Rex R
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while there are arguments for and against the current design...I have found a couple of things. the current design makes it harder to get the motor into and out of some classic rockets(w/ bt50 airframes), example the Estes Alpha*, when built with the current design hook has a clearance problem by the time you get the hook pulled back far enough to insert or extract the motor you will have bent the aft end of the body tube. the old school design needed to be pulled back 5/32", new 5/16". on the other hand the current design does help keep the 'starter' plug from falling out (hook overlaps the plug).
*why yes I do happen to have both an old (1970) and new Alpha on hand, the hook on the old one does not distort the airframe when it is time to insert/extract motors. I will do some work on the new hook to reduce the clearance issue.
Rex
*why yes I do happen to have both an old (1970) and new Alpha on hand, the hook on the old one does not distort the airframe when it is time to insert/extract motors. I will do some work on the new hook to reduce the clearance issue.
Rex