Booster Recovery (Gap-Staging)

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S5B Staging/Recovery

System used by Bob Biedron in his gold-medal Nike-Apache model flight in FAI S5B Scale Altitude, 1994*

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S5B Staging/Recovery (Alternate)

Alternate design for S5B booster recovery by Bob Biedron*

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Black Brant XII Staging/Recovery

Design used in the first stage of my 1:17.5 scale Black Brant XII (has some logistical flaws making it less than ideal for multiple flights–see description in drawing)

*NOTE:  All drawings by Bob Biedron are posted with his permission.

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