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Delta IV Heavy
We've just added Delta IV Rockets' Delta IV Heavy model rocket kit to our online catalog.
The Delta IV Heavy is 31 inches tall. It features large, custom-made balsa nose cones; pre-slotted body tubes; pre-cut clear fins; photo-illustrated instructions with scale data; pre-printed wraps; and three nylon parachutes. The rocket flies on an E9-4 and two D12-3 motors. As the D12-3 motors burn out, the strap-on boosters separate while the core motor continues to burn. This is a challenging kit to build, but produces an eye-catching model that is exciting to fly. http://www.jonrocket.com/index.php?...products_id=408 We've also recently added a number of other new items to our online catalog. Please stop by and check out our selection. -- Roger |
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The model looks great and has unique functionality for a kit, but that price is positively BRUTAL for a low/mid power kit.
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Are any of the kits signed by Moose?
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Unfortunately, that's just how much it costs to produce a kit of this size with quality parts. Please consider that the Delta IV Heavy kit is the equivalent of three kits. Each of the strap-on boosters is a detailed rocket kit by itself - complete with clear fins, a motor mount, and a parachute. Also, remember, that the shipping is free for US orders. We would have liked to have charged less, but, as it is, Carl , the developer of the kit, isn't going to make more than a few dollars off each kit. With the amount of time he put into developing the kit, Carl has probably been working for about 12 cents an hour. :-) -- Roger |
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None of the kits are ... :-) ... but one of Carl's prototypes is signed by a number of the people who work on the Delta program. I'm not sure if Carl reads YORF, but he has a thread about the Deta IV heavy kit at TRF: http://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?t=8061 -- Roger |
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It's great to have a parallel-staged kit (and a scale one, no less!) available, as parallel-staged kits aren't very common! A nice "bonus" is the fact that the D12 and E9 motors' thin, reddish exhaust flames are similar in appearance to the full-scale Delta IV Heavy's narrow, transparent red hydrogen/oxygen exhaust flames (and the model's blue-gray smoke trails aren't too different-looking than the full-scale bird's vapor trails).
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tell me, what is the max altitude for this beast? Can't be as high as the price.
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