Anyone flying parawwings?// Centuri LJ2

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RocketEngineer - 29 Oct 2005 02:11 GMT

Is anyone flying para-wings, I would like to chat on construction and
design aspects. Also anyone ever do a 4" diameter Little Joe II. Would
really like to build one of them. The old Centurn kit was excellent.
Same Esetes can not be that good. I know Tim could do it since his
Saturn's are really high quality. drop me a note back at
sketchledge@sbcglobal.net if you have an interest on these topics.

Dave Ketchledge

PS Extreme Rocketry is doing a review of my book in the November issue,
hope you will find it of interest.

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David Bacque - 29 Oct 2005 03:25 GMT

A handful of years ago Terry Kosel made a limited production run 4" Little
Joe II. It had excellent resin cast and vacuum formed parts and built up to
a beautiful, very detailed LJ. It's the only rocket I've ever built that I
decided should be displayed and not flown.

Superb kit if you can find one.

Dave

> Is anyone flying para-wings, I would like to chat on construction and
> design aspects. Also anyone ever do a 4" diameter Little Joe II. Would
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> PS Extreme Rocketry is doing a review of my book in the November issue,
> hope you will find it of interest.

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Roy Green - 29 Oct 2005 20:43 GMT

keep an eye on Ebay. Sandman is selling off the last two or three of his
LJ2 kits in the near future. One of them placed (don't remember which place)
at NARAM this year.

Roy
nar12605

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GD - 30 Oct 2005 15:40 GMT

> Is anyone flying para-wings, I would like to chat on construction and
> design aspects.

I've sewn one together, and have 'flown' it like a kite, and have tested
it on a rather low altitude D engine rocket... but it hasnt actually
done any real proper work yet.

I basically followed the construction details on this page, using some
ripstop nylon from a kite shop:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pdj/nasaplan.htm

Mine was a smaller scale, so I didnt use quite so many lines.

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