egp
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I am making good progress on my Darkstar Ultimate, but have a few questions. While there are lots of Wildman Ultimate build threads on the forum, very few show details about the nosecone.
The nosecone assembly consists of a beautiful 6:1 Karman fiberglass nosecone, a fiberglass coupler, and a fiberglass bulkhead for attaching an eyebolt and the parachute/shock cord. Instead of epoxying the bulkhead into the nosecone, I am instead thinking of using a plywood centering ring (have a bunch of spares), and then attaching the bulkhead to the CR using screws and T-nuts. Also, I am weighing the pros & cons of attaching the CR into the nosecone, or inside the coupler. The latter would offer the advantage of having the eyebolt right at the end of the nosecone assembly, vs. 10 inches inside.
If anyone has photos of their Wildman Ultimate nosecone assembly, I would appreciate seeing them!
Thanks, Eric
The nosecone assembly consists of a beautiful 6:1 Karman fiberglass nosecone, a fiberglass coupler, and a fiberglass bulkhead for attaching an eyebolt and the parachute/shock cord. Instead of epoxying the bulkhead into the nosecone, I am instead thinking of using a plywood centering ring (have a bunch of spares), and then attaching the bulkhead to the CR using screws and T-nuts. Also, I am weighing the pros & cons of attaching the CR into the nosecone, or inside the coupler. The latter would offer the advantage of having the eyebolt right at the end of the nosecone assembly, vs. 10 inches inside.
If anyone has photos of their Wildman Ultimate nosecone assembly, I would appreciate seeing them!
Thanks, Eric