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Looks like a fun day. Glad you were able to recover everything intact!
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For a change.
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Good stuff Bill. I always enjoy reading your launch reports.
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I thought of building one that way. Intuition would say it flies higher with the fins on backward...an application of some Jolly Logic will reveal the truth. Quote:
I can probably scare up some. Need six of them? Do you prefer the thinner style Estes used to use or the thicker ones like today's Estes and others like Semroc provide? Bill
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Yeah, maybe, but I think either way you have a lot o' balsa poking out in the slipstream. I doubt that my liberal application of Fill & Finish would help a lot either. Quote:
Actually, yes. I thought about sending out an online plea back when I started the project and realized that the 13mm discs weren't as common as the 18mm discs. I had just tossed a couple out from the Mini-Orion that I'd started building, so I just ordered six 13mm centering rings on my next Semroc order. They came without the centers. After that I kinda lost focus. I was going to as Carl if he had any hanging around the next time I ordered, but then I decided to thin out my build queue a bit. That's where the project stands at this point, so yes, if you can find a few I'd be forever grateful. (And I have no preference at this point. )
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Bill Eichelberger NAR 79563 http://wallyum.blogspot.com/ I miss being SAM 0058 Build floor: Centuri Design Contest F-150 Hurricane Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Gee'Hod, Shrike, SST Shuttle In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Solar Sailer II Semroc Cyber III Ready to fly: Estes - Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Snake Jumper |
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Maybe they figured out they can make money selling the doughnut holes... I rounded up the thin ones. If they will be acceptable, give me your snail address and I'll send them on the way. If you prefer the thick ones, it will take awhile to go though the bones of kits to gather them. Bill
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Resurrecting an old thread, do you remember what motor you flew it on? I built mine with the fins going the right way like yours. I was going to fly it on a C6 this coming Saturday but it occurs to me that if it performs significantly better than the 750' mentioned on the header card I could have a long walk. By the way, there is another possibility with the letters available. You'll see the leftover G and Y in a Scrabble game.
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Mine was a B6-4 flight, and I have it listed as 400'. That's just a guess, but I can say for sure it topped the trees. I still need to finish the sanding. Mine flew in sanding sealer, so that probably chopped off some footage. Love the name. I used some program after I thought of Darn Geeky because I was sure there was something better out there. There obviously was.
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Bill Eichelberger NAR 79563 http://wallyum.blogspot.com/ I miss being SAM 0058 Build floor: Centuri Design Contest F-150 Hurricane Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Gee'Hod, Shrike, SST Shuttle In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Solar Sailer II Semroc Cyber III Ready to fly: Estes - Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Snake Jumper |
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I never noticed before, but your 'chutes seem to be true (or close to) hemispheres. Are they homemade?
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We still love seeing stuff like this. Flying on small fields adds a bit of extra excitement as it tests your recovery skills. Glad you had a good day!
Randy www.vernarockets.com http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HHJHOK6 https://www.facebook.com/RocketBabeDustStorm |
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