DeepOvertone
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Hello all and thanks for helping out a poor confused individual.
I'm looking to replace the provided nylon shock cord from my Madcow 2.6" fiberglass lil goblin rocket. I haven't built it yet and I want to get all of the advantages of kevlar right off the bat since theres not a whole lot of room inside that rocket. I'm looking around and I'm having trouble picking the diameter of the kevlar I'm going to need for this bird. I found this nylon cord that appears to be the same as the one in my kit. Its listed at 1500lbs breaking strength. First, I doubt I'll be needing that much strength to begin with and second, I'm not sure which diameter kevlar would match its strength, if that much strength is in fact needed. If not, I'd love to know how much strength I do need and a recommended resource to purchase it. I've found/know of many places that sell it but most of them do not quote the strength but only the diameter and type.
Further info, I plan to use a chute release and a streamer(for extra drag and visual tracking) for recovery.
Many thanks to the hive mind and its respective wisdom and experience!
DO
I'm looking to replace the provided nylon shock cord from my Madcow 2.6" fiberglass lil goblin rocket. I haven't built it yet and I want to get all of the advantages of kevlar right off the bat since theres not a whole lot of room inside that rocket. I'm looking around and I'm having trouble picking the diameter of the kevlar I'm going to need for this bird. I found this nylon cord that appears to be the same as the one in my kit. Its listed at 1500lbs breaking strength. First, I doubt I'll be needing that much strength to begin with and second, I'm not sure which diameter kevlar would match its strength, if that much strength is in fact needed. If not, I'd love to know how much strength I do need and a recommended resource to purchase it. I've found/know of many places that sell it but most of them do not quote the strength but only the diameter and type.
Further info, I plan to use a chute release and a streamer(for extra drag and visual tracking) for recovery.
Many thanks to the hive mind and its respective wisdom and experience!
DO