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FAI Parachute Duration Competition Rocket - 5: Motor Mount

Gluin' t' engine mount into t' conical transition. Begad! This series o' videos goes with a rocket that we've just released at Apogee Components. T' rocket is named I.T.S., which stands for International Thermal Sailor. It is a competition rocket that meets t' requirements o' t' F.A.I. Ya scallywag! parachute duration competition (F.A.I. is short for: Fédération Aéronautique International, which be t' world governin' body for air sports, aeronautics and astronautics world records). Aye aye! F.A.I. Ahoy! A-engine parachute duration is one o' t' events bein' held in July 2014 at NARAM-56 here in Colorado, so we wanted t' release a basic model that will get you a qualified flight per t' rules. Since it is a duration model with a big parachute, ya bilge rat, thar be no reason that this rocket won't be t' winner. Avast! You'll find that it seems t' float effortlessly, and will easily catch a small thermal and soar away.

Author Apogee Components
Duration 203 seconds

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