The Estes kit version of the
Ansari X Prize entry from Mojave Aerospace Ventures.
The kit was in production from 2005 - 2008.
+ 1:30 Scale
+ Parachute Recovery
+ Flights to 400 feet
All the parts - Lots to cover here.
Parts of interest:
Four pats (one total ounce) of nose cone weight clay. (Two were shown in the original instructions, more was added later for stability)
New (at the time) nose and tail cone molds
Short body tube, the 2" tube is unusual for Estes.
I remember getting 2 kits at Walmart at the time. Haven't started building any of them yet.
ReplyDeleteHi Leo,
DeleteDon't start building yours until you see Post #4!
Indeed.... not well thought out by the Estes design team.
DeleteHi Leo,
DeleteI have the feeling it was very well thought out - but somewhere in the molding process that open hole for the BT-20 went "out of round".