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Couldn't you design and bulid something cool to try them in?
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Do what I'm going to do tomorrow to fly some FSI E5-0 and D20-3 motors that I'm testing as part of the NAR Old Motor Testing Program: Use Saucers. I've got a Quest SPEV saucer that had the entire center portion blown to bits during last week's test of Estes C5-3 motors (2 of the 3 from one date code blew and that stopped thetesting on the third, but the other date code all worked fine). I have rebuilt it with a Quest T-25 motor mount tube and I'll use the FSI motors in it (with tape). I'll also fire a few of them in my McDonald's Happy Meal flying saucer conversions that have been in a box for almost 20 years. Old motors should go in old rockets.
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I built a SPEV to take the Quest D5. Just a warning, I flew my SPEV with a Quest D5 and it made a large arc and burned until it was about 20' from the ground. It was safe but with an E5 might have been on the ground before it was burned out. |
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Good safety advice. 1) Was there any wind? 2) Did you use a standard Estes 30" launch rod or either the 1/8" x 4 foot long steel or the 3/16" x 5 foot long steel rod I plan to use? luckily the Estes Snitch I flew used the good batch of C5-3 motors. Excellent speed off the rod and ejection was very high up (no flaming bits got anywhere near the ground).
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1) Yes, winds were light. I flew my old Astrocam and it was landing within 50' or so of the pad. It did turn into the little wind there was. 2) I did not use an Estes rod or any rod you plan to use I used a 36" long 1/8" single piece rod. There was no tipoff, it took off completely straight and as I described, the flight was an arc, a continuous slow turn during the entire thrust, and about 1/3 of the thrust phase was with the rocket pointing down. I have seen long burn saucers do this before. If you use a 100' rod yours will probably fly straight. You probably will be fine as I think about it the E5 was certified by NAR at 21.5 n/s, barely more than the D5. In addition, the arc I saw could have been caused by a slight thrust misalignment or the SPEV shell I got that has a slight warp. I would love to see a video of your flight. I was saving an E5 but now I wonder.... |
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Any further news when the big Quest BP E and F motors will actually be up for sale ???
I wanted to try a few but am starting to get that vaporware feeling.....
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Any news on these at all??? I am very anxious for the release but I am starting to pick up the vaporware vibe, alot like the quest 18mm D
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They are coming. Lots of new regulations to deal with at the ports as I understand it. |
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Complete explanation given at the NARAM Manufacturer's forum. Go to NARAMlive website, look for the day of the forum, then listen to the audio file.
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Thanks for the replies, i guess i will just have to sit around and wait for them....
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