11-04-2020, 01:23 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Ft. Thomas, KY
Posts: 8,622
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Originally Posted by Blastfromthepast
An infinite loop model would certainly qualify as long as it demonstrated a qualified glide. I recall reading years ago that a Centuri Groove Tube model settled into a stable gliding return after the shock cord had broken. The nose cone descended with the parachute while the booster glided back seperately.
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Same with my first Centuri ScramJet clone. The nose cone floated off over toward the Ohio River while the body made a big, looping return to the field. We were up quite high, so we were able to see that nose cone and parachute for a while. 
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Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle
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