Manufacturer: | Semroc |
Model: | K-03 |
Product Type: | Kit |
Status: | Out-Of-Production |
Brief: The Semroc cc:SpacePlane glider is an example of an ingenious marketing plan and business strategy. The rocket design is an out-of-production model from another company. Semroc puts the parts together in a kit including nice laser-cut fins and some other upgrades from the original. Yet Semroc doesn't include assembly instructions...you have to download those from an archiving ...
Brief: I had been flying my 1967 vintage Astron Spaceplane when a unusually powerful ejection charge broke both elevon stops and blew away 1/3 of the right elevon. I decided to retire it and build a replacement. The cc:Spaceplane is one of the "carbon copy" kits put out by Semroc. Semroc supplies all the parts including laser cut fins and decals, which were not included in the ...