Well, I finally got a chance to fly it with an F25-3W and E15-PW motor combo. Due to a failure of the E15 in the Orbiter to light, and the failure of the hold backs, I made a very important discovery…

The stack flies just fine on just the F25 motor in the Carrier Vehicle. This is huge. It means I can simplify and lighten the Orbiter model by about 25 percent. It also means the elimination of the hold back requirement and about four different launch failure modes. Looks like it’s back to the drawing board… time to build the Mark II version.

Until I can get a good start on that… here are some pics of the R/c Carrier Vehicle mock-up. It will initially be flown without the Orbiter. Power will be from two electric motors turning counter rotating pusher propellors.

Enjoy.

DJ Miller

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