07-15-2020, 11:07 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Originally Posted by BEC
So this made me want to go dig mine out and since I was going flying today, I took it with me. Nice flight on a B6-4 - actually quite a nice one, even if the shock cord got all twisted and tangled on the descent.
For those unfamiliar with the model, the base is BT-55. That "actual size" sticker is 1 inch in diameter.
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Thanks for sharing the launch and recovery photo. That is an interesting and clever design on that kit, what with the large, long nose cone and an internal 'stuffer tube', for lack of a better descriptor. I assume the streamer is stored around that internal tube during launch?
Earl
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Earl L. Cagle, Jr.
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TRA# 962
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Point 39 Productions
Rocket-Brained Since 1970
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