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Old 10-23-2022, 10:51 PM
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Ultraman VTOL Model Rocket

Hello All,
My son and I have been playing around with model rockets recently so I decided to try something. I loved (really loved) the Japanese series from the 1960s called Ultraman. The Science Patrol fought monsters with the help of Ultraman and they had some cool vehicles including a VTOL. Turns out that VTOL is a free download on our Paper Modelers site. I simply built it with two bulkheads, a rocket tube inside and make a nose cone area and streamer recovery system. I powered it with a small Estes model rocket engine and the dang thing actually worked. It was so fun to see it fly and realizing it started out as a paper card model.



Ultraman's VTOL as a Paper Card Model Converted to a Model Rocket! - YouTube



Soooooo Cool. I think I'll be trying this again!
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Old 10-24-2022, 05:42 AM
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That worked out great! A little to much arc, but it flew and was recoverable!
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That was pretty neat.
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Old 10-24-2022, 03:56 PM
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Thanks, Everybody. It was lots of fun! Here is a shot of it just after launch. I think you can actually see it in flight...


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Dan
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