I like TLP kits; however their light weight does seem to make them trickier to launch in my experience. Recently I decided to launch a TLP Saab RB05 I had been working on over the winter and so I slapped on some primer and took it to the local club launch. Having read that the Wildman Saab requires what seems like a ton of nose weight, I was surprised that this kit didn't have any notes in the instructions about adding it (maybe the kit came with some clay and I lost it over the winter, but I double-checked the instructions and no note of it was mentioned).
I put in a D12-3 and launched it up and...
[video=youtube;I6C4LKanV2I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6C4LKanV2I&feature=youtu.be[/video]
Looks like a ghost slapped it!
So what do you guys think? Was it insufficient nose weight? Bad motor (just realized that this is very possible)? Maybe covering the fins with SSLP moved the CG back on what is a marginally stable rocket? (Rocket is otherwise stock and only has one coat of primer.) I'll be sure to check and mark the CG going forward.
Damage is that entire tube forward of the fins is crushed, but I think it's fixable.
I found it funny when the announcer (Rick) noted "Just like it's supposed to!" (it is an air-to-ground missile after all). :grin:
I put in a D12-3 and launched it up and...
[video=youtube;I6C4LKanV2I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6C4LKanV2I&feature=youtu.be[/video]
Looks like a ghost slapped it!
So what do you guys think? Was it insufficient nose weight? Bad motor (just realized that this is very possible)? Maybe covering the fins with SSLP moved the CG back on what is a marginally stable rocket? (Rocket is otherwise stock and only has one coat of primer.) I'll be sure to check and mark the CG going forward.
Damage is that entire tube forward of the fins is crushed, but I think it's fixable.
I found it funny when the announcer (Rick) noted "Just like it's supposed to!" (it is an air-to-ground missile after all). :grin: