Favorite Motors by Class.......?

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Just curious out of the motors you've actually flown what are your favorite for each class..? ie.. A, B, C, etc...

Mine would go like this ...

A8-3

B6-4

C6-5

D12-5

E9-4 (great in my big daddy)

F21 (mainly due to the versatility fitting into 24mm or 29 with adapter) basically a versatile F20

G64 all around kick butt motor for G flights good flame and smoke

H128 close on this one with the H165 redline but i like the big flames and extra smoke just a little bit more.

I211 a great big flame and smoke motor

J350 another big flame and smoke motor

What say the rest of you ?:)
 
B6-4
C6-5 (my all-time fav)
D12-0 (yeah, dis one rocks )
G40 W

Now of engines I've not fired, but seen in person or vids of, hands down the M, N, O, and P.

Wedge Oldham's Nike- Hercules slays me, and the full N to M Terrier-Sandhawk makes do the TRF dance..*trf dance - wheww-hoo*

The recent S engine vid knocked me into next week.

Someday my friends, I'll be certified level 3 (got to get 1 & 2 first ), then everyone in the midwest better watch out..8)
 
A3-4T
B4-4
D8-8 (18 mm SU, no longer made. D3's are cool too :)
E15W
F67 (Enerjet, early '70s)
G40W
H125W 29 mm SU
I357T
J285T (SU, no longer made)
K250W!!
L1500T (98/5120)
M1939W
N2000W
O1500 Hellfire
P9000 (static tested, not flown yet)
 
A8-3
B6-4
C6-5
D12-5
D13-7W
E18-7W
F12-3J
F24-7W
G33-5
G64-7 (all time favorite mid-power)
H128W-M
H165R-M
I80 (R.A.T.T. WORKS 29mm motor)
I310 (HyperTEK full I for the 440cc tank)
J175 (HyperTEK mid-longburn for the 440cc tank)
J317 (HyperTEK full J for the 835cc tank)
K240 (HyperTEK baby K for the 835cc tank)
 
A10-PT (the only choice for 13mm saucers & Qubits!)
B4-4 (I like the longer burn than B6)
C6-5 (best all around choice for LPR)
D12-3/5
E9-6
F20W (don't fly much 24mm stuff so this is a great small 29mm'er)
EM G35 (3 words: four second burn :D )
Pro38 H153
Pro38 I205
Pro38 I285
I435T (OMG LOUD!)
Pro38 J285 (can you tell I'm a Pro38 fan?!? :D )
 
Sticking just to motors I've flown:

A10-0 - food for my MIRV gryphon
B6-0 - good for staged flights on a small field, especially my MIRV Triune
C6-5 - very versatile motor
D12 - another good workhorse
E30 - rocks in the Estes Phoenix
F39 - more Phoenix fodder (close call between this and the F12)
G104 - flown _lots_ of these (kinda split here, flew a G125 once, and it was awesome)
H238 - bang, it's gone
I300 - ditto
J415 - only flown one, but it got me my personal altitude record
 
A8-3
B6-4
C6-5
D12-5
E30-7
F20
G64
H128
CTI I212
J570
L150 (19 second burn!)
M1315
N2000
O1500

I was browsing Thrustcurve and found it strange that some Estes A motors have more burn time than some H motors.
 
Sticking to one in each class and those I've flown. And ignoring delay.

MMX-II
A10
B2(OOP)
C6
D12
E9 (a new fav)
F50
G80FWL
H242
I357
J420
 
Tough one,

13mm A10-3T
18mm B4-4
18mm C5-3
18mm D13 24mm D9
24mm E9-6. E11-3J
24mm F24-7W 29mm F20-7W
29mm G75J G35E (UFO only), G64
29mm H128!!!!!!!!! 38mm H123
29mm I200W 38mm I161W
38mm J350, J500
 
I guess you always want what you cannot have!!!....C5-3...C5-3...C5-3....C5-3!!!! If there was only ONE motor I could have in existence, THIS would be it!! I just have only a few left....I am afraid to look....out of a WHOLE BOX that I last bought! Save them for certain overweight rockets....new Estes CLUSTER BOMB, new METEOR MASHER, excellent in OOP Estes SIDEWINDER (realistic slow liftoff then fins take over GUIDANCE and "homes in" on target with nice LONG burn to boot). WHY did Estes ever discontinue them??? Anybody know where I can get more?? Another WHOLE BOX???:eek: Don't want the AUCTION route!:mad: I like the LONG BURN E's and the AEROTECH stealth E30's too!
 
I should have added the B14 to the list, but it is gone and probably will never come back :(
 
Everyone has the same favorite A-G, so I'll start with H I guess...

H148R
I435T
J415W (if that doesn't count because of it's two extra newton-seconds making it a K, then I'll go with J800T)
K250W (I know where you're coming from Rocketjunkie ;))
L850S
M2400B
N4000B (well, I at least handled six of em and installed head end igniters in them!)
P8000 GREEN (Frank's motor for the Green Goblin last year at BALLS... WOW that was cool... yeah I didn't fly it but it should still count for SOMETHING :))
 
a10, b4, c6, d12, e25 (oop AT 18mm SU), F100 (enerjet), G40W

that's it so far...
 
Never really thought about favorite motors in general, just favorite motors for particular rockets. Now that I think about it, I suppose mine would go as follows:

A10
B6
C6
D12
E15 (hope AeroTech keeps making them)
F50 (good fast boost)
G75 (cool black smoke)
H220 (loud and fast boost, and you can actually see the blue flame)
 
Originally posted by Rocketjunkie
O1500 Hellfire

Tom, ya got any pictures of that? It had to be one heck of a flight! Of course, nothing like the Redlines or old Urinsco Redeye, but a Hellfire O motor still had to be pretty awesome...
 
Any motor that sends the rocket up is a favorite. ;)
Flown to date ...
18mm - B6, C6
24mm - C11, D12, E9, F12, F39, F21
29mm - F23, F20, G35, G80
 
Stymye...
I have a few of the G33's. Long burn blackjacks are always a thrill. I figure it'll be a good one for the AGM-12C Bullpup, when finished.
 
A8-3 (easy to get at wallyworld)
B4-4 (Think A8-3 on steroids)
C6-5 (can fly almost any smallish bird)
D12-6 (Big Daddy Lifter)
E9-X (Viper cluster fuel)
F50-6 (My first ever MPR/APCP - Blows an Initiator right up there)
G80-10 (Most of my MPR birds feed on this
H50-10 (L1 cert and will lift most all of my PML kits)
I69 - One mean SU

Have not gone any futher.

Next stop will be a J330
 
Stones ...I lost my phoenix at the last launch I attended on a G-33

gotta love the long burn and black smoke
 
A8-3 (I get them in Blast Off Packs...I probably have 30 or so by now...)
B6-4 (Again, blast off packs)
C6-5 (Blast off packs....)
D9W (Cool motor)
E6 (GREAT Monocopter motor!)
F101T (Machbusters)
G64W (Cool motor, used to only be $6 at Hobbylinc...those were the days...)
H210R (Sweet motor for 4" birds like my Phantom 4000)
I357 (Pure coolness factor, controlled explosion!)
J415W or J570W (Two amazing motors that have some serious kick)
K240 RATT (The scream is incredible!!!)

As time goes on I will be flying more big stuff, so I can compare better. I have a K695R and K1275R to fly, so I think that the K240 will have some competition;)

I'd also like to try some long burn AT stuff in 54mm, another thing on my wish list...
 
Of the motors I've actually flown.

B6-4
C6-5
D12-5
E28-4
F24-7
F39-6
G64-7
H242
I211
J350
I guess I should have thrown in the F40 as well.
Larry
 
P8000 ..um, does anyone know of any video available of this beasty in action ?

*got the shakes just thinking bout it* 8)

Is this Frank Kosdon that your referring to ?, I ask because I always admired his mega engine designs. Back when HP Rocketry was still worth reading, I loved the one about Full Metal Jacket (?), and forcing the entire line of spectators to move back.
 
Originally posted by daveyfire
Tom, ya got any pictures of that? It had to be one heck of a flight! Of course, nothing like the Redlines or old Urinsco Redeye, but a Hellfire O motor still had to be pretty awesome...

I flew them in 1990 and only have some old video. Moon burners, 110 mm diameter with a 14 second burn. Beautiful motors, wish I had more (except the cost).
 
Interesting thread :)

1/4A

A10

starting to really get into MMX, just wish you could stage them

B6/C6, best general purpose motor size

B14 (OH! if ye only knew :D )

C11, great 24mm alternative for small fields!

the old E15-2, great for styrofoam rockets
 
Originally posted by Silverleaf
P8000 ..um, does anyone know of any video available of this beasty in action ?

Is this Frank Kosdon that your referring to?

Jeff Taylor of Loki Research has some great photos on his website, starting with https://www.lokiresearch.com/BALLS 2003/fv16.htm and going to its sad demise at https://www.lokiresearch.com/BALLS 2003/fv21.htm. The liftoff photo is at https://www.lokiresearch.com/BALLS 2003/fv19.htm, but it doesn't capture the intensity of the green in the flame. It was brighter than Green Gorilla, and... oh yeah, it was a P motor :D BTW, that's me on the range in https://www.lokiresearch.com/BALLS 2003/fv18.htm that picture. I was one of the closest ones to the rocket when they hit the button... what an experience!

Yeah, that was a Frank Kosdon motor. Frank is getting pretty good at the colors Orange and Green. Who knows where it'll go from here...
 
Sweet !

Thanks for the links and info guys. If'n I was to make motors, I'd go for a neon purple...8)
 
Micro Maxx

Estes 1/4A

Estes 1/2A

Estes A10

Apogee B2

Apogee C6

Aerotech D2.3

CTI E75

Aerotech F55T

Aerotech G138T

CTI H160

CTI I243

CTI J530

CTI K740

CTI L935

CTI M2245

CTI N5800/Aerotech N1000/CTI N3301/CTI N1560

CTI O3400/CTI O8000

CTI P8000

CTI S50,000 :wink:
 
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Micro Maxx

Estes 1/4A

Estes 1/2A

Estes A8

Estes B6

Estes C6

Aerotech D24

Aerotech E30

Apogee F10

CTI G117

Aerotech H45

CTI I224

CTI J530

Loki K1127

Loki L2050

CTI M2245

CTI N5800/Aerotech N1000/CTI N3301/CTI N1560

CTI O3400/CTI O8000

CTI P8000

CTI S50,000 :wink:

Didn't he say to only include motors you have flown :wink:? Still a funny (albeit, necro'd) thread...

A10-3T

B6

C11

D12

AT E20 (haven't flown the CTI E75 but it sounds great)

CTI F120 and F70

CTI G126WT and G125RL

CTI H399WT, H160CL and H255BS (H399 is a great teleporter)

CTI I540WT, I303BS, and I236BS

If I include motors not flown, but that I've seen, the K740, K2045, L3150, and L1395 are all very impressive.
 
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