+1. I think we all understand the occasional frustration part. But, keep in mind, rocketry is a social activity. We are pretty much all a big extended family here, living vicariously through each...
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+1. I think we all understand the occasional frustration part. But, keep in mind, rocketry is a social activity. We are pretty much all a big extended family here, living vicariously through each...
Absolutely. I really enjoyed the video from your 2-stage Dark Star at Thunderstruck, especially the staging and sustainer ignition sequence. My plan is to fly an aft-facing camera on the sustainer...
Finally, a few warm days without rain. A little Super-Fil to eliminate the seam, and a quick coat of primer on the interstage coupler. Then the sun went down. Moving back inside, I finished the...
Oooohhhhhhh, not so fast, Batman. USLI was rescheduled from Saturday to Sunday due to field conditions (standing water). Nice clear warm day today, tomorrow should go fine, but coming home much...
Yup, I have them. I'll be flying back from Huntsville NASA/SLI reeeeeeaaaallly early on Sunday. Ben, you've got a ride with us if you want to go.
P.S. I have a box of free stuff, also. Since...
Unless, like most truly creative people, you have a Mac.
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When my daughter built hers (a few years ago), she elected to leave the full length body tube available for recovery, i.e. glueing the coupler to both tubes and popping off the nose cone at apogee. ...
loved this thread...
+1. Any chance you could deliver to a QCRS launch or Midwest Power in Princeton?
+1. (except in O.) Which does include the "painfully slow process" realization. Started this in 1996, when my oldest was 3. Moved a few times, got involved in other activities. Just now putting...
Strakes are all on, good time for a photo op. The sustainer is 1" shy of hitting the 9' ceiling. Still too cold to do any outside work (sanding and painting), so going to finish up the few things I...
.... 'em, Danno
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Thanks. I figured I'd miss at least a couple. There are a disproportionate number of bigger motors due to some duplications in average thrust (I400 & J400, I500 & J500, I600 & J600, J800 & L800,...
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+1. I have tried building a parallel staged rocket a few times, get stuck on the bottom attachment - how they lock vertically and release at an angle.
Thanks.
Sather
Been attaching the strakes, 1 set per day. Roll it 90° and put another one on. Using the tried and proven method of clamping them with straight-edges to the fins, keeping everything in line. (You...
Welcome, Paul. I hope your visit is productive and otherwise uneventful. When I was a kid, we could drive across the border for lunch, with only one person having a driver's license for ID to cross...
I think tools would be a step in the wrong direction... I have her getting me motors!
With just a few exceptions, we could keep this going until our 40th. And we could fill in any gaps with...
+1. (not counting the double negative.)
Two days to complete one hours work...
Well, I hinted at this a few posts ago, but wanted to wait until I had made some progress before posting results. I had to put bevels on the leading and...
Fishing for ideas here, folks. My daughter's school is planning to start a rocketry program/club in the 2013-14 school year, under the Science / STEM curriculum. I have been asked to write a 5 year...
Rough assembly of the ISC is complete. Filling and sanding to be accomplished outdoors, as it will create a lot of dust and I'll get in trouble. (No more motors for me!) Then installation of the...
+1. White Lightning is my favorite propellant, and I don't like Blue (no perceivable smoke or flame). Unfortunately, AT has been somewhat stagnant in developing a full range of propellant options. ...
Ouch. As I was reading that, I was picturing the exact same scenario played out last fall in a local L2 certification attempt. The flyer had a short rocket with a heavy nose cone, and wanted the...
It's all the little things that make a big project truly great. And every part is applicable to something / someone else. Thanks for taking the time to share.
You are one of the true great craftsman among us, Paul. I have stolen many ideas from you. Keep 'em coming.
Finished with the ISC internal rings. The forward edge of the lower ring was originally tacked on with a small fillet of JB Weld, while the lower edge got a healthy fillet of West Systems epoxy with...
Thank you, sir!
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Perfect opportunity to renew my plea for a 98-6G in the 4000-5000 thrust range. 98-6G White Thunder or C* perhaps? (For all those rockets we built under the misguided belief that a 6 grain case...