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Old 04-03-2013, 01:49 AM
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Originally Posted by gpoehlein
No can do - the only place I get to fly is at our club launches, so NAR rules are always in effect (no modified motors). So cutting down a regular motor is not an option. And I thought of using the adapter with a 1/2A3-4T (I have the Semoc Midget that comes with T motor adapter sleeves), but as with using the A10-0 and A10-3T, it adds weight to the motor end of the model that wouldn't be there with an S motor using the current style casings. Granted, not a big deal, but still worth thinking about.

Greg
And don't forget the Centuri birds that were designed for the shorties--the original Lil' Herc and the Firefly two-stager! Maybe Carl could make a vacu-formed (or cast polyurethane resin) version of the new Estes two-piece red plastic motor adaptors, but sized to "convert" 13 mm mini motors to shorty S motors. Also:

Regarding your NAR club difficulty (Re: using "cut-down" shorty motors at club launches), I see a niche market for motor, er...re-printing... I'm a NAR member, too, but if one -secretly- breaks a rule that is a "victim-less crime" anyway, I have a hard time working up righteous indignation against violators. To me, it just isn't in the same category as, say, launching rockets at angles of less than 30 degrees to the local vertical, or launching flammable or explosive payloads--those are clearly dangerous activities, while using "cut-down" S motors is a "paper/political" violation. If I were in your situation, I'd keep my own counsel and enjoy some S motor nostalgia flying.
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