Does anyone have a copy of this out there?The May 1970 issue of Model Rocketry magazine features an article with plans for an 'upscale' Falcon called the Thunder-Bird. This model would fly on B and C motors.
Does anyone have a copy of this out there?
Thank youYou can download it from here:
https://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/ModelRocketry/Model_Rocketry_v02n08_05-70.pdf
I would put a small amount of incidence into the stabilizer, maybe about one degree. I can't tell from looking at it or the Thunderbird whether there was some built in or not. But what I have learned is that rocket boosted gliders won't transition well or at all if there isn't some incidence in the either the wing or stabilizer.
Sorry to kick the tires on this thread, but just came across an interesting Falcon upscale. The "Sarge" was a "simple" rocket glider that used the mass shift from burning all the propellant in a mini motor to shift the CG for glide. Looks like a fun build! I'm working on a Falcon upscale as well, but planned to spit the motor with a streamer (as on the current version of Semroc Hawk.)
Sarge plan
Thanks Frank.George Gassaway did an rc 2.5x a few years ago https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/estes-astron-falcon-boost-glider-kit-k-13.132422/
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