I changed the USS America to 24mm mount. The C6-3 (Estes) needed an 80" rod! The old C5-3 needed a 40" rod.

The decals really make the model . The new E12 will make an impressive flight!

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Carl McLawhorn
NAR#4717 L2
semroc.com

Even the D12 was more than enough for an impressive flight. I'm hoping to get to Muncie to try mine on an E9. The E12 is just a far off dream.



Indeed! Kurt's redrawn decal even made my ham-handed building skills a moot point. Once it was decaled it looked great, and those were inkjet decals!

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc - Starfighter Scorpion Centuri - Mini Dactyl Estes - F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc - Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark

How does the C11-3 work out?

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The C11-3 has a 37fps deploy and the C11-5 has a 25fps deploy. Ideal would be C11-4.

We are adding a long shock cord since it weighs so much and the deployment speeds are all high.

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Carl McLawhorn
NAR#4717 L2
semroc.com

Regardless of the vicissitudes of engine delay and deployment speeds, I await the release with fishy smelling breath...

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SAM 002
NAR 91005
"The complexity of living is eminently favored to the simplicity of not."

I'm thinking the USS America will be a good candidate for the Aerotech D10/D13 and D21/D24 18mm SU and RMS motors.
Real full D impulse and due to te reduced weight will probably come very close to the E9 altitude.
An E15/E18 would be good in 24mm.
No C motor other than the old C5 would be worth a hill of beans in a rocket this big unless in a 3x18 CLUSTER !
Might be interesting on a 3xB6-4.

I hope this comes with EXTRA-long braided elastic for the shock-cord like the SLS kits.
At those C11 deployment speeds one can expect a LOT of SNAPP-BAKK !

Can you say THWACKKKKK ?

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !

BTW, between Kevlar and sewing elastic, my USS America has six feet of shock cord.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc - Starfighter Scorpion Centuri - Mini Dactyl Estes - F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc - Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark

Wait, Athena wasn't on the original list. I'd put this right at the top, perhaps even ahead of the midget!

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Paul
If we weren't all crazy, we would go insane - Jimmy Buffett
NAR #87246 www.wooshrocketry.org

I want to change ALL my 5 votes to the following:

1) Enerjet Athena
2) Enerjet Athena
3) Enerjet Athena
4) Enerjet Athena
5) B14 engines

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !

I cloned the Athena a couple years ago so I'm surprised he hasn't kitted it yet.

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