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Super Big Bertha epiphany
Today I was gathering the parts necessary to clone the Super Big Bertha, but then I looked again at the 1993 catalog and realized the SBB had an OD of 2.56" and not 2.80" (as I'd always thought.) Therefore, my PNC80B nose cone isn't the right size--unless I upscale the SBB even more.
My question is: what nose cone DID the Super Big Bertha use? Thanks.
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It's the right size. BT-80 is 2.56" I.D. They just stuck the I.D. in the specs instead of the O.D., which is 2.6".
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Ah so! Thanks.
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Since the Super BB is less than twice the size of the standard BB should the fins be made from 3/16" or 1/4" stock? I have premium Midwest sheets of both, but I don't know which to use.
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It depends on what you want to do with it. Some folks think a model has to fly 100,000 ft (GH), while others may just want to look at it on their shelf.
I've done several BT-80 upscales that I use at school demos. I purposely went with 1/4" balsa to keep the rocket light, but add a bit of drag. It lets me go with smaller motors and keep the rockets on small playgrounds. Believe it or not, I have a BT-80 based Red Max with 1/4" fins and a big honkin balsa nosecone that will fly on a C11-3 and could use another second of delay. If you want to go altitude, use 1/8" ply. If you want a scale hangar queen, use 1/4" and hit it a few extra times with the sander. If you plan to fly it a lot but still want scale thickness, you can even do 1/8" ply frame sandwiched between two sheets of 1/16" balsa. It's not really that much more effort. Go TTW regardless because that's a lot leverage on a surface mount.
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Will do! Thanks for the advice.
Jeff
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