There are two new kits shown on the Estes web site.

http://www.estesrockets.com/coming-soon/


Although NOT shown or recommended in the instructions the Estes SLV has been flown with a center E9-8 with 5 outer C6-0 motors.


John Boren

Very cool!

Of course they don't have to be C6-0. B6-0, A8-0.

It should be easy to put a camera in that payload section.

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Pretty nice. Those two appeal to me. I like the way Estes is picking it up.

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Retro-grouch

Looks like the return of the 50J nose cone shape on the 'boosters'! Is it plastic or balsa?

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Roy
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Another cool design by John Boren.

The -50J nose cones are balsa, Roy.

Here's the kit packaging.

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Estes is turning out some nice stuff! Thanks John!

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That SLV is a very cool design, John.
Looks a bit like the old Enerjet Athena; is the tube big enough for a 29mm mount ?

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The lower tube is a BT-55.


John Boren

It should be - the listed dimension is 1.33", so a 29mm mount should fit. Not sure exactly what that would be - maybe just a wrap or two of craft paper to shrink it down a tad - I'm too lazy to look up all the numbers and see what the actual delta-diameter is.

But the first question which occurred to me is, what size motors will fit in those five outboards?!

Doug

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I like the SLV, and for reasons unknown, I have always liked the 50J nose cone. The fact that this kit has 5 of them is giving me good vibes.

I have the parts for a huge Trident upscale (~2.5X), still unbuilt. The original Trident had a 50J at the top of the motor tube. I had BMS make me an upscale 50J cone, but the shape was just not right. I sent them an Estes 50J, and Bill reprogrammed the shape. I went ahead and turned my own, but did get a replacement. Spot on.

OK, tell me I'm not alone in having fixations on certain model rocket parts ...

Re: 29mm motor in a BT-55:
The thick-wall 29mm tubes are 1.21" OD, and a BT-55 is 1.283" ID. Nice fit.

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