08-04-2014, 04:00 PM
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Location: Douglas, MA
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Originally Posted by PaulK
Can't let a Cherokee-D thread go without adding something. The 18" version is the *right* length to me, perhaps since that was the length of my first one "back in the day". I've built both, but my upscales are based on the long version. Agree about nose weight, a D12-7 on the short version w/ Balsa NC needs a large steel washer to be stable. My most recent clone was a BT55 18" tube, with a 29mm mount for the Estes F15. Needed to entirely fill the plastic NC with clay, but flies great!  |
Funny, because my first one was the short version, that is the one that is *right* for me.
When I built the upscale using Semroc 225 tubing (OD is 2.43) the calculated length for the short version came out to 29.985" and Semroc had a 30" tube.
I did not remove .015" from the tube. 
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