01-29-2015, 10:43 AM
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Bona-Fide Space Hero
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: ATL
Posts: 718
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Originally Posted by STRMan
Someone should boost a bug on top of a Semroc Hydra 7 loaded with 7 C's. That would be a site to see! I wonder if the CG would balance out to make the rig stable.
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That would be a lot of smoke and noise for a pretty short-duration glide... So I like the idea. It would look REALLY weird though... Not bad, just weird.
Back in "the day" Centuri boosted the bug on top of a 1/45 scale Little Joe. The Bug was motorless and popped off like a nose cone. But with a little effort, it could be flown as a powered upper stage.
I have pondered using my aging, and rarely flown Estes Rubicon as a "Bug Booster".
KIDSHELLEEN did you just put the normal bulkhead in place and cut the shroud off at the front? Cause... I have a couple that are missing front enclosures and nose-cones... [unsettling laughter].
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