Screaming Mimi

[billeblurzz]

Yesterday launched my venerable?…don’t know why that term pops in my head….Screaming Mimi. Always a good straight-up flier!

 

[billeblurzz]

Liftoff on a D12-3 Estes!

 

[billeblurzz]

 

[billeblurzz]

Have only heard the spinners singing one time after burnout!

 

[billeblurzz]

Drifted far away but fell into field with the wind!

 

[billeblurzz]

On the ground! Definitely was drifting since the shock cord fully stretched on the ground. This rocket is pretty robust though!

 

[Hobie1dog]

Thanks for the pictures but I have to ask with the music staff and notes is that the name of a song?

 

[kuririn]

The rocket has plastic whistlers at the end of the pods (those orange things). It's supposed to whistle when it flies.

 

[billeblurzz]

First introduced in 2003 catalog.

 

[KennB]

Plenty of tail drag to bring the CP far enough back for the straight flights. For all that have ever flown with my clubs, you only hear the "whistles" after burnout.
I believe there is a quiet Q-Jet that may let you hear more of the music but I haven't seen one fly in a long time.

 

[wsume99]

NGL, I was a bit bummed when I realized there were no motors in the outboard tubes

 

[BABAR]

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First introduced in 2003 catalog.

Does make you wonder, they HAD to know it really didn’t work at least not well.

it is still a nice looking rocket.

 

[novahobbies]

Aww, no vid?

 

[cerving]

The whistles don't work very well on a D12, but they work great on an AT E28.

 

[loopy]

I love mine! Glad to see another fan...lol

 

[billeblurzz]

Yes, it's a great flier with slow straight liftoffs. I only had D12-3s to use...I believe I've heard the whistles with D12-5s... as with the longer delay without the thrust sounds you may hear some whistling during coast phase. Just a unique fun model!

 

[billeblurzz]

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[novahobbies]

I love that liftoff!

 

[gerbs4me]

This is a fun rocket to fly! Great pics and video!

 

[Blast it Tom!]

NGL, I was a bit bummed when I realized there were no motors in the outboard tubes

My thoughts, too, I thought, "That's a bit outboard for cluster motors, kinda begging for trouble if one doesn't light..."

 

[Tractionengines]

I feel the tubes are too long. You get restricted flow, so the disc's in the noisemakers take longer than necessary to spin up.

 

[loopy]

I feel the tubes are too long. You get restricted flow, so the disc's in the noisemakers take longer than necessary to spin up.

it's also the altitude at motor burnout. It's up there a ways by the time a D12 burns out. Mine whistles fine, but you have to listen for it because its several hundred feet away.