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Old 08-15-2016, 10:43 AM
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The Estes 1/100 Saturn V is a great flier on the 24mm Aerotech engines (SU or RMS) E18, E28/E30, F24, and F32 even when built in STOCK configuration. These engines add little added mass and turn in a decent flight. The only way I'd describe a 1/100 Saturn V flight on a D12 is LACKLUSTER at best, and that's ONLY if there is zero wind. It flies so low you could fly it in an average small supermarket parking lot.
Flying a 1/100 Saturn V on a D12-3 is slightly less thrilling than flying an Astron Alpha on a 1/2A6-2 and far more risky.

As far as the Estes BT-60 based semi-scale K-39 Saturn V, that thing was BY FAR the worst JOKE of a kit ever bagged by Estes. Some things are TURDS that should never make it past pre-production...some good examples of this are the Pontiac Aztek, the Estes K-39, and the USAF/USN/USMC F-35
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