Rocket Glider & Free Flight

[JetexJim]

Rocket Powered model boat

I'm on a roll now. Here's more newsreel footage, this time in colour, from the 1950's.

 

[johnmw]

nice vintage!
i love watching old stuff.

 

[FAI-F1D]

I really want a jet boat now.

Mmmm...bring on the smell of burnt sulphur!

 

[gowen]

If anyone fancies an RC rocket glider, there is a whole FAI class (S8) dedicated to it.

http://www.nar.org/contest-flying/fai-spacemodeling/fai-events-for-wsmc/s8-rc-rocket-glider/

 

[AkimboGlueGuns]

Was that a jetex connie I saw in there?!? Those have got to be one of the most beautiful airplanes ever built. Kinda sucks that I can't find a decent parkflyer sized kit for it.

 

[FAI-F1D]

Here's a teaser for something you'll get to see in the next FT episode:


And some rocket photos...For more, including some juicy details about how to actually do it, piston launching, etc, go to this thread: http://forum.flitetest.com/showthread.php?15847-Rocket-Designs-and-other-free-flight-fun

 

[swlego]

More episodes on rubber powered free flight please. Anyone who's getting into rubber powered, weight is everything. Great episode

 

[DKchris]

+1 (Goes for all free flight as far as i'm concerned)

eagerly awaiting mentioned F1D clip......