Re: Interesting high lights of the NAR BoD Meeting and ...

Alan Jones wrote: 
On 13 Aug 2005 14:57:35 -0500, kaplow_r@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Bob
Kaplow) wrote:


In article <1123906040.559755.305300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "raydunakin@xxxxxxx" <raydunakin@xxxxxxx> writes:

flying weather wrote:

Ah, but that's the rub. Monocopters are not rockets per the nfpa.

Please provide a cite for this. 

I don't have my copies of NFPA 1122 / 1127 in front of me, but I believe the
definition of a model / HPR rocket includes "... not by generating lift from
aerodynamic surfaces". Monocopters don't fly on rocket thrust, they are
lifted by the aerodynamic surface spinning around.

As such, the don't fit the definition of a model rocket. 


True, but one might argue that it is a recoverable rocket motor
powered aeromodel, with "average" thrust in the direction of flight.

Rocket powered cars are not model rockets either.

So, where can I find plans for a monocopter scaled for and Estes E9?

Alan



Wish I still had the link but I do know of a tricopter that was powered by 3 E9's. I do know I have a captured flight of one on dvd. However there is a problem with the E9's burning through the casing with the copters. I *think* it might have been Ed Miller's tricopter.

I'll check out the dvd this weekend to verify.

Ted Novak
TRA#5512
IEAS#75
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