Edmonds Aerospace Information Page
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The kits, the company and the site are all about the flight.
These aren't models to display on your shelf. I've designed every kit to
maximize your excitement and pride as you look skyward at what you
built.
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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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Two stages of power hurl this model to
surprising altitudes. Both the hefty booster and the sleek upper stage can
use up to a C motor. All this speed and performance comes to you with simplicity,
as you'll construct this model in about two hours using glue only and fly
with no adjustments.
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CiCi Stage 2
Booster: 12 inches in span, uses B6-0,
C6-0
Upper Stage: 9 inches in span, uses 1/2A6-2,
A8-3, B4-4, C6-5
Stage 2 Thunder
Booster: 18 inches in span, uses
D12-0
Upper Stage: 13.5 inches in span, uses
D12-5, E9-6
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This pair of aircraft is launched together
on a single B or C motor. They climb high above the field until the
motor fires its ejection charge. The two planes then separate in an
exciting split maneuver. One glides down carrying the motor, the other comes
back on its own. You'll build the entire set in less than two hours using
glue only, and the only adjustment required is to add balancing clay right
after the glue dries.
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Twinsee
Span: 8 inches
Motors: B4-2, B4-4, C6-5
Twin Thunder
Span: 12 inches
Motor: D12-3
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It's cute and a little bit sporty, but
you'll finish assembling your Tinee in less than a half hour, even if
you've never built a model before. Thanks to the repeatability of laser
cut parts, you can fly Tinee with no adjustments at all. This is the
model for your scout troops and school science clubs, as I designed it to
be the most mistake-proof and lowest-cost kit that the current state of the
art will allow me to produce. Though the flight can fit within a typical
school athletic field, students will be delighted by the time that Tinee
remains in the air.
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Tinee
Span: 6 inches Motor:1/2A3-2T,
A3-4T
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These familiar triangles find their homes
in the skies over flying fields from New England to San Diego. This 1995
design inaugurated the Edmonds Aerospace standards for mistake-proof
beginner-oriented kits with precision wet die-cutting and realistically
illustrated instruction sets. Now laser cutting has only made them
better. Your students or scouts will love the little triangles, as they give
the best performance of any of my beginner's models. The model is a traditional
boost glider, with a motor pod and a glider that separates after being carried
to altitude. Builders assemble the model and add balancing clay, and
they're ready to fly. No other adjustment is required.
The Deltie series also introduced the
world to the Thunder of D-powered Rocket Launched Aircraft for sport flying.
The massive Deltie Thunder, then made by machine-cutting, began lumbering
off launch pads in 1996. It's a gentle giant, with a slow mushing
glide. Take one out for a relaxing afternoon of fun flying, you won't
have to strain your eyes to see this one.
Then in 2004, the Deltie B came along,
serving fliers who like to use standard sized B motors.
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Deltie
Span: 9 inches Motor:
1/2A3-2T, A3-4T
DeltieB
Span: 13.5 inches Motor:
B4-2
Deltie Thunder
Span: 27 Motor: D12-3
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Here's another
thing to do with Delties. Deltie Airshow uses a booster powered by
a B or C motor to carry three Delties straight up over the field, then releases
all three to fly off separately. The separation looks just like the
Vertical Break maneuver performed by the Blue Angels! You'll enjoy
inviting a crowd of your friends around to see you fly this one.
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Deltie Airshow
Each Deltie is 9 inches in span
Booster Motor:
B4-4,
C6-5
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CiCi shows you just what kind of
performance you can achieve with a small, simple model. CiCi is great
for students or scouts that want to use standard-size motors and want the
extra kick of maximum speed and altitude. CiCi is as basic to build
as Tinee, but you won't mistake CiCi's blinding dash for altitude on a C6-3
motor for a flight by anything else. Laser-cut fuselage and flying
surfaces combine with a computer-machined nose cone to make the parts so
reliable that your CiCi doesn't even need balance weight. Get a few of these
low-cost models for yourself and truly fly to your heart's content.
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CiCi
Span: 8 inches
Motor: A8-3, B4-2, B6-2, C6-3
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The Ecee series models give you a
sophisticated ride. Ecee gives you a quick introduction to the world
of Rocket Glide (R/G) where the model climbs aloft and descends as a single
unit. The Ecee uses the Edmonds Canard system for boost, in which the
elevator surface on the canard is left to move freely for flight under
thrust and coast, but then locked down into position for glide. The regular
Ecee uses mini engine power and can be flown on almost any
field.
The massive Ecee Thunder is a visual
delight with its dignified boost and transition to a glide that can only
be described as "regal". You'll feel like you're watching a massive
supersonic transport sailing down from cruise altitude into a smooth instrument
approach.
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Ecee
Span: 13.5 inches
Motor: 1/2A3-2T, A3-4T
Ecee Thunder
Span: 27 inches
Motor: D12-3
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A fellow named Mitch Amos once proposed
a model made from two separate aircraft that would blast off as a single
unit, then split apart to glide in individually. I met that challenge a pair
of what the engineers call "tailless" aircraft, because they have no horizontal
stabilizer. They launch in a symmetrical configuration, reach
altitude, and are then blown apart by the motor to fly back down in a spirited,
energetic glide. The repeatable laser cut parts again mean that builder
only needs to add a bit of noseweight, then the adjustments are complete.
The Geminee Thunder puts the authority
of D engine power behind the design. After absorbing a mighty shove to altitude,
the giant twin gliders circle like a pair of hawks surveying the praries.
As with all -Thunder models, you'll be amazed at the sheer amount of hardware
you can put up into the sky.
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Geminee
Span: 13.5 inches
Motor: 1/2A3-2T, A3-4T
Geminee Thunder
Span: 27 inches
Motor: D12-3
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This is the easiest way to experience
the Thunder. Put together eight wood parts and assemble the booster pod,
and you are up. The big D12-3 motor hurls DeeCee Thunder up where everybody
can see it, then lets it float back in a nice, solid glide. Get a few packs
of motors and a can of Rock Creek Cola and fly all afternoon with this big
easygoing design.
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DeeCee Thunder
Span: 18 inches
Motor: D12-3
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Now it's easier than ever to order the products
of the Edmonds Aerospace. Use the order buttons to obtain the flagship
products right from this site. You can use MasterCard, Discover and
Visa with the "shopping cart" ordering system, but as always, if your school
system or organization needs to use a purchase order and a check,
write here to request what you need.
Prepare to enjoy!
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