My small car as loaded down in preparation for a show in nearby Dade City.
I flew as many as possible before leaving at 2:45 p.m.
Here's some highlights of the Tampa TTRA launch last Saturday -
Check out the inset picture of the engine mount on Brian Urban's Scratch built X-15.The entire engine mount rotates allowing a centered line of thrust using different combinations of clustered engines. This mount uses a single 29mm and two 24mm engines.
This is a pop-pod boost glider re-build awaiting more decals.
Launch picture by Roger Smith
A cluster rack -
Bill Nielson flew his Dueces Wild with two C6-7 engines.
Next to Bill's Duece is my Semroc DEFENDER with three C6-7 engines. The Semroc website says it flew to 1,650 feet.
I had to leave before Michael Robert's - Robert Goddard V14 flew. The engine - M650.
Beautiful work, check out the fin can!
Mike Nipper flew the clean rebuild of his Nike Hercules.
In the booster was two D12-0s and two D12-3s.
The upper stage held a D12-5.
Mike got great altitude on the booster with a parachute recovery. Booster ejection was from the D12-3s.
The upper stage was arrow straight.
When the parachute ejected there was well deserved applause from the spectators.
My also flowns:
Quest TOMAHAWK on a C6-5 to an estimate 600' altitude. On fin broke at the root edge on landing.
ASP MMX WAC CORPORAL. 75' up with ejection before apogee. Streamer recovery.
Applewhite POPSICLE STICK MONOCOPTER. This is one of the free plans from his website. Lots of noise on a A10-3t and a spinning recovery.
Quest AS-1 ESCORT with a B6-4 to 350' altitude. A wing tip lug was broken off when the nose cone snapped back on ejection. An easy fix.
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