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The World’s Largest Amateur Rocket Is Almost as Tall as a V-2

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Unlike wood-based models, the Heat 1X is a real metal rocket. At more than 9 meters high, it’s also the largest amateur rocket in the world. The guys building it are planning one almost as large as the V-2.

https://gizmodo.com/shots-of-the-36-foot-saturn-v-model-launch-thats-a-big-5227636

They call themselves Copenhagen Suborbitals, and they operate from an abandoned shipyard in the outskirts of the Danish capital. This group of nutters rolled out their Heat 1X engine last Sunday. The image above puts it next to their planned beasts and the first ballistic missile ever: The German V-2.

These are the same guys who built a submarine last year, which makes me fear they are probably planning to build a cruise missile and pacify some hostile territory. Like New Jersey. [Something Awful]

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