I've actually never flown it, but I've fired it in a stand. (If you can find the video on the RATTworks website, that's my motor.) I doubt they sold many. I've never seen another one.
A few items I've picked up over the years. I'll probably never use the motors. I don't know how they were stored before I came upon them. The manual is copyright 1966 and so it nearly a decade older than I am. I think the Estes motors might be older than me too.
actual Hellfire motor.
Probably a long shot, but I'd love to add the following oldies to my collection. PM if you have any and are willing to sell.
AT J700T 54mm SU
AT I220T 54mm SU
AT H145T 38mm SU
Any Rocketflite motors, SS or non-SS. Would love to add an H220SS to my collection.
Any Vulcan motors. Would pay a very fair price for an actual Hellfire motor.
Not high power, but here are some fun ones.
It's Friday, just popped open a nice bottle of cab, now what to do... I know, start a new TRF cool motor thread! Here are the guidelines:
1) Post pics, specs, and stories of your favorite motors in your possession. Pics or it didn't happen!
2) Motors you once had that you wish you had bought more of
3) Motors you always wanted but probably will never get
That said, can you even fly non certified motors at a TRA /NAR launch? Some of these rarities are long past certification aren't they?
At a TRA launch, you can fly them as EX motors.
NAR has a program where you can apply to fly old motors, as long as they weren't decertified (certification removed for reasons other than general expiration). I don't know the process, but I know CharlesMcG from the forum has done it.
NAR has a program where you can apply to fly old motors, as long as they weren't decertified (certification removed for reasons other than general expiration). I don't know the process, but I know CharlesMcG from the forum has done it.
That's pretty interesting! I don't suppose you've measured it?It's a motor, but proper reloads for it are almost certainly unavailable. It might work with a 24mm AP reload. I've no intention of trying.
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What you're looking at is an Imp. It's a small motor which was used for spin and attitude control on British sounding rockets such as Skylark. I was lucky enough to win a contest at a rocketry event hosted by Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills, former producer of quality explosives (including rocket motor propellant) for H.M. Government and now a museum. The Imp was the prize.
The below..were..headed to a burn barrel at LDRS tonight.
Nice save Tony
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