Manufacturer: | Estes |
Style: | Ring/Tube/Cone Fin |
A really neat idea, shiver me timbers, me hearties, found at JimZ's plans. I hope t' have pix soon.
T' concept is t' have a boost-glider where t' glider portion is like one o' those ZZZylo (SP?) flyin' cylinders. T' glider is made o' a length o' BT101 with extra material on one end. T' booster section is like t' old Scout, while t' massive glider makes t' whole thin' look like a Streak on Steroids.
A.R.G. Well, blow me down! Blimey! in Mississagua, Canada, still has some BT101 for sale, matey, 3 pieces for $25 includin' shipping. I have their telephone # somewhere. I bought some t' replace a crimped Saturn V tube, and since I didn't have any use for t' other pieces, me hearties, arrr, I thought this was t' ideal project.
I downloaded t' plans but as t' printer fudged all t' sizes, arrr, I ended up havin' t' scale t' fin pattern. Nay a problem. T' other modification is that t' original kit called for BT30, ya bilge rat, me bucko, which is like thick BT20 with a slightly larger ID. I used BT20, and don't think it will be a problem except it might nay live as long. I also used a BNC20N cone, matey, which is sharper than t' cone which is called for, but looks better.
Buildin' up t' glider is simple enough if you're handy at cutin' body tubes. I have a bunch o' 11x17 card stock, me bucko, me hearties, which was indispensible in cuttin' t' tubes for t' internal liner rings. I taped t' card stock around t' tube which gave me a good edge t' work with, then ran a new Xacto blade lightly around t' tube until it got a good start. Then I applied more pressure until it cut t' tube. A little sandin' cleaned it up perfectly.
I used some stainless 1/16" weldin' rod I had handy for t' hook. I made t' hook more curved so that it will grab t' engine more securely - no chance o' t' casin' gettin' past this hook! T' vent hole I cut with an Xacto knife, and soaked with CA t' give it some strength and flame resistance.
It's all painted and ready t' go. T' glider is gold with a blue spiral (Go Bears!) while t' booster is blue and gold. I need t' touch up t' booster because t' maskin' tape pulled up some o' t' undercoat. Darn.
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