DJ Delorie
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I had a Solar Sailer (the original, not the SS2) when I was a kid. 20 years later, flew it with my son's scout pack, and core sampled (rubber bands don't age well). So I decided to make another one, but of course, they're out of production. Using the remains of the old one, I upscaled it 66% to a 24mm D12 engine. Specs: D12-3, 5'7" tall, 8.2 oz unloaded. Sim'd out at 270 ft on D12, 575 on E9. TTW back fins (including through-mounts on the front of those dowels) since those broke off pretty easily on the original. BTs are BT55 and BT60.
I can post a rocksim and my design notes if anyone is interested.
I can post a rocksim and my design notes if anyone is interested.