1/12 Liberty Bell 7 - NARAM 45 (2003)

Intended for Peanut Sport Scale competition at the NAR's annual National competition (NARAM 45) at Evansville, Il in 2003. The model was withdrawn from competition (withdrawn prior to start of static judging due to a personal matter requiring my return to Houston).

Model was unusual in several ways. First, of course, was its "multimedia" construction, being made mostly of vacuformed and cast plastic resin parts. The engine tubes and the core "stuffer" tube were the only "conventional" model rocket paper tube components. Second, is that it was a "spacecraft" and not really a "rocket" (Sport Scale rules allow for spacecraft). Third was that it qualified as a "Peanut" scale model because it falls under the maximum allowed length for Peanut Sport Scale competition...but it also qualifies as a "Giant" Sport Scale model because its diameter exceeds the minimum required for Giant Sport Scale competition AND it qualifies for regular Sport Scale. Lastly, it qualifies (though arguably) for Plastic Model Conversion in that the model was marketed as a plastic/resin display model and was flight converted.

The overall weight of the model, with motors, was just shy of five ounces. It was intended to fly on three 13mm A3-4 motors canted so that their thrust lines pass through the center of gravity.

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