05-25-2018, 09:10 AM
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Roger Smith/JonRocket.com
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Oviedo, FL
Posts: 1,007
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The Shadow is one of my favorite designs. I think it is one of the best looking of Dorfler's designs ... and he created many classic rockets.
Estes recommended flying it on a D12-3. It worked, but the rocket only reached about 150' in altitude. Mine would often suffer minor damage as the parachute had little time to open and wouldn't fully inflate until just a second before the rocket landed.
I discovered Aerotech's E15 composite motors and that made a big difference. The E15 gets The Shadow up to a decent altitude.
The Shadow is a great rocket (and the asking price above is reasonable).
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