Scott...........I tried to upload the TK-44 scans but they are too big at 2.06 MB each. Is there a way to compress them or scan at a lower resolution so that I can send them to you?

Joe

Scott...........second attempt at uploading the TK-44 plans. Quality is not great because I had to reduce the resolution to get a file that was small enough for the upload.

Joe

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Send them to me in two separate email messages at scotth@execpc.com. Thanks. That way I can get the correct (high) quality scans up on the YORP site.

Scott

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Thanks to the low-res plans from Joe, I got this little guy built. I got to launch it a couple of times this weekend - just as much fun as I remembered it! First flight was an A10-3T and the second was an A3-4T. With both flights, the birdie flew up, arced over and ejected in a nose down attitude. The ejection kicked that little birdie straight into the grass. Too cool! If you get a chance to build one, do so! You won't be sorry!

Greg

Hate to point to the obvious but.....

West Wayne Rockets K-44 Birdie Clone

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You can also utilize the "bounce" recovery by simply using the A10-PT for the Birdie's. The
"nose" should be soft, yet tough enough to serve this purpose.

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They fly nice and are perfect for launching in a yard or driveway. They don't go very high or drift far and I have seen them fall through a tree with out getting stuck.

Check this out:
An original TK-Birdie kit on ebay !!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1970s-E...1QQcmdZViewItem

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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, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !

Wow, some are willing to bid that much for a Birdie? This one isn't even the original kit with
the "S" engines. When I put one of my unopened Centuri UFO Invader kit on the auction
block on Rocketry Online, after seven days the top bid was only about $70.

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The TK-birdie is actually VERY rare....it was produced for a much shorter time than the S-Series one....I think it only existed from '73 to '74

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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, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !