Will a C6-5 kill an Estes Hex-3?

Brainlord Mesomorph · Apr 27, 2018

(IMHO: The Estes Hex-3 was a waste of both time and money ($5) , more importantly, time)

The official engine is a C6-0.

but there is no recovery system, it just blows the ejection charge into the air.
Do I really have to stop and buy engines before I fly it tomorrow?

lakeroadster · Apr 27, 2018

You ever been hit with a falling engine? There are folks here that have been.

The discarded engine can also be a fire hazard.

Use the correct engine.

kyle · Apr 27, 2018

Looks like it has a hook for motor retention, you might scorch the tube some but you should be fine.

BEC · Apr 27, 2018

The Hex-3 doesn't eject the engine, whether it's a booster type or not. It has a motor clip.

My concern in using a C6-5 would be having the ejection charge fire when it was close to the ground coming down (fire hazard if it's dry where you fly) or even after it is back on the ground (same thing).

But it's not going to hurt the rocket itself to use one.

neil_w · Apr 27, 2018

Big issue for me is whether the ejection charge will fire before it lands. Ejection after landing = bad. Id feel safer with a C6-3, at least until you know what the normal flight time is.

hcmbanjo · Apr 29, 2018

I have launched my Hex-3 variation (Flying Porta Pad) using C6-3s with good success.
Ideally you'd want to use a C6-0. BEC and Neil W are right, a C6-5 would put the ejection too close to the ground, probably after the model landed.

https://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-flying-porta-pad-launcher.html

Brainlord Mesomorph · Apr 29, 2018

Thanks guys,
I bought engines

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