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Old 05-22-2013, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Neal Miller
I have some Mid 60's Estes Model Rocket Engines with a three letter date code.
Does anyone know how to translate these codes ? The two engines at the bottom are some of the last pound-second engines made in 1968. the A.8.3 & the B.8.4 engines are from some-where after 1963, ( the mailing tubes had a zip code). note the two different codes on the A.8.3 engines . These Engines are from before my time in Model Rocketry so any help would be appreciated.


Neal-

Based on Ed's information then, it appears your B.08 booster engine is a 'V' code motor made by him, on some undetermined date. Looks like 'mid-60s' would be a good guess though.

Wonder who the 'U' operator code was for? All the ones I have end in U.


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