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I've been on a binge building plane looking rockets and gliders lately - did SR-71 and my second Estes Shuttle.
Now onto the Estes Screaming Eagle kit that I picked up from https://www.rocketryworks.com/ a year or two ago (figured they can use a plug in these difficult times).
Here are the contents of the kit.
I laid them out for my own benefit, so that I can go back and use the measurements to clone or upscale this kit later.
Plastic parachute and elastic shock cord are heading straight into the trashcan (if anyone wants the chute, PM me, and it's yours free, just pay for shipping).
I'm undecided as to whether or not to stick a 24mm motor into the tail end of this kit.
Body tube is 24mm, so it will fit, but 24mm motors are heavier and will shift the CG way aft.
There is not a proper .rkt kit for this model, and no easy way to model CP vs. CG. I could old-school spin it on a string, so we'll see. I may leave MMT decision and installation until after the kit is otherwise completed.
Now onto the Estes Screaming Eagle kit that I picked up from https://www.rocketryworks.com/ a year or two ago (figured they can use a plug in these difficult times).
Here are the contents of the kit.
I laid them out for my own benefit, so that I can go back and use the measurements to clone or upscale this kit later.
Plastic parachute and elastic shock cord are heading straight into the trashcan (if anyone wants the chute, PM me, and it's yours free, just pay for shipping).
I'm undecided as to whether or not to stick a 24mm motor into the tail end of this kit.
Body tube is 24mm, so it will fit, but 24mm motors are heavier and will shift the CG way aft.
There is not a proper .rkt kit for this model, and no easy way to model CP vs. CG. I could old-school spin it on a string, so we'll see. I may leave MMT decision and installation until after the kit is otherwise completed.
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