JTarmstr
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That super hard balsa isn't good for planes. Get the good C-grain from Sig, or better yet, buy contest grade C-grain from specializedbalsa.com (my preferred supplier).
Ok thanks, I will look into it, when I build rockets, they generally are going really fast so I like hard balsa that wont warp but medium is good too.
D engines would put this into F class, but would also shred it to bits at nearly 300 mph. So instead it's going to launch on a single D, or better yet an Aerotech E6 which will give almost 10 seconds of power at 80-100 mph and put this thing 500-600' up. I reckon some od my cheating ways should be acknowledged: I'm basing this setup off the Dynasoar Rocketry designs.
Yeah, I have heard about the dynasoar rockets, never seen any in person. I have a few books on rocketry and one of them is pretty laudatory of them. The Aerotech engine would give a fairly slow looking flight at that speed. Well if you ever have any expendables of this model try a D12 or E12 and see what happens