Any motor that lifts a rocket off the ground is a great motor no matter the size or flame color. Rockets are just bitchin'!!!
favorite motors?
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Doug Holverson
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2.3 OHC
5.0 H.O.
And the 5.9 Mopar
Oh, you meant...
1/2A3-4T bulk pack
A3-4T
A8-3T bulk pack
C6-3
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289 (no, not that one....)
2.3 OHC
5.0 H.O.
And the 5.9 Mopar
Oh, you meant...
1/2A3-4T bulk pack
A3-4T
A8-3T bulk pack
C6-3
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You missed the 427, 429 and 460...
I've had two out of the three. The 427, well, that's my unicorn...
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Areotech G8ST-P by far!
Hmmmm... Favorite as in "I fly these over and over again"
AT E15/30 - with a 4 second delay it's perfect for my Cosmic Interceptor, with the longer delay it's fun for the "OK Bye" flights for smaller rockets like my Kraken or my slightly upscaled Diamond Ring
AT F27-4 - perfect for odd-rocs (Turbo Vortico, 29mm Stealth) and low flights for other 29mm rockets
AT G80 - It's about as universal as you can get - if it has a 29mm MMT then it can probably fly on one of these - plus I can cluster 8 of them when flying El Monstruo!
AT I357 - seems to be a sweet spot, with enough oomph to get my 38mm rockets moving
With LPR I can't be too specific. I basically try to keep at least a few of everything from 1/2 A to D, then fly whatever is appropriate for the rocket and field. C6-3's seem to be the red-headed stepchild of LPR, though...
AT E15/30 - with a 4 second delay it's perfect for my Cosmic Interceptor, with the longer delay it's fun for the "OK Bye" flights for smaller rockets like my Kraken or my slightly upscaled Diamond Ring
AT F27-4 - perfect for odd-rocs (Turbo Vortico, 29mm Stealth) and low flights for other 29mm rockets
AT G80 - It's about as universal as you can get - if it has a 29mm MMT then it can probably fly on one of these - plus I can cluster 8 of them when flying El Monstruo!
AT I357 - seems to be a sweet spot, with enough oomph to get my 38mm rockets moving
With LPR I can't be too specific. I basically try to keep at least a few of everything from 1/2 A to D, then fly whatever is appropriate for the rocket and field. C6-3's seem to be the red-headed stepchild of LPR, though...
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no cleveland?i? no mopar leaning tower of power?!?!?!?
as for rocket motors,any motor that doesnt cato is pretty wicked.
Tim51
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The CTI K740 C-Star. Chunky and punchy. What's not to like..?
Other than that, I like the Pro 54 3G motors - the J449 and the J355 in particular.
In terms of Pro 38s, I think the J357 is a nice motor:
And the H152 is fun:
AT motors are now available here in the UK, although I've yet to fly any.
Estes Big Bertha/Semroc Vega/Quest Big Betty/Fliskits Rhino (especially if it's a breezy day), Estes RTF Saturn V, New Way Square One are all good ways to use C6-3s.
Also, the Estes F15 is a great Turbo Vortico motor...though getting them is harder now that Hobby Lobby has dropped them.
The AT G78 Green Mojave is my favorite right now. Waiting to fly the AT G72DM to see how that looks.
Yeah, but I don't have any of those.
Seriously, I do have a couple rockets for the C6-3 (Screw Machine, Estes Crayons). I just have a lot more that want a longer delay. So when I buy the combo packs I tend to have leftover C6-3s long after the rest are gone.
Agree on the F15 and the Turbo Vortico, although I recently noticed that the F15 is specifically not on the recommended motor list for. I seem to recall a discussion that it doesn't have quite enough initial thrust, although I can't remember where I read that. It does tend to arc a bit on launch. Now there's the part where a F15 retails for $15ish, and the F27 is up to $25ish, which makes me more inclined to go with the F15.
