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For another build I am starting, I ran into an issue and went to check against my 3027 version
Something seemed wrong
So did a little digging and found the instructions for the older version
For some reason, Estes changed the design.
Both have a 16.5" body tube
But the dimensions from the rear of the tube to the various wings/tails changed
The top vertical fin moved from 0.75" to 1"
The bottom vertical fin moved from 1.25" to 1.5"
The wings moved from 2.75" to 3"
The dorsal fin moved from 3.75" to 4.5"
So almost everything moved forward 0.25" except the dorsal fin moved 0.75" forward.
Anyone know why? :confused2: :confused2:
Moving all the fins forward will move the CP forward - typically not a good thing...
Something seemed wrong
So did a little digging and found the instructions for the older version
For some reason, Estes changed the design.
Both have a 16.5" body tube
But the dimensions from the rear of the tube to the various wings/tails changed
The top vertical fin moved from 0.75" to 1"
The bottom vertical fin moved from 1.25" to 1.5"
The wings moved from 2.75" to 3"
The dorsal fin moved from 3.75" to 4.5"
So almost everything moved forward 0.25" except the dorsal fin moved 0.75" forward.
Anyone know why? :confused2: :confused2:
Moving all the fins forward will move the CP forward - typically not a good thing...
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