Ye Olde Rocket Forum - Estes- New A Helicopter Model just Announced

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01-08-2018, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mwtoelle

Definitely not a FAI compatible kit, for S9A the outer diameter of the rocket must be at least 40mm in diameter and 500mm long. Most FAI heli-rocs that I have seen are internal rotor designs with a sharp boattail on the tail end. As the Estes website says, it is legal for NAR competition.

I said it was an FAI-type kit, not an FAI rules-compatible kit--"FAI-style" would have been a clearer descriptor.

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