Centuri T Bird (KC-9 or #5069) Basic Information.
Centuri Engineering
MODEL NAME:
T Bird Also known as:
NUMBER:
KC-9 or #5069
Introduced: 1965
Final Year: 1975
Designer:
Type: Payload, 3 Stage
Motor Mount: 1x18mm/1x18mm/1x18mm
Recovery: Tumble/Tumble/Parachute
Stages: 3
Length: 21.5"
Diameter: 1"
Span:
Weight: 2.8 oz
Mfg. Description: This new super rocket, designed for the experienced model rocketeer, demonstrates the method for reaching extreme altitudes through staging of engines. The advanced, dual lock, stage coupling technique results in reliable ignition and separation of the upper stages.
As each stage engine is expended and falls away, the next stage ignites and takes over. The final stage caries your payload to well over 2400 feet, then returns safely by parachute. (Centuri 1965 Catalog)
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This new super rocket, designed for the experienced model rocketeer, demonstrates the method for reaching extreme altitudes through staging of engines. The advanced, dual lock, stage coupling technique results in reliable ignition and separation of the upper stages.
As each stage engine is expended and falls away, the next stage ignites and takes over. The final stage caries your payload to well over 2400 feet, then returns safely by colorful parachute to be used again and again. (Centuri 1967 Catalog)
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1968 Catalog text identical to 1967 Catalog
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This new super rocket, designed for the experienced model rocketeer, demonstrates the method for reaching extreme altitudes through staging of engines. Centuri's unique "dual-lock" stage coupling technique results in reliable upper stage ignition and separation. As each stage engine "burns out" and falls away, the next stage ignites and takes over. The final stage caries your payload to over 2400 feet, then returns safely by colorful parachute to be flown again and again. (Centuri 1969 Catalog)
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Designed for the experienced rocketeer, the T-BIRD demonstrates the method for reaching high altitudes through staging of engines. Pass-Port staging makes ignition a breeze. First and second stage recover by "tumbling" while the third stage returns by a colorful parachute to be flown again and again. (Centuri 1971 Catalog)
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