Rebuilding the rocket |
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I connected them together with some brilliant surgery. | ||||||
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When the fins were cut off it
was found Big Red had a hidden fatal condition. The engine tube had a hole burned through it from the many launches over the years. This allowed the ejection charge to enter the body of the rocket and vent through the hole for the engine retaining clip. It was a factor in why Orville refused to eject. |
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No, not the "Phoenix", everyone calls the new thing from the old thing "The Phoenix". This is the Gray Ghost. Or should I say the bluish-gray Ghost. (with two minute paint job!) Ironically, the nose cone and one of the body tubes came from an Estes Phoenix kit. |
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