wwattles
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After a harsh thunderstorm in the desert, the electrical voltage was properly applied, and the FrankenPhoenix awoke and took to the skies!
Only one month after suffering a 1-inch zipper, chute failure and a total fin-can collapse, the brute was back at it again, this time sporting a externally-braced fin can, TTW fins, a LOT of noseweight, and 4 E9-6's (yes, you CAN fit that many 24mm MMT's into a BT-80).
All 4 motors ignited (something which had failed on the previous flight), and the delay was perfect (ultimately the cause of the previous damage was early ejection prompted by an over-eager builder). The only damage this time was a singed hole in the 24-inch nylon chute.
Next step in the evolution of a monster: 29mm mount!
Pics to follow when I get them developed!
WW
Only one month after suffering a 1-inch zipper, chute failure and a total fin-can collapse, the brute was back at it again, this time sporting a externally-braced fin can, TTW fins, a LOT of noseweight, and 4 E9-6's (yes, you CAN fit that many 24mm MMT's into a BT-80).
All 4 motors ignited (something which had failed on the previous flight), and the delay was perfect (ultimately the cause of the previous damage was early ejection prompted by an over-eager builder). The only damage this time was a singed hole in the 24-inch nylon chute.
Next step in the evolution of a monster: 29mm mount!
Pics to follow when I get them developed!
WW