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View Poll Results: Vote for Your Favorite Bill Simon Design | |||
Apogee K-5 1963 | 1 | 1.25% | |
Apogee II K-5 1963 | 1 | 1.25% | |
Phantom K-7 1963 | 0 | 0% | |
Skyhook K-8 1963 | 2 | 2.50% | |
Cobra K-10 1963 | 7 | 8.75% | |
Farside K-12 1964 | 4 | 5.00% | |
Farside X K-12X 1964 | 13 | 16.25% | |
Drifter K-14 1964 | 5 | 6.25% | |
Delta K-16 1965 | 0 | 0% | |
Alpha K-25 1965 | 13 | 16.25% | |
Little Joe II K-30 1968 | 4 | 5.00% | |
Scrambler K-37 1968 | 6 | 7.50% | |
Avenger K-38 1968 | 11 | 13.75% | |
Semi Scale Saturn V K-39 1969 | 3 | 3.75% | |
Midget K-40 1969 | 2 | 2.50% | |
Birdie K-44 1969 | 0 | 0% | |
Beta K-45 1969 | 1 | 1.25% | |
SPEV K-59 1972 | 7 | 8.75% | |
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Farside-X flew yesterday. CCC = WAY zoomie. I lost sight of the top stage shortly after it zipped away.
Got a lot of "WOW" out of that flight. I got everything back, thanks to an unknown person who found the sustainer way out at he far end of the field. It was really beat up. I'm thinking of making a new main body. I'll skip the spin-fins and make it a couple of inches longer, so I can pack really long surveyor's tape streamer in addition to (or even instead of) a parachute. * * * I have an Avenger clone. I think it is intact. I'd like to start the paperwork to use discontinued motors, and fly it on a B14-0 / B4-6 combo. The Farside on a B14-0 / B6-0 / A8-5 would be interesting; fast boost, good altitude but not insane!
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Plus, the long payload section imparts a lot of moment at the transition which I fear over time will make it a loose fit (which I don't want to deal with ) Doug .
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Flew my Astron Cobra last month for its maiden flight, on B6-4 motors. Beautiful flight. Meant to fly it you yesterday at Chili Blaster in Pueblo on C6-5s, but just ran out of time. I am working on an upscale Cobra using BT-80 body, but it will have four 24 mm motors so fins can go thru wall to joints of the motor tubes. Always loved the Farside-X and never had one. I built an Apogee II as a kid instead -- it was like a whole dollar cheaper (!), and one less engine meant I might actually ha able to afford motors to fly it. One of thes days I'll build a Farside-X. I am detailing my first ever Sky Hook now. It was hard to pick my absolute favorite but I probably dreamed about the Farside-X more than any kit as a kid as I browsed the old catalogs.
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Lee Reep NAR 55948 Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold! Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp |
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You launch in Pueblo? You rock. |
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Semroc recently released a reproduction Farside-X, though of course if you have the fin patterns, it's pretty easy to clone. I had one as a kid - it mostly flew on low impulse motors. I built a Farside for a classic model competition a few years ago. I've never had the nerve to go C-C-C on it. Typically B-B-A is what I've done.
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http://www.nar.org/wp-content/uploa...ing-Program.pdf Stefan, The way I read this you won't be able to use B14-0 and B4-6 on the same flight. Only one decertifed motor at a time in a multistage. Jerry, I'm planning to visit Bill Simon tomorrow to do a little prep for this coming weekend's event. I'll try to remember to mention that you would like him to autograph the big Alpha. I know I have a normal sized one, a clone of the first version, that I want him to sign as well.
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My favorite is not listed but it is the Antares as it was my first rocket!
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