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This is not eligible for the competition because it's not new. But, it does have the motor at the top:
[video=youtube;_mhCF39BDTE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mhCF39BDTE[/video]
The Big Daddy Akavish will be new again soon, though. I have some rebuilding to do .....
I know I'm preaching to the choir ... but, having the motor at the top helps the Akavish to be stable. It's not because the rocket acts like a pendulum hanging below the motor. The top-mounted motor helps because the motor is the heaviest part of the rocket and putting it at the top moves the CG forward.
-- Roger
[video=youtube;_mhCF39BDTE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mhCF39BDTE[/video]
The Big Daddy Akavish will be new again soon, though. I have some rebuilding to do .....
I know I'm preaching to the choir ... but, having the motor at the top helps the Akavish to be stable. It's not because the rocket acts like a pendulum hanging below the motor. The top-mounted motor helps because the motor is the heaviest part of the rocket and putting it at the top moves the CG forward.
-- Roger