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Old 11-03-2015, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Roscoe1951
Hi Doug, thanks for your quick response. The rocket is the CC Express. I didn't use a coupler but taped together the 2 engines. The fins on the booster were mounted with the rear edge of the fin even with the rear of the booster's body tube, as per the instructions. I will need to rebuild the booster. Would it be better to mount the fins so that the leading edge of the fin is even with the front of the booster's body tube? Also, both engines remained in the 2 stages. Best regards, Mike


You could also try locating the booster fins using this old school method from the Estes TR-2 white paper. I'll bet it comes pretty close to Doug's "that looks about right" placement.

http://www2.estesrockets.com/pdf/28...ction_TR-TN.pdf
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