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Old 03-09-2015, 09:09 PM
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My Ninja used 3/32" basswood.



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Doh!!!!

Mosquito... How could I have forgotten that?
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Mosquito is a 13mm mini-brute.
Very few minis used anything but 1/16".

Bill-
What do you use for powr in the mega-ninja ?
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What do you use for powr in the mega-ninja ?

F20-7 for the first flight. I have a G that I plan to try this summer if we get to a big enough field. I'm hoping for Southern Thunder.
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Old 03-10-2015, 06:36 PM
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Actually, several of the orignal K series rockets used 1/16" fin stock....

K-08 Astron Sky Hook
K-14 Astron Drifter
K-18 Astron X-Ray
K-20 Mars Snooper
K-25 Astron Gyroc
K-31 Starblazer (original Series III engine version)

I am sure there were others.

The K-12 Astron Farside used 1/16" fins also. Those first stage fins are BIG for such thin stock, but sure makes it light.
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The Apogee II (Estes K-5/1205) also used 1/16" fin stock. The Space Plane used 1/16" balsa. The Falcon (Estes K-13) used 1/16" balsa for everything except the wings
(3/32") and the pylon (3/16" Actually, a Scout fin). The 1/16" balsa seemed to be stiffer in those old kits than the typical balsa that you find these days.
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