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Papa Elf
Hi All. Today I flew a Quest Astra III with a A3-4 Q-jet motor. This was a recommended motor, but I was curious how well this rocket would fly on that motor. I would think that the motor would be too weak and too long of a delay for this rocket. Well, the rocket took off and veered off course and hit the gutter on the other side of the house. Gutter is fine, the rocket took the damage. Watching the video, lift off seemed to be fine. Quick and straight but dramatically changed course near burn out. At this point, the 4 sec delay was guaranteed to be to long. What do you guys think caused it to veer off course? Do you think the A3-4 would of been fine if it stayed straight and true? I got 1 A3-4 left, but I am reluctant to try that again.
The Astra III starter set comes with B4-4 Q-jets, so as you can see that was a much better choice.
The Astra III starter set comes with B4-4 Q-jets, so as you can see that was a much better choice.