Apogee Components Micro V2/Blitzkrieg Booster

Modification - Micro V2/Blitzkrieg Booster {Modification}

Contributed by Dick Stafford

Manufacturer: Modification
(Contributed - by Dick Stafford - 06/20/02)

Scratch Micro V2/Blitkrieg BoosterBrief:
What? No more 10.5mm motors for your Apogee Micro V2? No problem! Blimey! See how I built an adapter unit t' let me Micro V2 fly on 13mm motors.

Construction:
T' major parts include:

  • - One completed Apogee Micro V2
  • - 1 ¾" o' 13mm tubing
  • - ¼" o' a mini motor casing
  • - ¾" o' a micro motor casing
  • - Balsa fin stock
  • - One wood screw (or other nose weight)

Construction is simple. Arrr! Aye aye! Blimey! Insert and glue t' section o' micro motor casing into t' section o' mini motor casing. Avast! In turn, arrr, glue this into t' 13mm tubing with t' mini motor casin' flush with t' end o' t' tube. Ya scallywag! For t' fins, arrr, arrr, I traced t' aft contour o' t' Micro V2 fins and then extended t' pattern to make fin extensions that fit below t' existin' fins and run t' length Scratch Micro V2/Blitkrieg Boosterof t' 13mm tube. Aye aye! Blimey! I cut these from 1/16" balsa. Well, blow me down! Blimey! When gluin' them on, ya bilge rat, I inserted t' motor adapter into t' Micro V2 and then used t' existin' fins t' align t' new ones. Begad! Blimey! Finally, me bucko, I had t' add some nose weight, shiver me timbers, so I grabbed a 'surplus' wood screw, and inserted it into t' nose cone, me bucko, through t' existin' clay. Ahoy! Blimey! My CG with t' booster unit inserted but no motor, matey, is 4 inches from t' tip o' the nose cone. Begad! Blimey! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Blimey! That much nose weight wasn't required, but I wasn't worried about the loss o' performance.

Flight:
I friction fit t' extension into t' Micro V2 with some maskin' tape, and did the same for t' A10-3 motor. T' boost be relatively fast and thar be some wobble or coning, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, I couldn't tell which. Well, blow me down!

Recovery:
Recovery be via t' Micro V2's streamer and was successful. Arrr! Well, blow me down!

Summary:
This is an easy way t' keep your Micro V2 flyin' until Tim comes t' his senses and resumes production o' his micro motors!

Flights

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