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Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/27/2024
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location
Rantoul Airport
Categories
Central Illinois Aerospace is hosting a rocket launch that is waivered for larger rockets and higher flights. It will take place at the Rantoul Aviation Center on the old Chanute airbase and at some additional farm fields around the area.
At these sites they have a waiver allowing flights up to 10,000 feet. Members have flown rockets weighing in at over 25 pounds, and motors as big as ‘K’ class (equivalent to about 1000 ‘A’ motors!). Contact their Director of Operations, Greg Smith, at operations@ciarocketry.org if you plan to fly motors of “L” impulse or greater.
Directions (the old Chanute Airbase – launch site just south of airport)
They will be launching in the field south of the airport.
From the south take US 45 to Chandler (south border of the old base). Turn east, drive about a 3/4 of a mile to Century (Eagle on the map). Turn left (north) on Century, about 1/2 mile to Coon Ave. Turn right (east) on Coon, the equivalent of a couple of blocks until it intersects Hallberg. We’ll be somewhere within sight of that location, probably somewhere along Hallberg St. between Cupernell and Coon Ave.
From the north you can take Century south past the airport to Coon or Cupernell.
If the wind is from the east we’ll be on the east side of the field. Instead of turning onto Century, continue on Chandler until it turns north as Perimeter Rd. We’ll probably be a little way inside the airport access gate.
