8.2.3 What are all these funny names I see referenced?
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This article is from the Model Rockets FAQ, by Wolfram von Kiparski with numerous contributions by others.
8.2.3 What are all these funny names I see referenced?
Until the 1979 Pink Book revision, different power classes
were designated by names. For gliders, the names were of
flying creatures. Here is a decoder table:
1/8A [none] 1/4A Gnat 1/2A Hornet A Sparrow B Swift C Hawk D [no official name. The "Pink Book" used to lump D and E into one category. Sometimes called Deagle or Falcon ] E Eagle F Condor G [no official name. This class did not exist back when names were used, but was occasionally referenced as Dragon]
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