Chicken!I'll stop by, as long as there aren't any actual pythons there.
Chicken!I'll stop by, as long as there aren't any actual pythons there.
Just an update- my Punisher at MWP shredded around 8k feet, due to the motor being too much for the airframe (RRC3 is telling me it hit mach 2+, which seems crazy to me). The main chute was reduced to a pile of fabric scraps, and the rocket was basically destroyed as it crashed to the earth.
But the Liquid Fyre shroud+ camera holder survived without a scratch! And got perfect video (As best as you can get in those circumstances)!
Please post this video when you have a chance.
you can see the rocket did something funky before it hit apogee. My guess is either drag separation or a shred of some sort. Or both
Too bad your camera wasn't aimed down!
+1Take care of your family. Nothing else is very important.
Just an update- my Punisher at MWP shredded around 8k feet, due to the motor being too much for the airframe (RRC3 is telling me it hit mach 2+, which seems crazy to me). The main chute was reduced to a pile of fabric scraps, and the rocket was basically destroyed as it crashed to the earth.
But the Liquid Fyre shroud+ camera holder survived without a scratch! And got perfect video (As best as you can get in those circumstances)!
based on some rough numbers, mach 2 is possible... I counted ~3.5-4 sec to your estimated 8k... That gives a range of M1.7 to 2.0.... COOL
Due to a significant and on going family medical emergency the production of all LiquidFyre Rocketry products will be on hold. This includes all of the new Mobius Mini product. Further I have a limited stock of 808 and Mobius product that I will be able to ship. If you need something please email before placing an order to verify stock. I currently intend to get everything back up and going as soon as possible but do not know how long that will take. Please bare with us. If you need to cancel an existing order please email [email protected] and I will try to get back to you as quickly as possible.
Thanks for your patience
Hope things are getting better on the medical emergency front.
+1- was thinking about you and your family lately, and hope everything is improving
Just an update- my Punisher at MWP shredded around 8k feet, due to the motor being too much for the airframe (RRC3 is telling me it hit mach 2+, which seems crazy to me). The main chute was reduced to a pile of fabric scraps, and the rocket was basically destroyed as it crashed to the earth.
But the Liquid Fyre shroud+ camera holder survived without a scratch! And got perfect video (As best as you can get in those circumstances)!
Please tell me you are uploading that video somewhere!!
Thanks for all of your well wishes, I haven't been on the forums much in a long while and finally got back here today. Things are not much better, but they are more stable. My dad's cancer has not progressed any further and was almost entirely removed during surgery which is great news. With this particular disease in never goes away so stopping it's progression is as best as can be done. The statistics are really ugly but my dad is on the right side of all of them. He is still unable to drive due to lasting vision loss from the stroke and side effects from medications. He is wearing a medical device that uses electromagnetic fields to slow the cancers cell divisions, which is awesome but also a major pain in the ass. But all in all things are as good as can be expected.
I have been meaning to get this update out for a couple weeks. It's been difficult working up the energy to lay this all out as it's obviously not a high point in my life. I will also be send this directly to all of my customers. I want to thank all of my customers who have been willing to wait so patiently while I work through all of this, especially those with money on the line since all the way back to last November. I want to reassure everyone you will get your product, and I will not abandon your orders.
I ran out all of my PTO with my dad’s initial flurry of appointments so all of the time I'm missing for ongoing appointments and illnesses in the family requires me to work a lot of late nights and weekends to make up hours. This has resulted in a severe lack of time even to pack orders.
808 and Mobius products are mostly in stock except for a few sizes of seals which should be done soon. Also all of the cameras and accessories are in stock. Shipping is currently taking 3-5 weeks for in stock stuff.
Also my Dad used to do all of my carbon molding at his house and then I would use his equipment for all of the secondary operations with his help swapping parts in the fixtures. He was often able to mold 4-5 runs of parts in a week, since March he has not felt up for doing this on his own. I only have 1 or 2 mold cavities for 808 and Mobius shrouds and 2-4 for Mini shrouds, so only being able do one run a week has slowed things down.
I am trying to 3D print my jigs and fixtures which looks like it will work and will save cost, and time, and allow me to make better jigs. This has a bit of a learning curve but I have access to this printer at work, when it's not otherwise occupied, and with the help of a coworker. I have made one set as a prototype which worked really well. We attempted to do a bulk print with a large number of them but had a failure. For each size there are 4 jig pieces per shroud size which are needed to drill and trim the shrouds. This means 28 jig pieces with a total print time of 36 hours. If I can't get these done at work in the next week I will outsource them somewhere.
I am also waiting for access to the CNC router I use to make carriers to run a plate of Mini carriers. This should happen in the next week or two and I will be able to run all of the out-standing parts with some extras. That would leave only seals and pads for the Mini sealed units to be manufactured; I am not yet sure when I will be able to get on the laser to make those. Hopefully it will be soon.
So, parts are being made slowly and Mobius Mini parts will hopefully start to ship in November beginning with orders for open style carriers without routed tubes.
Thanks for all of your well wishes, I haven't been on the forums much in a long while and finally got back here today. Things are not much better, but they are more stable. My dad's cancer has not progressed any further and was almost entirely removed during surgery which is great news. With this particular disease in never goes away so stopping it's progression is as best as can be done. The statistics are really ugly but my dad is on the right side of all of them. He is still unable to drive due to lasting vision loss from the stroke and side effects from medications. He is wearing a medical device that uses electromagnetic fields to slow the cancers cell divisions, which is awesome but also a major pain in the ass. But all in all things are as good as can be expected.
I have been meaning to get this update out for a couple weeks. It's been difficult working up the energy to lay this all out as it's obviously not a high point in my life. I will also be send this directly to all of my customers. I want to thank all of my customers who have been willing to wait so patiently while I work through all of this, especially those with money on the line since all the way back to last November. I want to reassure everyone you will get your product, and I will not abandon your orders.
I ran out all of my PTO with my dad’s initial flurry of appointments so all of the time I'm missing for ongoing appointments and illnesses in the family requires me to work a lot of late nights and weekends to make up hours. This has resulted in a severe lack of time even to pack orders.
808 and Mobius products are mostly in stock except for a few sizes of seals which should be done soon. Also all of the cameras and accessories are in stock. Shipping is currently taking 3-5 weeks for in stock stuff.
Also my Dad used to do all of my carbon molding at his house and then I would use his equipment for all of the secondary operations with his help swapping parts in the fixtures. He was often able to mold 4-5 runs of parts in a week, since March he has not felt up for doing this on his own. I only have 1 or 2 mold cavities for 808 and Mobius shrouds and 2-4 for Mini shrouds, so only being able do one run a week has slowed things down.
I am trying to 3D print my jigs and fixtures which looks like it will work and will save cost, and time, and allow me to make better jigs. This has a bit of a learning curve but I have access to this printer at work, when it's not otherwise occupied, and with the help of a coworker. I have made one set as a prototype which worked really well. We attempted to do a bulk print with a large number of them but had a failure. For each size there are 4 jig pieces per shroud size which are needed to drill and trim the shrouds. This means 28 jig pieces with a total print time of 36 hours. If I can't get these done at work in the next week I will outsource them somewhere.
I am also waiting for access to the CNC router I use to make carriers to run a plate of Mini carriers. This should happen in the next week or two and I will be able to run all of the out-standing parts with some extras. That would leave only seals and pads for the Mini sealed units to be manufactured; I am not yet sure when I will be able to get on the laser to make those. Hopefully it will be soon.
So, parts are being made slowly and Mobius Mini parts will hopefully start to ship in November beginning with orders for open style carriers without routed tubes.
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