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Old 05-22-2017, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by tbzep
The Maxi Brute HoJo flies just fine on a D12. I've got many flights on mine with a D12 bot in calm and in moderate wind. It won't set altitude records, but it is safe. The Pershing II is way underpowered on a D12. I flew mine a total of one time and immediately retired it. It wobbled off the pad and made my Centuri Saturn V look like a high altitude bird in comparison.


About the time I bought mine, I saw one fly on an Aerotech F14 Black Jack. Nice slow liftoff and around a 4 second burn. I bought two of those motors for it (I converted HoJo to 29mm). Still have the motors, but they are not certified, and I'm not sure I'd try to get permission to use them, or risk using them. Several alternatives exist now.

I just posted elsewhere that I never finished the build. Had real issues with the fins. I know John Boren has a technique for toughening/reinforcing fins with fiberglass strands so I'm going to ask him for details when we get together at NSL.
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Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
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Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp
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