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Home / Archives / News Archive 2007 / Red River Rocketry rolls out new P-Chuter Xtreme kit
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Red River Rocketry rolls out new P-Chuter Xtreme kit |
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2007 Archived News by Planet News
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Saturday, March 17, 2007 |
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DALLAS, Texas USA — John Dyer announces the latest addition to the Red River Rocketry family. Designed to fly on E, F, and G motors, the P-Chuter Xtreme stands 41 inches tall and 1.84 inches in diameter. P-Chuter Xtreme is an large model rocket version of the original P-Chuter kit.
This model has an innovative fin tab locking mechanism that is unique. It features laser-cut through-the-wall fin attachment, combined with slotted centering rings and corresponding locking tabs positively positioning the fin in the correct position during construction, strengthening the fin-to-airframe joint. This is a motor mount with integral fin tab reinforcement designed with power in mind. The kit includes an ejection baffle and a rugged 18-inch rip-stop nylon parachute. Use a G motor for really high altitude flights! Features: - Flights up to 2,700 feet!
- Fully illustrated instructions
- 18" rip-stop nylon parachute
- Laser-cut basswood fins
- Full-color waterslide decals
- 29mm xtreme motor mount
- Laser-slotted thick-walled body tube
- Ejection baffle
Specs: - Length: 41.0 in. (104.0cm)
- Diameter: 1.84 in. (4.7cm)
- Weight: 10.5 ounces (298.0g) without motor
- Recommended AeroTech Motors: E23-5, F50-9, G77-7R, G40-7, G80-10
- Recommended Road Runner Motors: F60-10
Price: $45.00 Website: http://www.redriverrocketry.com
03-27-2007 06:17 PM
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P-Chuter Xtreme
I also want to point out that the PCX has a payload section - big enough for
An altimeter and / or a small camera. I also wanted to point out the Photo of me with the rocket shows the early 4-finned prototype - the actual kit comes as a three-finned rocket...
John
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John Dyer
redriverrocketry.com
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03-27-2007 07:37 PM
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Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 2541
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John, it's a great looking kit, whether 3 or 4 fins! Keep up the good work!
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