HandsomeRob
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I am (at a glacial pace) putting together a Star Orbiter and, since it's inception, have not been able to decide exactly how I want this to all go together so I thought I'd turn to the group and pick y'alls brains about it.
The build is ever-so-slightly hot rodded and will mainly be flown on composite motors. I plan on using a chute release and a Missile Works T3 GPS tracker using the shock cord mount for easy swappability. (Sidenote: while the chute release has some merit, I totally get that the T3 may be overkill. It is my intent to get comfortable with both products on this smaller rocket so I am confident in using them in larger, more expensive rockets)
I have the lower half completed with a baffle and shock cord mount and here's where I can't decide what to do. Do I just glue the upper tube to the lower half and run everything like normal? (Nose cone pops, pulls everything out, bobs you're uncle) OR could I friction fit the nose cone very tightly, and separate the rocket at the baffle? The benefit is a zipperless design but that upper body tube is long and I'm worried about the chute not pulling out. There will be no av bay and if I simply friction fit the nose cone, that allows me easy access to every point on the rocket for the entire length of shock cord BUT if that cone pops instead of the body tube, again, I worry about the chute pulling out. Obviously, I could also glue the nose in place, I just like the idea of being able to access everything once the build is done. And I do suppose I could just fly it and see what happens...
So, long story short:
Keep it traditional with A:
or
Try something different with B:
I will not be launching the cat.....unless she continues to get into rocket parts...
Thanks for any input!
The build is ever-so-slightly hot rodded and will mainly be flown on composite motors. I plan on using a chute release and a Missile Works T3 GPS tracker using the shock cord mount for easy swappability. (Sidenote: while the chute release has some merit, I totally get that the T3 may be overkill. It is my intent to get comfortable with both products on this smaller rocket so I am confident in using them in larger, more expensive rockets)
I have the lower half completed with a baffle and shock cord mount and here's where I can't decide what to do. Do I just glue the upper tube to the lower half and run everything like normal? (Nose cone pops, pulls everything out, bobs you're uncle) OR could I friction fit the nose cone very tightly, and separate the rocket at the baffle? The benefit is a zipperless design but that upper body tube is long and I'm worried about the chute not pulling out. There will be no av bay and if I simply friction fit the nose cone, that allows me easy access to every point on the rocket for the entire length of shock cord BUT if that cone pops instead of the body tube, again, I worry about the chute pulling out. Obviously, I could also glue the nose in place, I just like the idea of being able to access everything once the build is done. And I do suppose I could just fly it and see what happens...
So, long story short:
Keep it traditional with A:
or
Try something different with B:
I will not be launching the cat.....unless she continues to get into rocket parts...
Thanks for any input!