Ye Olde Rocket Forum

Go Back   Ye Olde Rocket Forum > The Golden Age of Model Rocketry > Plans & Publications
User Name
Password
Auctions Register FAQ Members List Calendar Today's Posts Search Mark Forums Read


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 03-07-2015, 06:48 PM
rtuinila rtuinila is offline
Craftsman
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 104
Default Does anyone know how thick the balsa sheet ...

for the Estes Pegasus #0806 was? I'd like to clone one!

Thanks!

Roy
__________________
Roy Tuinila

CMASS Member

NAR #90252

NARTREK Bronze

L1 w/Mega Der Red Max on an H87-IM-7
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 03-07-2015, 07:12 PM
rtuinila rtuinila is offline
Craftsman
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 104
Default

Never mind, I found it on JimZ's site.
__________________
Roy Tuinila

CMASS Member

NAR #90252

NARTREK Bronze

L1 w/Mega Der Red Max on an H87-IM-7
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 03-08-2015, 08:03 AM
Ltvscout Ltvscout is offline
Ye Olde Rocket Shoppe
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 6,474
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by rtuinila
Never mind, I found it on JimZ's site.

Roy,

What was the thickness, just in case someone else is wondering?
__________________
Scott D. Hansen
Ye Olde Rocket Shoppe - Your One Stop BAR Shoppe!
Ye Olde Rocket Plans - OOP Rocket Plans From 38 Companies!
Ye Olde Rocket Forum
WOOSH NAR Section #558
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 03-08-2015, 03:34 PM
rtuinila rtuinila is offline
Craftsman
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 104
Default

The thickness of the balsa sheet was 1/16"
__________________
Roy Tuinila

CMASS Member

NAR #90252

NARTREK Bronze

L1 w/Mega Der Red Max on an H87-IM-7
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 03-09-2015, 03:16 AM
ghrocketman's Avatar
ghrocketman ghrocketman is offline
President, MAYHEM AGITATORS, Inc.
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Nunya Bizznuss, Michigan
Posts: 13,443
Default

The Pegasus was one of very few Estes rockets that used 1/16" fin stock.
All of the others with two exceptions are mini-brutes as well.
The only two rockets I know of using 18mm power and 1/16" fin stock are the Astron Streak and the Astron Sprint.
__________________
When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL
, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !

Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 03-09-2015, 03:57 PM
L3Excalibur L3Excalibur is offline
Old Fart Rocketeer
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 142
Default Does anyone know how thick the balsa sheet ...

Quote:
Originally Posted by ghrocketman
The Pegasus was one of very few Estes rockets that used 1/16" fin stock.
All of the others with two exceptions are mini-brutes as well.
The only two rockets I know of using 18mm power and 1/16" fin stock are the Astron Streak and the Astron Sprint.


Actually, several of the orignal K series rockets used 1/16" fin stock....

K-08 Astron Sky Hook
K-14 Astron Drifter
K-18 Astron X-Ray
K-20 Mars Snooper
K-25 Astron Gyroc
K-31 Starblazer (original Series III engine version)

I am sure there were others.
__________________
Buzz McD.

Avid rocketeer since 1967.
NAR 13559 / L2
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 03-09-2015, 05:09 PM
BEC's Avatar
BEC BEC is offline
Master Modeler
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Auburn, Washington
Posts: 3,643
Default

The current Wizard (1292) is an 18mm motor model which has 1/16th thick fins.
__________________
Bernard Cawley
NAR 89040 L1 - Life Member
SAM 0061
AMA 42160
KG7AIE
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 03-09-2015, 07:07 PM
ghrocketman's Avatar
ghrocketman ghrocketman is offline
President, MAYHEM AGITATORS, Inc.
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Nunya Bizznuss, Michigan
Posts: 13,443
Default

Wow.
I thought all of those used 3/32".
__________________
When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL
, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !

Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 03-09-2015, 08:31 PM
K'Tesh's Avatar
K'Tesh K'Tesh is offline
Seagulls Beware...
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Subject to Change
Posts: 930
Default

Then there's the Estes Aerospace Club (EAC) Viper that had 1/16" thick fins too.

I seem to remember that there are 1/16" thick fins on the Estes Courier (1911), and as detail parts on the Photon Probe as well.
__________________
.
.

Dreaming of making the rockets I dreamed of as a kid (and then some).

"The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack."
"The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."


Launching is Optional... Landing? That Depends on Trees.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 03-09-2015, 08:57 PM
ghrocketman's Avatar
ghrocketman ghrocketman is offline
President, MAYHEM AGITATORS, Inc.
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Nunya Bizznuss, Michigan
Posts: 13,443
Default

Come to think of it, the Ninja and the Zinger were both 18mm and used 1/16" stock also...not that I'd be interested in those runts other than for a fire-and-forget near-orbital launch on something like an Aerotech D10 or D21...
__________________
When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL
, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !

Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:35 AM.


Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.0.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Ye Olde Rocket Shoppe © 1998-2024