The RAK1 was our first S8E design. Franz Weißgerber scored 2nd
in the 1994 Worlds with that one.
Propulsion: Rocket motor with a total impulse of 40 Ns
(more than 1 lb thrust for 8 seconds).
RC System: Graupner/JR mc-12 PCM receiver, Graupner/JR
C341 servos, Sanyo 50 mAh receiver battery.
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This is the initial V-tail version. The final version had a conventional tail with the vertical fin pointed downwards to avoid the rocket motor exhaust. |