Apparently they have a BORING RSO that dislikes POWR-PRANGS.

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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, and HAVOC !

I built an Invader when it came out in the 60s. It boosted nicely and glided back doing nice lazy circles of the launch field. A friend built one at the same time. His had no dihedral, and glided back inverted.

As an adult, I built another using my original plans and templates. Power Prang! Apparently I lost my childhood gift of building great flying gliders.

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Lee Reep
NAR 55948

Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp

That was my suspicion...

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SAM #0031

True Invader Prang-Action Earth-impaction RRRRRRRRRRAMPAGE !
Anyone got video ?

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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, and HAVOC !

I can try to get some this weekend. I've got a C5-3 around here somewhere.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Design Contest F-150 Hurricane Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

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

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

A C5-3 may rip that thing apart.
About the only worse choices would be a vintage REAL B14 or an Aerotech D24.

Trying a 1/2A6-2 would probably be best or a 1/2A3-2T.
An old A5-2 may be good if you have any.

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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, and HAVOC !

An Aerotech D21 would be more than enough to do the job real good.

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SAM #0031

In case anyone is interested there are two paks of vintage A5-2S motors on ebay right now.
Perfect for the Astron Invader.

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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, and HAVOC !

I flew my Flying Jenny biplane glider on a B14. Exceeded the speed of balsa. The first few hundredths (tenths?) of a second were not too bad, then balsa fragments shredded off in the blink of an eye. I may have taken home a body tube and nose cone. That was over 50 years ago, so I’m not sure.

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Lee Reep
NAR 55948

Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp

Too bad you din't have a video of the jenny shredding! - Nice thing about today's technology.