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Old 08-13-2012, 11:46 PM
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Old 08-14-2012, 02:47 AM
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Here is another link to an animated video!

Guess the guy with square tubes had the right idea after all. Looks like this will take both, with an adapter in between...
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Old 08-14-2012, 07:21 AM
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In one section it says it uses JP-7 jet fuel, and another it says it uses hydrogen.
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Old 08-14-2012, 08:15 AM
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Pretty sure it's JP-7.
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Old 08-14-2012, 08:19 AM
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I have built two of them. One a BT-80 version and a BT-60 version.
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Old 08-14-2012, 09:52 AM
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Is that intake open through the back or will it need a clear cover?
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Old 08-14-2012, 01:04 PM
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Is that intake open through the back or will it need a clear cover?
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It closes up just about a 1/2 inch in.
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Will it do Mach 6?
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Old 08-14-2012, 02:02 PM
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Will it do Mach 6?


The balsa will shred long before it reaches that speed.
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