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New Estes Kit
I just received my July/August 2021 issue of Sport Rocketry magazine.
The inside cover has a new Estes ad featuring the Super Mars Snooper, DARC-1 and a new kit named Vesta Intruder (#7312). It uses 24mm motors and stands over two feet tall. Hopefully more details will be available soon.
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I can add some extra info. It will be an "Advanced" skill level kit (formerly SL3), and suggested retail price will be $34.99
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Coming Soon: https://estesrockets.com/product/00...r-mars-snooper/
The package lists just C11-3 and D12-5, I wonder why not an E12? Hopefully we can just move the motor block location. It would be nice to at least have the option.
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Wouldn't it be easier to use a Quest 24mm D22 or E26? Or the AeroTech/Enerjet 24mm E20 or E30? They are the same dimensions as the Estes D12 and would require little to no mods to the rocket.
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I saw the Vesta Intruder prototype test flights in December at a SCORE (Pueblo, CO) launch. Very cool! I’ve been anxious to see the official word about it. Gotta have one! (Or 2-3 ...)
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Dan, not sure, but maybe John Boren will chime in. Prototypes often include mixtures of wood and 3D printed parts, and no telling what the final material might be.
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Lee Reep NAR 55948 Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold! Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp |
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Fins are wood with a decorative laser cut thin card stock over them.
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My DARC-1 is almost finished. Now that was a TOUGH build! I hope to finish it when I return home from Redlands, CA.
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Quote:
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Not sure that would be a good idea. Big, thin fins with a bit of an odd attachment and part paper, part plastic pods in the middle of them.
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I believe if you use a E12 engine in the Mars Snooper you may end up seeing pieces coming off it during flight. The same goes with using a higher impulse composite motor. If you must upgrade the engine at least fly it once on a D12 so you at least get to enjoy one successful flight.
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