Semroc - Orbital Transport Kit
| Decals: | Waterslide |
| Diameter: | 0.98 inches |
| Fin Material: | Balsa |
| Fin Span: | 8.10 inches |
| Length: | 23.00 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Semroc  |
| Model: | KV-66 |
| Nose Cone Material: | Balsa |
| Power: | Low-Power |
| Product Type: | Kit |
| Recommended Motors: | B6-4, C6-5 |
| Recovery: | Glide, Parachute |
| Skill Level: | 3 |
| Status: | In-Production |
| Style: | Clone, Glider |
| Tags: | Family:Estes:Orbital Transport |
| Weight: | 14.00 ounces |
Reviews
- Semroc Orbital Transport By John R. Brandon III (May 27, 2009)
A Retro-Reproduction of Wayne Kellner's 1968 design for Estes. It represents a scramjet carrier aircraft with a piggybacked orbiter. This was my first Semroc kit, and it will definitely not be my last! It came in a plastic bag with four-color header card. The kit included precut body tubes in three diameters and three lengths, three sheets of laser-cut balsa fins, two nice balsa nose ...
- Semroc Orbital Transport By Chan Stevens (December 14, 2008)
This is a modern reproduction of an Estes classic kit from 1968. It features a futuristic piggyback shuttle, inspired by a NASA scramjet design. While I can't claim to have been into rocketry back in the 60's when this came out, I had just gotten into rocketry earlier this decade when Estes re-released the kit for a limited run, so this kit technically is the first "retro repro" of something ...
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Blog Posts
- Shroudlines Blog
- Three Rockets, Chosen At Random... (2016-10-13)
External Links
The Rocket Forum - Sleepless In Kansas: SEMROC Orbital Transport
Steve builds a Semroc Orbital Transport.
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Flights
Date | Flyer | Rocket | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
2022-12-30 | Michael Freedman | Orbital Transport | - |
2014-09-01 | Rodney Earp | Semroc Orbital Transport | - |
2014-08-16 | Rodney Earp | Semroc Orbital Transport | - |
2014-04-26 | Rodney Earp | Semroc Orbital Transport | 500 Feet |
2010-06-08 | Jason Orosco | Semroc Orbital Transport | - |
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