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Today, 03:45 PM
This is my new favorite TRF posting ever. :)
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Today, 02:29 PM
Only due to their weight. They are not accounted for in terms of drag and CP.
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Yesterday, 08:05 PM
Cool rocket, nice engineering on the nose cone camera.
Regarding vent holes, I'd say absolutely NOT. You want all that hot gas and flames to go...
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Yesterday, 07:18 PM
Wow that is teeny. Although I have that same reaction to pretty much every MMX rocket I see...
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Yesterday, 07:16 PM
If you have the default subscription mode set to "do not subscribe", and you are still getting *new* subscriptions to threads you're replying to,...
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Yesterday, 02:48 PM
On that note, it's remotely possible that your local NAPA auto store might be of some help. They have a plethora of color swatches for certain brands...
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Yesterday, 01:53 AM
Did a bunch of sanding on the last two wings of my IRIS-T to get them to lay flat on the body, and succeeded... mostly, then glued them on. Man,...
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19th April 2018, 08:10 PM
Well, those curves are straight from AT’s website, so I hope they’re correct, but if Charlie has “more correct” info that’d be great.
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19th April 2018, 07:56 PM
Thrust curves
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19th April 2018, 04:15 PM
Those nozzles are nice, you should keep it for future use.
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19th April 2018, 01:50 PM
I was not the least bit impressed with the macro "gliding" Bomarc the first time around!
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18th April 2018, 10:58 PM
I would wholeheartedly support the idea of Estes producing a camera module that is mass-marketable (i.e. something that Hobby Lobby could stock,...
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18th April 2018, 06:51 PM
I’ve been through this on another thread. It appears they are the same. Which is very very strange, and kind of annoying.
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18th April 2018, 05:09 PM
I'm not sure I understand why what you're proposing would make for an easier or better migration path than the existing (extensive!) selection of...
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18th April 2018, 04:48 PM
I missed the launchers special because it came out during my college years when rocketry was on the back burner.
But that is sort of the idea I...
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18th April 2018, 02:03 PM
Hmm, never saw that before. Any idea how it actually is supposed to work? I get the BT straddling the two cradle pieces, but other than that it's...
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18th April 2018, 01:47 PM
I don't know how it could be done, but I'd like to see some simple "builders" kits. Something beyond RTF and E2X that can capture a youngster's...
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18th April 2018, 01:36 PM
Back in the day, I drooled over this. So much potential, but so little money.
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18th April 2018, 01:31 PM
Has anybody used it? What do you think of it?
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18th April 2018, 03:01 AM
Sorry, should have been more specific. Yes, I am talking about roll stability in glide.
I get a little confused about "how" the vehicle, in...
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18th April 2018, 02:04 AM
The Optima seems to have enduring popularity around here. I'll bet that would be a winner.
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17th April 2018, 06:53 PM
I am, although I'm OK with it. But it leads me to not want to make them any larger. If I need more noseweight for a D12, I'll just add more...
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17th April 2018, 06:51 PM
My suggestion is a Trajector skin set. The Trajector itself is a trivial build (E2X after all) so you can focus on the skin technique. And there's...
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17th April 2018, 06:13 PM
I would not say that is true. There are a *lot* of OpenRocket users here.
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17th April 2018, 04:39 PM
I do my papering with Avery label paper and Titebond II. Have had perfect results so far. In the finished product, the edges don't come together...
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17th April 2018, 03:33 PM
Welcome!
I can't tell what your previous rocketry experience is, but if it's little or none, then just a few suggestions:
1) Start with small...
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17th April 2018, 04:53 AM
Back to work on biplane scissor wing glider
Upper and lower wings will be straight and planar, no way to do wing dihedral.
Would putting...
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17th April 2018, 02:44 AM
So, after doing some further measurements on some IRIS-T pictures, I think that my existing dimensions for the rear control fins are already somewhat...
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17th April 2018, 02:43 AM
The second wing seemed healthy when I removed the rubber bands tonight. I applied fillets, so now two wings are completed.
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16th April 2018, 05:20 PM
Not that it is likely to go TOO far!
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