08-04-2022, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott_650
Buzz - Nice! Talk us through the flight sequence with that much of an angle on the launch rod, what do you figure the angle is? I don’t recall ever seeing a non-RC boost glider launched at an angle close to that…fascinating…
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Thanks Scott. That flight was back in the 90's so..... memory is a bit sketchy, but IIRC it was a bit breezy. I aimed it downwind so it would weathercock back. I do that with my Sky Darts and they end up boosting nearly straight up when I aim them downwind.
I thought the instructions mentioned something along those lines and there is an illustration of one angled on a launch pad, it only says, "if there is a breeze blowing, position the Space Shuttle so the orbiter is on the down wind side of the launch rail".
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