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Old 12-28-2017, 08:38 PM
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That new variation of the My Boid is an interesting idea. An ST-8 sized model with a 13mm mount is a nice size combination, too.

The 1" plastic flagging streamer on the original was pretty ineffective (I managed to get one with the fins and nose cone that pretty much match the artwork still being used) and it sometimes needed repair.

Seems silly to reuse the same catalog number, though, as it clearly leads to confusion.

At that price point the new My Boid will be a worthy competitor to the BMS School Rocket. I'll have to get a couple to try out for some future MoF-related projects.



As an aside to tbzep - I have some Alpha with FireFly altimeter data on various A motors including the A10 and A3 (these using the plastic adapters JumpJet designed) and there is no real performance advantage, in that case, for the 13mm motors. Having a smaller motor mount and needing no adapter would save enough mass to make it matter some, I expect.
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