test for its stability. Although preceded by scientists from God- dard to Werner Von Braun, power mechanics students designed and built rockets of their own without relying on existing models. Each class members subjected his missile to tests, hoping to determine what modifications would keep it aloft. The cylindrical rockets, con- structed of very heavy paper with nose cone and tail fins of balsa wood, were propelled by small engine cylinders filled with commercial solid fuel. The engines, ignited by live wires running from automobile batteries, burned from four to seven seconds. An ejection charge- blew off the nose cone and released a plastic or silk parachute. 16

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BALANCED on his knuckles, Monkeyman Kurt Stevens eyes some ripe bananas. PENGUIN Judy Crance certainly affects the audi- ence with her waddling. 18