I'm sure this is true for the most part.....but back in '67 when I started the first model I flew was a Sout on a 1/2A8-2....... I had actually read the Estes catalog where it talks about engine size and field size....and not really having a field (at the time, I sure found one nearby real fast) I launched it the deadend street of our neighborhood...and it came in ballistic about 4 houses down and missed hitting the roof by 1 foot...and stuck it's nose in the ground.

All the neighborhood kids thought it was so cool.....

My favs back then was the Scout, Streak and Sprite......

I could launch them in the backyard with a 1/4A and not lose them....

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"Old Rocketeer's don't die; they just go OOP".....unless you 3D print them.

Having worked in a hobby shop in the 1980s and a different hobby shop in the 1990s the most popular/best selling model rocket motor was the C6-5.

Talking to folks working for hobby distributors over the years confirms that information.

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Bob
S.A.M. # 0014

Getting a Sprite/Scout/Streak back on a C6-7 would be a better challenge.

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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 !

Actually, the B6-4 and B4-4 have been my most used motors over the last few years.

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'Til next time,

Mike Toelle

NAR 31692 L1

SAM 0373