Manufacturer: | Heavenly Hobbies |
Product Type: | Kit |
I purchased the Heavenly Hobbies Backdraft because it sounded really different. The site says " The exciting Heavenly Hobbies’ BACKDRAFT is a dual-engine rocket... ". Notice is said dual-engine, not cluster. It then went on to describe the rocket this way: " The BACKDRAFT looks like a 2-stage vehicle, with booster and sustainer sections. The propulsion module (booster) holds the primary ...
The Backdraft is a BT-60-based, 24mm-powered rocket that on face value looks like a standard 2-stager. If you've read the previous reviews (and I assume you will before you continue past this intro), you'll know that there is one major difference--the upper motor is used as a retro rocket. Heavenly Hobbies calls this the TailWind delayed deployment system. The upper stage is ignited with a ...
Presented with written permission from RocketyPlanet: Product Review by Dr. John Smolley, MD Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Photo 1: The many, many parts in this kit are of very good to excellent quality Bungee jumping for the fainthearted? The new Backdraft, a BT-60 based three-foot rocket from Heavenly Hobbies, appears ordinary enough ...
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