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Old 06-14-2005, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Carl@Semroc
The nose cone is 3.0" the PNC-76. Our BC-730 is a balsa equivalent.


Carl,

I went back to the 1978 catalog, and I see what happened. That 3.0" PNC-76 is shorter than the BC-76. But when the kit was originally designed, it was probably with the BC-76. That reference to "grab-what-they-had" is likely more accurate than guesswork.

If I were going to build the model (and I just might), I'd want the 3.3" BC-733 to be used to get it closer to the original length. The original release date was February 1, 1972, so they might have still been using balsa when the model was developed.

Vanel now has an option as to which cone to use...

Decisions, decisions...

Craig...
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