Lakeroadster's Colonial Viper

[Daddyisabar]

These "Star Fighters" seem to have issues when pushed through an atmosphere and when dealing with gravity.... go figure.

If they flew good on the TV back in the 70's they will fly good in my mindsim!

 

[jqavins]

Silly airplane oddroc abominations with obscene amounts of drag and nose weight just eat up lovely thrust! Where is the efficiency?...A hallmark of good design.

Well, that's the pot calling out another pot for being a pot.

 

[lakeroadster]

Well, that's the pot calling out another pot for being a pot.

He can't help himself... too much black powder surging through his veins...

 

[Daddyisabar]

He can't help himself... too much black powder surging through his veins...

Too much fuel proof dope wafting through the nose!

 

[Daddyisabar]

Well, that's the pot calling out another pot for being a pot.

Yes, I have reformed. High power arrogance now trumps oddroc scum! Go big or go home! No longer seduced by the dark side...although the thought of canted tractor motors in the kiesters of Reindeer on Santa's sleigh is intriguing. I will not fall of the mainstream wagon this time.

 

[Daddyisabar]

I found these cardstock models https://jleslie48.com/bg/index.html
and tried to make a raider as a parasite/rear-eject chute recovery model. Not had a chance to launch it yet. I tried printing it on a silver metallic cardstock. My ink jet was low on ink, so the colors kind of came out funny. I made custom chute from a plastic bag and a Sharpie, inspired by the Der Red Max chute, it is rigged for a horizontal recovery to simulate a gliding descent under the chute. This would just hang on the back of a larger carrier rocket with a little tube that holds the chute.

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Could it be flown as a saucer with a funky glide recovery?

 

[GlenP]

Could it be flown as a saucer with a funky glide recovery?

Not the way that this model is drawn and how I built it, the sides are not reinforced well in how they are joined to the body for a saucer type of launch. It is all cardstock, no internal supports. I would not trust this structure for that. Also, I did not include any kind of motor mount. It could be modded for that probably.

 

[BABAR]

These "Star Fighters" seem to have issues when pushed through an atmosphere and when dealing with gravity.... go figure.

Could it be flown as a saucer with a funky glide recovery?

 

[lakeroadster]

... thanks for posting this. Just don't let the folks at NAR see the ignition method ... they'll get their panties in a wad.

 

[jqavins]

Yes, I have reformed. High power arrogance now trumps oddroc scum! Go big or go home! No longer seduced by the dark side...although the thought of canted tractor motors in the kiesters of Reindeer on Santa's sleigh is intriguing. I will not fall of the mainstream wagon this time.

If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will.