Consistent with the R2's performance was my Maxi Alpha 3. This is my only mishap with an E12 to date.
It's always been my go to motor because it's so much more dependable than the E9.
The video of this is spectacular - A 20 inch diameter fireball shot out the top on ignition.
It also shows that the model made it 3 feet up the rod, hung there for a moment, then dropped back onto the plate.
Note the ball peen dent it put in the deflector.
I scored several Executioner kits during Estes' Black Friday sale so I have plenty of parts to fix this.
Fortunately the Balsa nose I got from Carl survived intact.

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