Oh Man! What a Perfect Launch Day!
Couldn't have been a more glorious day. Med 60 to low 70's, Light breeze to about 10mph all day, perfectly clear sky.
had a great time launching from the new Nanobeam Rail using 00-90 button head stainless steel machine screws with 1/16" OD x 1/32" long PTFE Sleeves & 1/8" dia. polycarbonate washer. I've found the length of the sleeve is critical to keeping the models Locked in the rail without binding in the slot.
I used two different models a minimum diameter T2+ 3F&NC micro model about 5g LOWt. and a BT-5 scale like model, 10.7g LOWt I've been working on with 4 clear lexan fins.
Both models we fitted with 00-90 Nano buttons, sleeve & washer set up as mentioned above. Even when launched into cross breeze gusts to about 12mph the models flew perfectly straight to apogee. I'm very happy with how these models performed off the NanoBeam rails.
My plan is to start using these 00-90 button head MS on most of my new Micro Maxx Scale models and likely a few Sport flying models as well.
I did shoot videos of the lift-offs but apparently I don't have the correct connecting cable to download them yet.
I did catch both NanoBeam models coming off the rail just after ignition... I'm shocked as I've not been very good a catching Micro Maxx Liftoffs in the past.
A couple of those photos are show below.
Couldn't have been a more glorious day. Med 60 to low 70's, Light breeze to about 10mph all day, perfectly clear sky.
had a great time launching from the new Nanobeam Rail using 00-90 button head stainless steel machine screws with 1/16" OD x 1/32" long PTFE Sleeves & 1/8" dia. polycarbonate washer. I've found the length of the sleeve is critical to keeping the models Locked in the rail without binding in the slot.
I used two different models a minimum diameter T2+ 3F&NC micro model about 5g LOWt. and a BT-5 scale like model, 10.7g LOWt I've been working on with 4 clear lexan fins.
Both models we fitted with 00-90 Nano buttons, sleeve & washer set up as mentioned above. Even when launched into cross breeze gusts to about 12mph the models flew perfectly straight to apogee. I'm very happy with how these models performed off the NanoBeam rails.
My plan is to start using these 00-90 button head MS on most of my new Micro Maxx Scale models and likely a few Sport flying models as well.
I did shoot videos of the lift-offs but apparently I don't have the correct connecting cable to download them yet.
I did catch both NanoBeam models coming off the rail just after ignition... I'm shocked as I've not been very good a catching Micro Maxx Liftoffs in the past.
A couple of those photos are show below.