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Thomas Koszuta - 09 Feb 2005 21:05 GMT

Anybody _ever_ build an Estes Phoenix at the design weight of 6.6 oz?

After I put a chute bucket into mine, I found it weighed about 9.5 oz. Did
not check before hand.

My son picked up a Phoenix on clearance to use the parts and I put them on
the scale - almost 8 oz.

Am I missing something or is 6.6 oz just a fantasy number?

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J.A. Michel - 09 Feb 2005 21:31 GMT

> Am I missing something or is 6.6 oz just a fantasy number? <

yes

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> Anybody _ever_ build an Estes Phoenix at the design weight of 6.6 oz?
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Niall Oswald - 13 Feb 2005 01:26 GMT

> Anybody _ever_ build an Estes Phoenix at the design weight of 6.6 oz?
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> Am I missing something or is 6.6 oz just a fantasy number?

That rocket is clearly begging for more than just a single 24 mm MMT!

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randyolb@charter.net - 27 Feb 2005 00:44 GMT

> Am I missing something or is 6.6 oz just a fantasy number?

The listed kit weights and the max rating their engines can lift, often seem
to be very loose estimates. It's very hard to build a stock Estes Saturn V
that weighs less than 15 ounces and a single D isn't supposed to lift that,
but it does.

The combined max lift for 5 C6's is 20 ounces but several times I have
launched a Saturn V that weighs waaay over 20 ounces with no problem.

The numbers are not exact. I think they use a dart board for estimates. ; )

Randy

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