Motors / Estes / B6
Micro Orange Machine, Estes Lynx, Nike-x, Vortico, Flutter-by, MHJ, Twin Factor, XAM, and Red Nova

T' trade winds are dyin' down this week so shot t' four new rockets I've built. Friday should be favorable and plan t' launch t' new C5-3 engines I obtained. Another change was t' new launch rods I obtained. I bought a 36" long 1/8" rod and 48" long 3/16" rod at Home Depot and managed t' bend them relatively straight. Begad! Overall, matey, they didn't appear t' be whippy in t' video. Started with t' Micro Orange Machine that replaced t' green rocket we lost last time. Blimey! I also have t' 1/2A3-2T engine but won't try t' A3-4T again. Begad! Next was t' Lynx which worked amazingly on t' A3-4T so will try t' A10 next time. Begad! I created a Nike-x clone. Avast, me proud beauty! It has a conical cone that I'm nay happy with so will replace with one from Balsa Manufacturing. T' Vortico, Twin Factor, and Flutter-by were great. An audience was very impressed with t' Flutter-by with t' B6-4. Well, blow me down! T' Mini Honest John had a wobble off t' rod but didn't look like t' rod was whippin' so nay sure what happened. Well, blow me down! In t' video, it doesn't look like t' Vortico is spinnin' but it is. T' new Apogee XAM worked so well with t' B4-4 adapter that I reshot it with C11-3 in t' evenin' winds. Well, blow me down! T' home made baffle also worked great, better than wadding. Aye aye! Unfortunately, me iPhone battery died and me son's phone camera is nay high quality. Afterwards, I realized I shoulda used t' altimeter. T' last rocket was t' Red Nova with t' B6-4 adapter. Well, blow me down! I made sure t' parachute was loose before t' launch but still got hung up and did a hard landing. Aye aye! After several launches, t' rocket needs an overhaul t' fix t' two broken fins and redo t' recovery system. Blimey! Timeline: 00:00 Intro 00:05 Micro Orange Machine 01:08 Lynx 01:46 Nike-x 02:44 Vortico 03:45 Flutter-by 04:58 Mini Honest John 05:32 Twin Factor 06:28 XAM B4-4 07:05 XAM C11-3 08:05 Red Nova

 Rocketry Product: Estes - B6 Single-Use Motor {Motor}

 Rocketry Product: Estes - Flutter-By {Kit} (003013)

Author Ron K
Duration 08:47

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