The Youth Movement
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 Whether a church or 4-H group, an elementary
school class, a scout troop or a sqad of CAP cadets, I know that every youth
group struggles against the twin constraints of time and money in all their
model flying activities. Head over to my Schools
& Scouts page to find some new ways to beat those constraints.
You'll find a way to provide children as young as 4 or 5 with the joyful
experience of building and flying rocket-launched aircraft. It's called
the G-Pack. Because of a special booster unit that carries three models
into the sky on a single engine, you actually spend as little as $2.50 per
child, including model and motor, and the kids get the extra thrill of seeing
three aircraft released simultaneously above their heads. At that cost,
you don't even need a formal group. Why not gather the kids from around
the neighborhood for a flying afternoon with the G-Pack?
Of course, all your old friends are
still around, and can now be ordered directly off the
page. As always, though, if you want to customize an order, or
need to pay by check or other means, write
me with what you need!
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The New Kits
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I haven't given you a new kit in a number
of years, but now I'm making up for it. You'll experience three big,
solid B and C powered sport fliers and step into the new, easy world of light
rocket-launched single-channel radio control.
The technology has been falling into
place to bring radio control to the mainstream for several years. I
believe Arcie II to be an "enabling" kit. Everything that made R/C discouraging
in the past has been systematically eliminated from this model.
Read here to learn about where Arcie II will
take you and the hobby.
If you read recent editions of G. Harry
Stine's Handbook of Model Rocketry, you can read about the technique
of "gap staging". That's the technology I employ to make CiCi Stage
2 sizzle. Gap staging allows you to mount the sustainer motor far ahead of
the booster, meaning it would be easy to make a booster to lift a front-motored
model like the little CiCi design. CiCi was already a stiff robust
model ready to take the rigors of top stage speed. Mounting CiCi and the
new booster back to back produces a symmetric configuration that makes the
boost a piece of cake.
CiCi Stage 2 isn't the only place where
a symmetric boost configuration comes in handy. Twinsee takes advantage
of symmetry to allow you to boost two conventional configuration models,
continuing the lineage that began when Mitch Amos made the proposal that
inspired the original Geminee kit.
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Let's Go Racin'!
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It's no secret that businesses in almost every industry are turning to
motorsports sponsorships to represent their firms, because success in
racing requires the same values needed to build a prosperous, enduring
company. Motorsports and the aerospace industry are the perfect match, because
we are both in the business of manufacturing speed. The Edmonds Aerospace
is delighted to have signed a deal with Skyline Racing to sponsor Amber
Abram, who will be driving for the first time this year in the Ucar division at
Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas, not far from where the products on this
page are designed and tested. She and her brother, Adam Brenner, will hit
the track for the first points-paying race of the year on Saturday night,
March 31, and they'd be thrilled to see you there! Go to
Skyline Racing to learn about an exciting upcoming season of competition.
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The Thunder Rolls
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Two new Thunder series kits are rolling
off the line to give you more of that incomparable feeling when you press
that button, and you can get them right here.
Awesome two-stage altitude penetration and a swift, sleek two-ship flight
demonstration have been brought to startling mid-power proportions with the
Stage 2 Thunder and Twin Thunder kits. Now you can purchase all the massive
Thunder series kits right from this site!
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About the Aerospace
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The Rocket Launched Aircraft of the Edmonds
Aerospace are designed to let you fly in ways you've never flown before.
If you're a new, young modeler, you'll be able to see your very first
construction project blast hundreds of feet into the sky with rocket speed,
then soar above your head for a minute or more, long enough for you to realize
just what you've accomplished with your own two hands.
If you're an experienced modeler, you
can fly the massive Thunder series models for a sensation unlike any
other in model aviation or model rocketry. If you're the leader of a school
or youth group, you can give your students an engrossing afternoon together
in the sunshine as they watch each other's handiwork perform, because each
flight is a little bit different.
The secret behind these aircraft is the
technology of laser cutting. Whenever a model design requires precise angles
or part positioning to work, the computer-controlled laser lets me create
accurate fits between pieces to guarantee that precision as you build. That
means you always end up with a model that doesn't need special adjustment
to fly correctly, even if you're a brand new modeler.
So go ahead, click one of the aircraft,
read on for some more information, ask
me a question, or learn about the fine dealers
where you can obtain the products of the Edmonds Aerospace.
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