01-12-2013, 12:25 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Auburn, Washington
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Originally Posted by Carl@Semroc
This is some of the best news for model rocketry in a while! Congratulations to the engine gurus at Estes for this accomplishment. They are essentially a "bring back" of the Centuri Mini-Max "EB" engines from 1971. I never got a chance to fly those because it happened just after Semroc went insolvent and I was starting a career in electronics.
They are very close to these Mini-Max engines in specifications and probably even closer to the actual delivered performance. Granted, they are not the port burning for high lift, but they do fill a need and will be a lot of fun to watch.
The slow ramp up and low peak thrust will present challenges for heavier rockets, but they ARE mid-power engines and most mid-power rockets are flown off rods longer than 3 feet. I agree with John that the biggest problem will be finding the rockets.
NOW we can finally do a two-stage SLS Firefly!
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And you have some very suitable kits in your SLS line already. I've an SLS AeroDart in the ready-to-finish stage and already have a 29mm mount for it. Hmmmmmm........
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