Two New Kit offerings from Estes
There are two new kits shown on the Estes web site.
http://www.estesrockets.com/coming-soon/ Although NOT shown or recommended in the instructions the Estes SLV has been flown with a center E9-8 with 5 outer C6-0 motors. John Boren |
Very cool!
Of course they don't have to be C6-0. B6-0, A8-0. It should be easy to put a camera in that payload section. |
Pretty nice. Those two appeal to me. I like the way Estes is picking it up.
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Looks like the return of the 50J nose cone shape on the 'boosters'! Is it plastic or balsa? |
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Another cool design by John Boren.
The -50J nose cones are balsa, Roy. Here's the kit packaging. |
Estes is turning out some nice stuff! Thanks John!
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That SLV is a very cool design, John.
Looks a bit like the old Enerjet Athena; is the tube big enough for a 29mm mount ? |
The lower tube is a BT-55.
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But the first question which occurred to me is, what size motors will fit in those five outboards?! :D Doug . |
I like the SLV, and for reasons unknown, I have always liked the 50J nose cone. The fact that this kit has 5 of them is giving me good vibes. :)
I have the parts for a huge Trident upscale (~2.5X), still unbuilt. The original Trident had a 50J at the top of the motor tube. I had BMS make me an upscale 50J cone, but the shape was just not right. I sent them an Estes 50J, and Bill reprogrammed the shape. I went ahead and turned my own, but did get a replacement. Spot on. OK, tell me I'm not alone in having fixations on certain model rocket parts ... Re: 29mm motor in a BT-55: The thick-wall 29mm tubes are 1.21" OD, and a BT-55 is 1.283" ID. Nice fit. |
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