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Art Applewhite Rockets Flying Saucer on 29mm

Art Applewhite Rockets - Flying Saucer on 29mm

Contributed by Dick Stafford

Manufacturer: Art Applewhite Rockets
(Contributed - by Dick Stafford - 04/19/08) (MODS) Art Applewhite 29mm Saucer

Brief:
This is kinda a "cheap shot" as reviews go. An upgrade to 29mm would be obvious on a new kit. In fact it's pretty obvious on a built one too.

Modifications:
I replaced the motor tube, which included trimming the internal fins and adding new lugs.

Construction:

The only thing that stood out was that the fins were replaced in-situ:

  1. Reinforce fin attachments to the body with 5-minute epoxy.
  2. Measure and mark the fins for the larger tube.
  3. The fins are thin basswood so I cut them off with kitchen scissors (in situ).
  4. Adjust to fit with a Dremel.
  5. Attach fins and lugs with more epoxy.
  6. Done!

I added both 3/16" and 1/4" lugs to give options on what pads I can use.

Flight:
I flew the saucer at MDRA's Red Glare IV using it as a testbed for a motor experiment. The details of which are another story. Let me just say it was an F38-5 Redline. It flew nicely and at it tipped away the tip of the motor was still a glowing red dot.

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