Neat project news: Frank Burke's X-20 Dyna Soar with Titan-II booster flown

[georgegassaway]

For those who do not check out the Rocket Boosted Glider forum, you should check this out:

Before seeing it though, first guesstimate what the structural weight of the whole rocket was, and what engine power it probably needed.

https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?119772-X-20-Dyna-Soar-with-titan-booster

Frank Burke, who is a master at making various types of R/C models including Rocket Boosted Gliders, had already done an X-20 Dyna-Soar by itself. Last fall, he began building a Titan-II booster for it, 8" diameter, about 8-8.5 feet tall.

Yesterday….. he attempted to fly it. Check out the thread to see what happened. There is video…..

 

[georgegassaway]

Here's a pre-launch pic by George Rachor.

Hope people are checking out the thread about it.

 

[dave carver]

You people need to watch the video, this is what it's all about

 

[rharshberger]

I'm looking forward to seeing this combo live this weekend at the Tri-Cities Rocketeers June Swoosh event near Pasco, WA.

 

[burkefj]

It wasn't a fluke, I had two more flights today, one perfect on an h97, one on an h115 dm that was a little faster than I liked, but no issues, other than one of my stick on nose weights came loose when the glider ejected and it flew tail heavy, because it was, but I got it trimmed ok and landed fine.


frank

 

[rharshberger]

Great flights Frank, and the Interceptor glider was great as well. Not to mention your Titan II, and Jupiter C.