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View Poll Results: Which motor do we need most ? | |||
B14-x (18mm) | 36 | 32.73% | |
D30-x (24mm) | 15 | 13.64% | |
D8-x (18mm like the old Cox D's, not some 20mm oddball diameter) | 14 | 12.73% | |
A8-0 (18mm) | 21 | 19.09% | |
1/2A3-0T (13mm) | 11 | 10.00% | |
C5-x (18mm) | 13 | 11.82% | |
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Then "eliminate the competition" and drop the C6... switch entirely to the C5... Most people who are buying model rocket motors just think "get the biggest one that will fit" anyway... only the "real hobbyists" truly understand the gist of the motor designations and what they mean, let alone have the ability to interpret how the various motor choices affect the flight of the rocket or how to make the proper motor choice for conditions... OL JR
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I'm not so sure about that......
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I used to fly a TON of C5's when available, and mainly in larger sport gliders (not necessarily convie types). In those heavier draggier birds, the C5 did well indeed. If you're flying a convie type, then it should do fine on a C5, as the high initial kick will help it off the rod faster and the lower sustainer thrust doesn't let it build up too much speed. Interesting to see the C5 fanboys here, and if Estes produces enough heavier 18mm rockets, then maybe the C5 as well as the associated B8 return. |
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Releasing a B8-0 is a good idea technically. Not so sure about marketing.
Having a B4-6 variant of the C motor would be an interesting market test and perhaps should be released with no 0 or 2 delay at all. The B4-6 was a major go-to motor for our entire rocket club of 500 members and certainly is justified to be re-released. 4,6 The C5 was a Centuri thing for the fantasy series die cut kits they released. Centuri was not offering 24mm motors at the time which would have been better motors for those rockets. All of the above except a C4-4,6 would use existing tooling. Perhaps it would use B4 tooling and be produceable. One advantage of the current system is reduced confusion and reduced retail SKU's. Those are significant positives for the sorts of consumers Fred runs into all the time. People clueless as to WHY you would want lower or higher thrust or delays. Just plugging in what the package says. And not having too many surpurfluous choices allowing a wrong choice out of ignorance. Even GH complains about not being able to get all wanted motors locally now. If the catalog reintroduced the why of average thrust selection and delay selection then some of these choices might not only be welcome, but successful among a market that is 60% newbies. Jerry Last edited by Jerry Irvine : 04-01-2015 at 10:34 AM. |
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Just Jerry P.S. Make individual nose cones available to distributors in bulk. Particularly the BT-60 cone that is 3:1 ogive, the one for the Mean Machine 4:1 parabolic, and the BT-101 nose cone for the Red Max 4:1 parabolic, which would also make an awesome Goblin or Citation Patriot. Last edited by Jerry Irvine : 04-01-2015 at 10:46 AM. |
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Now that Estes has someone at the helm that is listening, maybe we should rehash this thread.
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Perhaps. The poll might need to be redone seeing as the A8-0 was re-released and in light of the just-starting-to-be-really-available Q-Jet C12s and D16s. (I really liked what I saw with the first C12 I flew and am going to order more.)
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For me, None of the above, there isn't a bp motor exists or existed that does anything better for what I fly than a composite.
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I prefer composites for anything E and above, but many do not.
I'm hoping the new leadership at Estes listens and gives us back the C5 and B14 or B8.
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I agree, particularly regarding "the why of average thrust selection and delay selection." Because the current generation of model rocketeers does consist mostly of neophytes, the Estes catalogs should be printed (on paper as well as online) with the "how and why" supplement pages that were included in the older Estes (and Centuri, and other companies') catalogs. Little updating of these would be necessary (and in many cases, no updating would be needed). For example:
The illustrated "Model Rocket Engines and Specs" section in the Centuri catalogs (see: http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/no...a/79cen042.html ) showed, in comparative (non-mathematical) graphical form, the consequences of using the wrong total impulse and delay. Their "Flight Manual" (see: http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/no...a/79cen044.html ) included a brief but complete explanation (including thrust-time graphs) of the motor specifications and how they are properly selected, and it also covered model rocket construction, decor scheme application, recovery systems, staging, clustering of motors, etc., and: The late 1960s Estes catalogs contained a similar "Model Rocket Manual" (it was their 'Yellow Pages,' see: http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/no...a/69est048.html ), which was updated and, in the 1994 catalog, was included under the title of "Model Rocketry Technical Manual" (see: http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/nostalgia/94est32.html ). Also: Quest Aerospace printed (and may still offer in their bulk-packaged kits, although a cursory look through their website didn't show it--but they offer more items than are listed on their website) a brief, illustrated pamphlet-type brochure called the "Astra Mini Manual of Model Rocketry," which served (or serves) the same purpose, being a primer on model rocketry. In the case of the Centuri and Estes informational supplements, Estes could, at least to start with (especially since Centuri owns Estes, on paper), simply include links to these scanned online documents on their website. The Ninfinger Productions Model Rocketry website (see: http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/rockets.html ) also contains scans of two useful Cox model rocketry academic publications, which Estes--which bought Cox--could also provide links to on their website (all of these publications would also be of historical interest, as well as being informative and useful). Quote:
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Pages of discussion over various C labeling and marketing issues brings me right back to the higher thrust D in the E case. Higher price point. No need to put the recommended motors on the kit packaging when it is in the motor package. Simple. Also higher price point for faster breakeven.
Just Jerry 2 stage 24mm (mounts removed) http://v-serv.com/usr/kits/tandemgoodness.htm http://v-serv.com/usr/kits/mr2b.htm A 2 pack of D12 is $12. https://www.estesrockets.com/rockets/engines/c11-and-d A D30/40 could easily be $13-14. for a 2 pack. Bigger number higher value per shred vector. D30-0,3,6,9. A10 format tooling. How about a 13mm B case with A10/11-3,6,9 and a B3/4-3,5,7. FULL A, B, D. 2 stage mini-A or B with conversion mounts: http://v-serv.com/usr/kits/record_breaker.htm Last edited by Jerry Irvine : 10-27-2018 at 08:03 AM. |
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