Guy launches 1:10 scale Saturn V rocket (video)

Posted on Tuesday, April 28 2009 @ 8:36 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Three days ago Steve Eves set a record by launching a 1:10 scale Saturn V rocket, the largest model rocket ever launched. The craft was around 11 meters tall and reached an altitude of almost 1,354 meters (4,441 feet), before a set of parachutes brought it back to the ground in a safe fashion.

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