04-07-2007, 08:31 AM
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AL Swackhammer , power freak
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: New York
Posts: 1,255
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Originally Posted by Mark II
Finally, the Black Brant. I'm not as utterly clueless about the real item as I was about the N-S, either - just mostly so.
Fins - material and thickness? I'm guessing balsa, again.
Length of nose cone - I'm trying to see if the Semroc BC-20107 (L=10.7") will work. (Also wondering about using that nc for the Nike-Smoke.)
Tail cone - is it a straight-sided transition, or is it curved, like on a V-2? Also, what is the length?
Again, TIA.
Mark
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well, I have not built the BB myself, although sold quite a few back in the day .
I do have an original nosecone, unused, that has the FSI quality control - the base (shoulder) is a fullwall thickness off-center, so the cone sits 'off' the tube to one side, go figure....
anyways - 10" balsa cone ( SEMROC HAS THIS !!!!  ) <-- yes, that's same as the FSI cone
not sure tube lengths, see YORP, etc.
Tailcone was striaght for a ways, as Don posted, then a groove, then the conical taper at rear, exact dimensions unknown since I don;t have a kit on hand anymore.
would be a real nice clone - CARL, if listening, the tailcone would be a nice compliment tot he nosecone you have
~ AL
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