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Danes Build Holy Grail of Amateur Rockets

A group of Danes, known as the Copenhagen Suborbitals, have constructed the world's largest amateur rocket. This beast stands at 9 meters tall, and unlike the typical wood-based models, the Heat 1X is a real metal rocket.

Comparison of rocket sizes, including a large rocket and three smaller models, with a human figure for scale.

Says Gizmodo,

"The Copenhagen Suborbitals 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."

Images posted by the group on forum Something Awful (and I quote, "We're building a rocket.

We're building it bigger."):

Welder working on metal pipe in a dimly lit environment.

Industrial equipment mounted on a metal structure against a clear blue sky.

Rocket launch with flames and smoke.

Rocket engine firing in a dark setting.

Rocket propulsion creating a streak of flame.

Rocket engine testing with flames and smoke.

Rocket engine test firing with flame and exhaust visible.

Missile being assembled in a workshop.

Workers maneuvering a large cylindrical object near a warehouse in winter.

Technicians working on a missile in a snowy environment.

For more info, images and video, visit Copenhagen Suborbitals.

Previously, Rocket Power Your Lazy Boy.

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