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mkotolsk@...
Jan 24, 2000 8:40 pm
Where have all the boosters gone? (sung to the tune of Where have all the flowers gone). This topic is beginning to concern me. I recieve Lawn Darts...
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J. Steven York
j-steven-york@...
Jan 24, 2000 8:59 pm
I was very disappointed by the loss of the A10-0T. I recently built a BT-50 downscale of the Estes Omega, and it's become one of my favorite models. I rarely...
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King, Jay [LFS]
JKing13@...
Jan 24, 2000 10:49 pm
... (smaller than the original and more prone to lower stage BURN OUT---literally---)<< I wasn't aware that the Midget had undergone a size change. I thought...
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John Buckley
jbuckley@...
Jan 25, 2000 4:07 am
With regard to booster motors it is currently obvious that Estes won't be producing them much longer. If I'm not mistaken, the only one left is the C6-0, and...
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Dale Windsor
dalewindsor@...
Jan 25, 2000 4:14 am
With the disappearance of booster motors (with the C6-0, maybe the D12-0, the only currently in production) we've lost the ability to fly a bunch of very cool...
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James J. Wentworth
gida@...
Jan 25, 2000 4:19 am
Don't throw away your two-stage models just yet! Eiji Sato v2rocket@... in Japan is considering producing 13 mm and 18 mm black powder motors,...
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Dale Windsor
dalewindsor@...
Jan 25, 2000 4:44 am
That will be great. Especially when I see them at my local HobbyTown! Dale Windsor LawnDart Rocketry http://www.fly.to/LawnDartRocketry ... From: James J....
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James J. Wentworth
gida@...
Jan 25, 2000 4:45 am
Let Eiji know you're interested. He already has a small 13 mm motor press. If he gets into production, his motors will be sold in North America as well as...
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John F. Stein
jfstein@...
Jan 25, 2000 11:57 am
Hello Jay, The Midget was originally designed for the "S" series of engines, which were 18 mm diameter, but shorter length than the standard engines. When the...
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Dale Windsor
dalewindsor@...
Jan 25, 2000 3:16 pm
I sent him a note (how many months ago was it) when you made the post about him on rmr. I was interested in kits, as well as the motors. Dale Windsor LawnDart...
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J. Steven York
j-steven-york@...
Jan 25, 2000 4:55 pm
I had this problem with the little BT-5 two-stager that was in the Estes Tri-Pack (a strange kit that also included the only Estes expanded foam nose cones...
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John F. Stein
jfstein@...
Jan 25, 2000 7:09 pm
Something else to add. The original Midget had a BT-20 booster and BT-50 sustainer. The "new " Midget was based on a BT-5 booster and BT-20 sustainer. When...
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mkotolsk@...
Jan 26, 2000 6:18 am
Yes Jay, there was another version of the Midget.The original, "Astron Midget" #K40,which I believe ended production in 1969 or70, was based on BT50 for the...
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J. Steven York
j-steven-york@...
Jan 26, 2000 8:34 am
Seems like those BT-5 booster tubes just didn't work very well. Some things only scale up or down to a certain point, and then stop working. Did Estes ever...
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Todd Lainhart
todd@...
Jan 26, 2000 8:39 am
I too lament the loss of the A10-0T. While OT for OldRockets, one of my favorite rockets is a MicroManche I built from SpRocketry plans a couple years back...
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Lannan, Sean
SLannan@...
Jan 26, 2000 2:39 pm
Back in 1986 or 87 I found an envelope with a bunch of fin patterns from the late 60's. One of them was for the Midget. I built a clone using the BT20 to BT50 ...
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John F. Stein
jfstein@...
Jan 26, 2000 4:38 pm
I thought about cloning the old version with mini engine mounts. Glad to here that someone tried it and that it works. I have about 20 A10-0T's left, and I...
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kwickart@...
Jan 26, 2000 8:14 pm
... How do we get in contact with him? I'm so glad to hear that there's someone out there filling the need! Maybe now I'll get up the courage to burn my...
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kwickart@...
Jan 26, 2000 8:16 pm
... me while I go spend some quality time with my Gold Mine Special, Butyrate dope and Finishing Wax ;) ... Ah, it appears that Mark is waxing nostalgic. ...
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kwickart@...
Jan 26, 2000 8:22 pm
... fly ... The "re-tooled" Astron Beta kit was a BT-20 airframe like the original, but with BT-5 motor tubes. I recall my first Beta (pre-13mm motor version)...
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Lannan, Sean
SLannan@...
Jan 26, 2000 8:36 pm
One of my dozen or so half-built projects is a BT-70 (or is it ST20? I'll have to check) sized 'Maxi-Midget' for D motors. Should be fun if I ever finish it. ...
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Dale Windsor
dalewindsor@...
Jan 26, 2000 9:48 pm
Well I still have a few hundred A10-0s in stock <g> Dale Windsor LawnDart Rocketry http://www.fly.to/LawnDartRocketry ... From: John F. Stein...
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James J. Wentworth
gida@...
Jan 26, 2000 10:13 pm
From: <kwickart@...> <<How do we get in contact with him? I'm so glad to hear that there's someone out there filling the need! Maybe now I'll get up...
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doug holverson
dholvrsn@...
Jan 27, 2000 3:19 am
... I bummed spray paint off my grandpa the Allis Chalmers dealer. Many of my early rockets were Persian Orange! -DGH- PS: My house has avocado carpets (came...
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mkotolsk@...
Jan 27, 2000 7:15 am
Estes did produce the Beta for 13mm motors based on the BT20. I still have this one also and still fly it. Its gotten pretty beat up over the years. The...
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Mark Kotolski
mkotolsk@...
Jan 28, 2000 5:40 am
Message: 6 Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:22:27 -0600 From: kwickart@... Subject: RE: Smaller Midget I recall my first Beta (pre-13mm motor version)...
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greg_zmijewski@...
Jan 28, 2000 3:07 pm
What estes tube should I use to sub for a centauri st-10? I want to clone an Astro-1. Also what nose cone would you recommend? Needs to be 5" long. Thanks....
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Lannan, Sean
SLannan@...
Jan 28, 2000 3:19 pm
Greg - Estes doesn't make a replacement, but Totally Tubular does. check out : http://www.semiresources.com/rockets/tt.html for the price list. As for the nose...
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John F. Stein
jfstein@...
Jan 28, 2000 4:44 pm
That would be the Estes tube used on the ARF Bandit, HiJax, etc. It is the BT-1090. John Stein ... From: greg_zmijewski@......
