Quest DC-Y Space Clipper
Sometimes I can't leave well enough alone.  I couldn't just build and fly this thing as it was designed.  Instead I put a 24mm motor mount in it and filled it with 2-part foam to make it more rugged. 

So far, I've flown it twice on C5-3's.  Both times it crashed.  The second time it broke the nosecone. Yes, it had noseweight - lots of it - probably too much.  I'll review yet again the simulation data to try and determine the necessary noseweight. 

Not to be discouraged, I bought two more.  I'll get one of them to fly yet.

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4-18-2004