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Reviews: Estes GBU-24 Paveway III and BLU-97B Cluster Bomb (2011-01-14)

Here are my reviews of the GBU-24 Paveway III and BLU-97B Cluster Bomb kits. GBU-24 Paveway III This is a semi-scale model of the GBU-24 Paveway III laser guided bomb. It flies on 18mm motors ... [Read More]

Review: Upscale BLU-97B Cluster Bomb (2010-12-23)

This is a description of my G-powered upscale of the Estes BLU-97B Cluster Bomb. The body consists of two 5" Quaker Oats bins. Here it is next to it's Estes cousin. The nose cone tip was turned ... [Read More]

Review: Tarkus II (2011-03-21)

The motivation for this 29mm, sci-fi-inspired rocket began with a container from a bottle of Highland Park single-malt scotch. The truncated oval tube screamed spaceship. From there, the rocket ... [Read More]

Reworking the upscale Cluster Bomb (2011-08-14)

At this weekend's launch, the 'chute on my Upscale BLU-97B Cluster Bomb tangled and it came in hard..  One foam board fin was totalled and, upon closer inspection, the nose cone (thin glass ... [Read More]

Launch Report 2011-8 (2011-12-17)

Location: Higgs Farm, Price, MD ( MDRA ESL-163) Weather: mostly cloudy; high was 41; wind 10+ mph Total flights: Today - 5; YTD - 62 Total motors: Today - 8; YTD - 80 I broke my standard rule of not ... [Read More]

My flyable fleet (2013-10-10)

After seeing ~1/10 of Dave Bucher's huge fleet on Facebook, I thought I'd snapshot mine, which consists of a paltry 233 birds. First sort criteria is a column that's not showing, breaking the list ... [Read More]

Dumb (bomb) project idea (2015-02-21)

I've built flying models of a couple of smart bombs, including the Estes Paveway and Cluster Bomb kits and a 5" upscale Cluster Bomb . Looks like old dumb bombs would make good projects too. Click ... [Read More]