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What size is the lower BT?Flies on 3 D12-5s…recovers on 3 Mylar chutes!
Very cool. I golf across the road from an old Nike launch site (Nike MS-70) and have always wanted a model Nike. IIRC, it was a Nike Hercules site, so someday I should build one of those.
Can someone borrow it? Doesn't look like they're using it at the moment...I went on a bike ride with Scouts Troop to Sandy Hook, NJ, stumbled onto a local Nike Nike Missile Site NY-56.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sandy-hook-nike-launch-site
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Now I know exactly where to go if I need the exact measurements ;-)
You can see for yourself here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.433...158.48346&pitch=0&thumbfov=100!7i16384!8i8192
BTW, I also have a pair of TLP Nike kits (Nike-Ajax and Nike-Herc) in the "build pile".
If anyone is interested, I can scan the build instructions and parts, turn it into a thread, and we can all build as many copies as desired.
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Yea, I saw those. They seem a bit heavy, and the reviews don't give the impression they're very air-worthy.[boyce aerospace kits]
I wish they had preserved one of the sites around here (Minneapolis). There's no trace of most of them. The one I mentioned across the road from the golf course was bought by a developer just before the crash of 2008. He removed all of the buildings, and there's nothing left except the pavement and the launch doors:I went on a bike ride with Scouts Troop to Sandy Hook, NJ, stumbled onto a local Nike Missile Site NY-56.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sandy-hook-nike-launch-site
That's reassuring. I might have to reconsider the Hercules. Reviews mentioned problems with chute deployment and with the motor retainer.Perfect flights on both models!!
Looks like a Knight Mfg. launch pad as well?
That would be great !BTW, I also have a pair of TLP Nike kits (Nike-Ajax and Nike-Herc) in the "build pile".
If anyone is interested, I can scan the build instructions and parts, turn it into a thread, and we can all build as many copies as desired.
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