'The Red Baron' A 24mm to 24mm BT-60 based two-stager somewhat styled after the superb Estes Big Bertha. Very strong flyer as a single stager with AT 24mm reloads,lots of fun staged with D12-0 to E9-6 - if you happen to like long walks.... |
Boosting on E18W to est. 1400' |
Single staged |
One sleek beast ! |
Business ends of both the Baron and Fokker D VII booster on left |
Close-up of Interstage coupler, one of four 1/4" vent holes clearly visible |
Stacked with Fokker D VII booster |
The Baron: Length 41" Diameter 1.6" (BT-60) Max. take-off weight 10 oz. on Estes E9 Cp=30.4", Cg=28.3" or with 'Fokker D VII' booster: Length 50" Max take-off weight 15 oz. staged D12 to E9 Cp=37.3", Cg=34.0" |
R.I.P 'The Red Baron' was lost in action earlier today March 18th 2006 when a sudden gust of wind hit him at stage separation, turning him on a ballistic trajectory on a E9-6 sustainer. He simply flew out of range, way into deep woods, never to be seen again. Check it out on the 'Videos' page... Dangit, now I have to build another one.... :-) |