07-25-2016, 08:16 PM
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Old Submariner
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Home of Wayne & Garth
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Originally Posted by jbuscaglia
The E12 is perfect for a Super Big Bertha.
When they first came out I bought a bunch of E12-4's that turned out to have the bad date code. I had a beat up old Super Big Bertha and I figured I wouldn't be too upset if a cato destroyed it, so I gave it a shot. I got a couple of beautiful flights before one of the E12's finally blew. The plastic nose cone softened from the heat of the fireball and it deformed when I picked it up.
FWIW, I measured the fin thickness on the remains. They're 1/8" balsa.
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Thanks for the confirmation on the fin thickness. Were they slot mounted?
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