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Old 03-25-2012, 11:30 AM
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I have never seen a thunderbolt...thanks for sharing...i still have no clue on the one next to the enerjet
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Old 03-26-2012, 12:33 PM
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I have never seen a thunderbolt...thanks for sharing...i still have no clue on the one next to the enerjet



Same here. The catalog picture left much to be desired.
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Old 03-26-2012, 02:22 PM
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Lonnie told me that crappy drawing was just as well since he couldn't make them fast enough to satisfy demand or service dealers anyway.

They were case bonded core burners with a hex wrench mandrel. He was a bit of a hillbilly.

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Old 03-26-2012, 02:29 PM
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I think the QC method employed by FSI was "if it burns without exploding, it's good enough" !
Unfortunately, that was the case only for about 70% of their motors.
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Old 03-26-2012, 04:59 PM
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I think the QC method employed by FSI was "if it burns without exploding, it's good enough" !
Unfortunately, that was the case only for about 70% of their motors.



I could have sworn that was good enough according to the book of gh. After all, they were FAST, LOUD, DANGEROUS, or borderline UNSAFE...


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Old 03-26-2012, 05:16 PM
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That's just phunnie!

Drill, baby, drill! The cores!
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Old 03-26-2012, 09:32 PM
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Dat's rite...drill dem cores !!!!

Actually that method of QC is fine for anyone's rocket BUT MINE !
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Old 03-26-2012, 09:52 PM
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Dat's rite...drill dem cores !!!!

Actually that method of QC is fine for anyone's rocket BUT MINE !
From this day forward you cannot fly B14's. No I am not kidding. Problem solved.

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