Terence McCann Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Took this out to the local park today. Wingspan: 47.7 in (1200mm) Overall Length: 32.5 in (825mm) Flying Weight: 25.2 oz (715 g) Motor Size: 480 brushed Radio: 27MHz 3-channel proportional Prop Size: 9 x 6 It was a stellar 30 seconds of flight before lawn darting. Just call me Wilbur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Cool.....what's lawn darting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Cool.....what's lawn darting? I'm guessin' it's when the plane plummets rapidly to earth and plants like a lawn dart. That reminds me that I should dig out the old model rockets from my childhood and see if the kids have any interest. It would be fun (for me) making them chase 'em. I usually tape 2 engines together to get them really up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted March 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Cool.....what's lawn darting? Nose dive. It took off great then had a bad pull to the right -I managed to trim it out but as it got behind me I got discombobulated and down she went. I met an 80 year old chap that was flying as well and he said it was a great flight for the first time. Older folks have a habit of trying to be nice (however out of the corner of my eye though I saw him cringe as it came crashing down). I just ordered a new wing and cowling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted March 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 That reminds me that I should dig out the old model rockets from my childhood and see if the kids have any interest. It would be fun (for me) making them chase 'em. I usually tape 2 engines together to get them really up there. You ever get the camera attachment for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 You ever get the camera attachment for them? Yup. It was fun, but it wasn't a very good image and it didn't last long. Google Earth and other aerial imagery probably takes the fun out of it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 My wife runs a youth program for community action. I help out by doing projects w/ the kids a couple times a month. A few weeks ago we built rockets and I'm pleased to say it's just as much fun at 50 as it is at 12 or 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 I thought Estes rocket engines were classified and controlled stuff nowadays.....(?)..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Nope. They sell em at Walmart. My boy got two estes rockets for Christmas. They were one of the first things he wanted to play with. On the maiden flight he insisted we use the big engine, over 800' altitude, a beautiful chute deployment, then half way to the ground the wind shifted and picked up considerably. A nice near vertical descent became near horizontal, and instead of landing in 10 acres of open field touch down was 25' up in a tree. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 I few years ago my son and I put a C engine (big one) on a very small rocket. The sucker went so so high we could barely see it. Matter a fact, we never saw it again. When he chute opened, the wind carried it away. Next time we try that trick, I think we'll launch without a chute onboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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