FINALLY finished with this.
Threw some paint on the fincan to tie it all togeather. I think it turned out pretty nicely!
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There's me with the PWF and my 54. A bit of a size comparison.
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There it is all by itself.
Alex
Thanks, Wilson! You bet I'll get vids and such. Videos are a bit of a specialty for me. I'm hoping my altims work out for me. This is a bit out of the altitude range of the RRC3.Just catching up with this thread... Well done, Alex! Looks awesome! Wish I could be there to see it fly - don't forget pictures and video of launch.
You're right, Von Karmon nosecones with the aluminum tip ARE cool looking... I couldn't help but upgrade my rocket to include one of those (4").
I like your altimeter choices, by the way. I used that exact same combination in my L3, and everything worked precisely as planned.
Like yours, I as well may have showered with a section of airframe from my rocket back in the early days of the build...
Thanks, Captain!That turned out great, Alex! You are an artisan!
I better pray to the rocket gods for mercy. Hopefully, I'll see you at a launch soon. Say...those launches in southern UT arn't too far. Maybe I'll make it down there some time or another. I'm still a bit concerned with tracking. I've been trying to get my BRB to hook up to my netbook, but it's not working. If people want to discuss this with me further, PM me. I dont want to derail my thread. If necessary, I can borrow someones tracker.Don't you dare lose this rocket on some into-the-stratosphere flight with no tracking. I want to see it in person some day at a launch that we both get to attend.
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Thanks Nate!That's incredible! Looks great!
Best of luck on the undoubtedly incredible soon to come flights!!
Nate
My pleasure, Alex. Look forward to it! Indeed, you may be pushing the limits of the (Sport) RRC3, but that's why you use redundants...Thanks, Wilson! You bet I'll get vids and such. Videos are a bit of a specialty for me. I'm hoping my altims work out for me. This is a bit out of the altitude range of the RRC3.
Thanks, Wilson! You bet I'll get vids and such. Videos are a bit of a specialty for me. I'm hoping my altims work out for me. This is a bit out of the altitude range of the RRC3.
I think the electrolytic cap is going to be juuuust fine. The Google-Aeropac team used RDAS Tiny's to 100,000 feet, and those have electrolytic capacitors.
This isn't going to be in a balloon or in orbit, so there's hardly be enough time for a capacitor to boil off.
I've been working on the second fincan for PWF.
Im unstable on anything less then an 7600 motor, so ill be finishing the one before the redesign.
Heres a set of 3/4 inch proline fillets.
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Alex
And I thought I made ugly fillets, lol. J/K, I know the epoxy outside the fillet gets sanded away. Couldn't resist though.
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