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Old 08-02-2017, 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by al_packer
Bernard pointed out to me that the body tube length is/was 7.75" Further proof that after 50+ years I don't remember everything perfectly. Also, as Bernard noted, the kit was first advertised in the April, 1966 issue of the MRN (see picture illustrating the article on model finishing on page 1 of that issue). Doing the photo interpretation thing, I see that the body was indeed 7.75" even on the prototype models, so it didn't change over the years. I have no idea as to why that particular length was chosen except for my suspicion that I was dealing with some packaging/shipping issues.
2021 will be the 50th anniversary of another of your kits, the Mosquito (which had a different decor scheme in 1971: http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/ca.../712est56c.html ), as well as other Mini-Brute kits that you designed. A "Flown in All 50 States Mosquito" (like the "All American Alpha" back in the late 1990s--I flew it in Alaska, at the Poker Flat sounding rocket facility) would be a challenging event, to be sure, but it would be cheaper to ship from one participant to the next... :-)
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