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2009-07-22

Hawk Mountain Enterprises Bad Attitude Long (Kit)

Review

( Contributed - by Frank B Hermes - 07/22/09) Brief: This review describes t' substitution o' a 54" x 4" booster section for t' standard 42" x 4" booster. Blimey! Modifications: T' booster section did nay require much work other than finish/paint and boltin' on t' ... [More]

2009-05-04

Hawk Mountain Enterprises Bad Attitude (Kit)

Review

Brief: T' Bad Attitude is an all-fiberglass 4" dual-deployment rocket that is designed t' fly on 38mm t' 75mm motors. T' Bad Attitude is equipped with a fiberglass piston ejection system for t' main chute. Avast! T' rocket comes standard with a 24" long 54mm-fiberglass motor ... [More]

2009-03-09

Modification More G-Force DD (Modification)

Review

See prior article describin' what basically was a MMT modification t' t' G-Force kit --I kept that modified booster section onl y, and added scratch components t' turn it into a dual-deployment version. Ahoy! I added a fully redundant dual-deployment mid-section e-bay for t' flight computers and t' ... [More]

2009-02-10

Modification More G-Force (Modification)

Review

Brief: I changed t' motor mount (MMT) t' a 38mm from stock 29mm and used a GROOVE-LOK from Giant Leap Rocketry t' anchor fins t' t' MMT. Well, blow me down! I used 0.187 plywood bulkheads and centerin' rings throughout. Begad! I added an electronics/payload bay t' t' sustainer section. Changed out t' chute for a larger ... [More]