Initiator001
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In 19981, AeroTech was contacted by a company which made after-market parts for R/C cars. The company wanted to know if AeroTech could make rocket motors for a R/C Funny Car model they were designing.
AeroTech was interested and came up with a plgged RMS casing and loads for the motor.
The R/C company owner came to Las Vegas with two of the prototype cars.
We found a place to run the cars next-door to my then apartment complex where a new strip mall had been built but was not yet open. It had a large, unobstructed paved parking lot.
The cars were readied with the RMS motors, the radios checked out and we made ready to run one of the cars. One person would ignite the rocket motor with the AeroTech Interlock controller while another person would 'drive' the car.
It worked!
Everyone got at least two-three 'runs'.
We tried to determine the 'speed' of the cars. I recall it being over "80 MPH" (I don't recall if that was 'scale' speed or actual speed. The cars WERE pretty fast). I do recall I was 'awarded' the record for the fastest run that day.
Biggest problem we had with the cars was over-controlling on the steering and no way to brake the cars.
The owner thanked us and went back to California.
At the RCHTA Show later that year, the R/C company had a booth and showed off the rocket car. AeroTech, also, had one of the rocket car prototypes in it's booth.
That was the first and last time these rocket cars were shown at a trade show. I guess there wasn't much interest.
I took pictures of the painted rocket car prototypes on display at the RCHTA 1991 Show.
AeroTech was interested and came up with a plgged RMS casing and loads for the motor.
The R/C company owner came to Las Vegas with two of the prototype cars.
We found a place to run the cars next-door to my then apartment complex where a new strip mall had been built but was not yet open. It had a large, unobstructed paved parking lot.
The cars were readied with the RMS motors, the radios checked out and we made ready to run one of the cars. One person would ignite the rocket motor with the AeroTech Interlock controller while another person would 'drive' the car.
It worked!
Everyone got at least two-three 'runs'.
We tried to determine the 'speed' of the cars. I recall it being over "80 MPH" (I don't recall if that was 'scale' speed or actual speed. The cars WERE pretty fast). I do recall I was 'awarded' the record for the fastest run that day.
Biggest problem we had with the cars was over-controlling on the steering and no way to brake the cars.
The owner thanked us and went back to California.
At the RCHTA Show later that year, the R/C company had a booth and showed off the rocket car. AeroTech, also, had one of the rocket car prototypes in it's booth.
That was the first and last time these rocket cars were shown at a trade show. I guess there wasn't much interest.
I took pictures of the painted rocket car prototypes on display at the RCHTA 1991 Show.
