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I flew the Strato Streak yesterday. Ugh. Rockets deliver on that that "old time" happiness/thrill, but the 'Streak does not. At least, not for me, right now. The thing would barely fly. Barely.
Guess I'll see what I can do with it and give it another chance. Sure looks good.
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You could even cluster two or three of the "report-less" rockets for greater thrust. By using staggered ignition (having the exhaust of the first rocket light the fuse of the second one, and so on), you would achieve longer powered flight durations. It's non-NAR Certified fun!
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Both. Basically a no flying airplane. Great balsa—dense and heavy. Great for rockets, bad for gliders. Not enough juice in that rubber-band. A picnic table may have been more fun and helpful. Quote:
Don't recall. Packaging was made in China; I don't know about the plastic parts. The prop looked like any other I've seen on that type of glider. If I put some idle time into it, I'm sure it'd work better. I'd have to summon up some interest in doing that. It's just not there right now. I was going for a few minutes of instant gratification/fun. Oh, well.
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I think about twenty to thirty minutes of attention would make it a passable flyer. A little sanding on the underside of the wings to lighten them up and perhaps induce a little more camber, along with a little sanding (weight reduction) of the fuselage (it's a stout little stick) would help greatly. Of equal importance would be to snip the wire holding the wheels on and just bend them over. They retain the wheels by using a side-ways "U" and the end of the wire scrapes the side of the wheel. I guess they did it so a child wouldn't poke themselves.
Anyway, I just didn't think I'd have to operate on a simple prop glider. It'll wait for a lazy Sunday with nothing better to do. In the mean time... it still looks good. And that's fine.
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Strato streak
Good idea, I thought about eliminating the landing gear and go with very small wheels or skids as you recommended. I did fix the prop so the shaft dosernt hit along the fuse, to slow it down It did work better that time. Thanks!
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"Human size" rubber powered aeroplane -- maiden flight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87lalFUzMi8 |
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