Manufacturer: | Estes |
Custom modded Estes Outlander. Original was said to be underpowered and have unstable/unpredictable flight. Since I thought it was an awesomely cool "definitely not 3FNC" design, I went about fixing the said deficiencies. First I started with a 24mm Motor mount so that I can fly this heavyweight on D12s. Next I noticed that the "fins" (lander legs) were designed so that they can actually flop around! Can you imagine a rocket with 4 floppy fins? I fixed that with added "bushing" spacers using balsa shims and I also notched the end stop a bit so that the fins stay in place on lift off. Seems to have worked well since first flight was a very good one. I also added 1oz of clay to the nose since I was flying on Ds.
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