On Aug 11, 11:01*pm, Pat Flannery wrote:
On 8/11/2010 5:20 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:
http://www.amazon.com/EST-Scissor-wi.../dp/B0007U9MES
That's why that thing looked familiar! *Estes should have sued them.
LOL.
I actually checked the patents to see if Estes had patented the design,
but couldn't find any patent for that particular rocket.
Pat
The fold-away wing is very similar to that used on the Tomahawk Cruise
Missile and requires only off-the-shelf technology.
Check out page five here
http://www.scribd.com/doc/31261680/Etdhlrlv-Addendum
Check out any of the excellent technical descriptions of the BGM-109
Cruise Missile.