Today I received my 7/15/2015 Hump Day Happy Hour kit from Rocketry Warehouse. It is a beautiful kit, the fit of each piece is nearly as precise as you can get. I thought I had ordered the kit in "natural' filament wound color, but to my surprise, it was neon green with black. Sadly, I will paint the kit that requires no paint... I ordered the kit with a longer booster (12" longer @ 44"), so as you can imagine, the box was long...
Another surprise, was how short the 38mm adapter was for the Aeropac motor retention system. SO I will be adapting a 36" long SkyRipper motor with a 6" long adapter... The materials are sound, so I do not expect a problem, but I was half expect a 10" to 12" long motor adapter. Here are the components as they come from Rocketry Warehouse...
note that there are only 3-fins in the unopened package, and there is a slot machined into it to make the split fin design... very nice work, top quality workmanship.
I'm off to wash the parts now. They clean for the most part, but just a little gritty.
Another surprise, was how short the 38mm adapter was for the Aeropac motor retention system. SO I will be adapting a 36" long SkyRipper motor with a 6" long adapter... The materials are sound, so I do not expect a problem, but I was half expect a 10" to 12" long motor adapter. Here are the components as they come from Rocketry Warehouse...
note that there are only 3-fins in the unopened package, and there is a slot machined into it to make the split fin design... very nice work, top quality workmanship.
I'm off to wash the parts now. They clean for the most part, but just a little gritty.
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