Delta-IV
Well-Known Member
Well, I finally got around to building my Estes Saturn V I bought a few years back. I decided to make it capable of a 5 motor cluster by making 1/8" lite ply centering rings, 3D printed fin fairings and a 3D printed LEM shroud.
My thought was to fly it on a single E18-4 for the first flight but unfortunately, my stock of two E18's had lost the sheet telling if it had a 4 second or 7 second delay charge. I wanted the 4 second only. So lesson learned here is, don't make last second substitutes. So I used an Estes E12-4 motor, boy was that a mistake.
After re-build it will go with a minimum of an F21 on a single motor or a cluster of black powder motors only.
I am posting this as a caution to anyone who has bought these kits, even building to stock, a D12 or E12 will be an under-powered flight.
My thought was to fly it on a single E18-4 for the first flight but unfortunately, my stock of two E18's had lost the sheet telling if it had a 4 second or 7 second delay charge. I wanted the 4 second only. So lesson learned here is, don't make last second substitutes. So I used an Estes E12-4 motor, boy was that a mistake.
After re-build it will go with a minimum of an F21 on a single motor or a cluster of black powder motors only.
I am posting this as a caution to anyone who has bought these kits, even building to stock, a D12 or E12 will be an under-powered flight.
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