I built an Estes Orbital Transport back in 1972 or 1973 and I still fly it on occassion.

It's flown on everything from B6-2 to D8-6 (AeroTech) motors. Along the way it has become a bit flight-worn with many of the the decals damaged or missing. Even so, it has always performed well. It is all the original parts except for the sustainer section parachute which is now a Cox 20" 'chute from one of their Saturn V models I crashed ( ).

I took the OT to NARAM-52 to fly it. Powered by an Estes C6-5 motor, it had a beautiful flight into the Colorado sky. The glider came off and circled the sustainer which came down on a fully deployed parachute. The glider stayed in the air longer than the sustainer did. Both components landed within feet of each other.

Bob

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