This seems like a really great idea Jacksonjrs, it would only take 2 servos, the Rx, and the battery, as onboard equipment (if you made the shuttle a glider.....<cough flying brick cough> . Using model rocket engines would be safe up to the point where the top clay cap gets blown out for the parashute deployment. might have to find an engine that doesn't have that nor the black powder that shoots the clay cap up. Also (obviously) keeping the exaust gasses away from your model...but all it takes to do that is building the engine mounts far enough down from the back end of the shuddle to clear it (building scale would accomplish that).

anyways, have fun if you deside to do it. and DEF keep me posted, would LOVE to see how you go about doing it . (anything you'd like to send to show how you've gone about building and such can goto [email protected] if you don't mind )

have fun,
Rob