01-24-2008, 01:02 PM
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rocket dinosaur
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: My Old Kentucky Home
Posts: 1,184
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You will never see a B14 motor again at least from Estes. Back in the day these motors were "hand-drilled" to get the multi-stage core design; explosions were common; the B8 was the next generation B14; instead of drilling the core, Estes motor maker guru ** ***** redesigned parts of the MABEL machine to be able to use a "formed" core..... much less dangerous.... the C5 used the exact same core as the B8.
Estes has a 95% + world-wide market share in 1/4A-E model rocket motors; they have no effective competition; therefore they do not have to innovate; therefore they do not have to listen to its consumers.
sorry to burst your bubbles, but don't hold your breath on any -0 motors or anything else as far as Estes is concerned anytime soon.
If you want variety in model rocket motors (BP/composite), head over to East Europe: the Poles(EMI/TSP), the Czechs(Delta),the Slovaks(Vymopo); Serbia(Ultra); Slovenia (Mach)Ukraine(MRD) all have a plenthora of rocket motors to choose from.
thats my 2 rubles ymmv
terry dean
nar 16158
ps .
by the way, does anybody know approximately when Estes shifted ALL of its model rocket kit manufacturing over to China?
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