Look at what was found in the old NARAM 32 swap/trade box.

Bob

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illegitimi non carborundum

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SAM# 043

AMA# 157091

VRCS# 154

A&P# 42x xx xxxx.

Ohhh Yeahhhhh !

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !

GH,

I knew you'd be surprised...

Bob
p.s. alles gut, I let bygones be..
p.p.s. they've been stored correctly since '90; before, who knows?

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illegitimi non carborundum

NAR# 54643 L-1

SAM# 043

AMA# 157091

VRCS# 154

A&P# 42x xx xxxx.

Those are original DRILLED good'ns

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !

Have fun with those.
I enjoy launching those still occasionally.
A C6-0 will lift a 3-stager in ZERO wind, but if any wind at all, a B14 or C11 is a must.
If they would bring back the C5-0, that was almost as good as the B14.

One of my most fun flights is a 2-stager on A8-0 to B14-5 or 7 ( or B8-5or 7 )
Slowly lifts off , stages low, then streaks away.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !

That does sound like it would be fun. I have a few B8-5s on hand. Hmmmmm.....

That said, I flew a Beta last weekend 1/2A3-0T to 1/2A3-4T and it flew as you described. That was a fun flight, too.

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Bernard Cawley
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SAM 0061
AMA 42160
KG7AIE

I used to fly an old beat-up Astron Avenger on the A8-0 to B14-7 combo.
It was hilarious.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !

I have a few old B14s, mostly boosters, and a couple upper stage. Here is my B14-to-B6-6 flight in January 2020. The B14-0 was an ?Apollo 11? era engine with a datecode July 1969! The upper stage was a ?much newer? B6-6 from 1991.

Look at the flame!

This year I will do a two stage on all B14 engines.

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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

Lee,

Super awsomeness!

Bob
p.s. dear Estes, we ain't gettin' BP B-14's; how 'bout C5-0 and the B8's ?

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illegitimi non carborundum

NAR# 54643 L-1

SAM# 043

AMA# 157091

VRCS# 154

A&P# 42x xx xxxx.

The C5-0 should be easy; just no delay/EC on the C5-3 production.
B8 uses exact nozzle and grain profile as C5, just less BP.; should be easy too.
I'd get rid of the entire B6 line and replace it with the B8 choices; keep the B4 line and bring back the B4-6.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !