Why A10 is my fav motor

[jbsommerfeldt]

 

[tsmith1315]

I dig the tiny V2!

 

[Hobie1dog]

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So what do you like best about the motor?

 

[David Schwantz]

Cheap?? I like em also.

 

[Alan15578]

Wasn't there a lot of recent A10 cato reports?

 

[David Schwantz]

I've never seen one. But that don't mean nothing.....

 

[kuririn]

We've had a bunch of A10 CATOs.
I only use them in open ended odd rocs now.
Newer ones might be OK.

 

[lakeroadster]

The launch lugs on those rockets are ginormous..

Seems like these would be perfect candidates for launching out of a piece of pvc tubing... and thus... no launch lugs.

 

[mh9162013]

Seems like these would be perfect candidates for launching out of a piece of pvc tubing... and thus... no launch lugs.

Or use a FALL (fall away launch lug). As long as performance isn't a concern, they work well. Also, no need to change your existing LPR launch set up.

 

[kuririn]

Or a tower launcher.
Or micro rail.
Lots of options.

 

[BigMacDaddy]

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Very cool mini-engine powered V-2! Is that a BT-50 tube? I made one this size as well because I was thinking of making an A4b-A10 two stage rocket. BT-50 is just about the correct scale for the A4b if the A10 is BT-80 scale.

 

[dpower]

I like the A10 mostly because it's available in a booster - A10-0 to A10-0 to A10-3 makes for a fun 3 stage flight.

 

[K'Tesh]

I prefer the F-111E


Oh... this isn't a plane...

I'll show myself out...

 

[smstachwick]

See, I don’t know if I could ever pick a favorite motor, but the A10 is something that I think every rocketeer should try and most should keep in their range box. They’re like $12 for a pack of 4, they come in plugged, booster, and single-stage variants, and they have good lift capacity. I don’t see an excuse not to.

About the only issue is the aforementioned CATO tendency. They’re not as notorious as the E and F motors but that is a risk you take when you fly one.

 

[Cape Byron]

Estes mini motors are great fun. They cluster well, too!

 

[Back_at_it]

Wasn't there a lot of recent A10 cato reports?

Only CATO. I’ve ever had was an A10

 

[gdjsky01]

I prefer the F-111E


Oh... this isn't a plane...

I'll show myself out...

I was a crew chief on the F-111E at Upper Heyford.
Alas the F-111F at Lakenheath had the F100 turbofan instead of the TF-30 making it far superior.
Still the E could fly TFR into the USSR and deliver a few special weapons.

I finished on the Glass Cockpit D model in New Mexico. Alas the tech at the time was not up to the task

 

[K'Tesh]

I was a crew chief on the F-111E at Upper Heyford.

When and for who? Me, I was there July 88- Aug 90. 77th AMU Weapons Loader... So I loaded the SparkVarks too.

BTW... Thanks for your service!!!

 

[jbsommerfeldt]

We've had a bunch of A10 CATOs.
I only use them in open ended odd rocs now.
Newer ones might be OK.
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Oh come on... its spectactular either way! If your dumb enough to build a model just to watch a chance it might blow up..... then you are in the wrong hobby.

 

[kuririn]

Oh come on... its spectactular either way! If your dumb enough to build a model just to watch a chance it might blow up..... then you are in the wrong hobby.

Wrong. If you're dumb enough to put a CATO prone motor into an expensive model and wreck it then you're in the wrong hobby.

 

[Daddyisabar]

Golly, I'm sooo dumb! Lost my mini HOJO to an A10 CATO.

Good bye Whooshing Crane, E12, twice CATOED!


So long Smaug, E9 CATO



Hasta la vista baby! Pro Series 2 kitbash to an E9.



A10 Catoed on Sharknader's first flight, but with 12 motors it didn't matter. Had spread out the sin!



Maybe I am just building the wrong kind of rockets. 3-4FNC with only one reliable motor. That's smart. It's not the motor's fault, it's my fault! Such a gaslighting Estes shill too.

 

[Daddyisabar]

I just love the big nozzle in the A10 0 for CHAD staging. Nice power and variety too! But the bestest is that it is CHEAP!

 

[Daddyisabar]

The launch lugs on those rockets are ginormous..

Seems like these would be perfect candidates for launching out of a piece of pvc tubing... and thus... no launch lugs.

Ginormous launch lugs are ugly and draggy!

 

[Daddyisabar]

Tiny motors, in the cluster, make me happy, make me feel fine!

 

[T-Rex]

I prefer the A3. I mostly fly them in BT20 birds (Wizard, WAC Corporal) and seem to get better performance than the A10.
But to each his own. That is what is great about this hobby, we do our own thing.

 

[Mugs914]

I'm a big fan of the small motors too.

In addition to being inexpensive, the performance is great! In a small to medium size rocket will just disappear when the button is pushed.

I also like building the small rockets. They go together quick and you can mess around with some unusual ideas without much risk.

Best of all, these little things are fun!

(I must admit, though, that getting a chute packed in a BT-20 tube seems to be more of a challenge now than it was when I was a kid!)

Here are a few rockets from my 13mm fleet:

Super Snark


Scale Skybolt missile


Old school design


And my nutty Hypersonic Research Vehicle. Twin 13mm boost gilder. (Awaiting balancing, stability testing, recovery streamers and guts for first flight!)