Thread: Project Mercury Abort Capsule 1/12 Scale
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Old 08-20-2022, 06:53 PM
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Here are some photo's of the launch.

Rocket flew stable while under thrust, went AoA during coasting phase, chute deployed just before ground hit.

Rocket recovered undamaged.

Here's a video... Francis Ford Coppolla I am not... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1CJcz8v6SE
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