Need I say more
It's not like I need to, but I really want to. Anybody else drive to launches with rockets strapped to the top of their car? More importantly, how'd you secure them?
Moxie Lover
Need I say more
It's not like I need to, but I really want to. Anybody else drive to launches with rockets strapped to the top of their car? More importantly, how'd you secure them?
"Lifetime Member." Ha!
From what I've seen, the HPR folks that fly at the club I launch at use mostly pickup trucks if they're carrying the rockets outside of the vehicle. I'm not completely sure what they use to secure them, but if is is an HPR, you might be able to use one of those ratcheting straps without harming it.
Anyway, I'm sure someone much more expert than I will soon chime in.
Captain Low-N-Slow
I've only seen one, a guy at one of our launches with a really big rocket on top of his mini van. He used bungee cords. Not sure I would though. I'd probably use ratchet straps if the airframe could handle the compression.
NAR 91107, Level 2
I think paint and I have an uneasy truce going.
Obsessed with Rocketry
I Would be fearful of the attention. I do not need the police pulling me over.
-----------------------
Chuck Haislip
NAR/Tripoli Level 3
Level 1 - LOC Minie Magg; Level 2 - PR Broken Arrow;
Level 3 - 10 inch Nike Smoke
Ns for Year: 0 on hiatus serving our GREAT country in Kuwait
My rockets usually fly naked. If they survive, they earn their paint.
Come fly with ROSCO or ICBM in Orangeburg SC => http://rocketrysouthcarolina.com
Member
If you do it, let us know which episode of COPS to watch.
We'll all be sure to tune in.
(:)(:)
Obsessed with Rocketry
That one will get you a few looks.Originally Posted by UncleVanya
The most popular seems to be:
-----------------------
Chuck Haislip
NAR/Tripoli Level 3
Level 1 - LOC Minie Magg; Level 2 - PR Broken Arrow;
Level 3 - 10 inch Nike Smoke
Ns for Year: 0 on hiatus serving our GREAT country in Kuwait
My rockets usually fly naked. If they survive, they earn their paint.
Come fly with ROSCO or ICBM in Orangeburg SC => http://rocketrysouthcarolina.com
Harness The Awkwardness
Ive always wanted to strap a few patriots on a make-shift turret, mount it to the top of our Minivan and just drive around.
Alex
Scratch Build!
Subscribe to my Youtube Channel!
NAR 93498
TRA 14188
NAR Jr. L1
TRA Jr. Flier
2013 motors: I:2, J:1
Obsessed with Rocketry
A couple of drivers have made me angry enough to fire a few patriots or hellfires at them. Who hasn't wished thay had an RPG for that special moment?
-----------------------
Chuck Haislip
NAR/Tripoli Level 3
Level 1 - LOC Minie Magg; Level 2 - PR Broken Arrow;
Level 3 - 10 inch Nike Smoke
Ns for Year: 0 on hiatus serving our GREAT country in Kuwait
My rockets usually fly naked. If they survive, they earn their paint.
Come fly with ROSCO or ICBM in Orangeburg SC => http://rocketrysouthcarolina.com
Special I-95 Envoy
You would definitely want to have some solid stop across the back of whatever carrier you used to brace the rockets against. Then a non-stretchable material for the strap as long as you don't clamp it too tightly and crush the airframe.
My big concern (aside from unwanted attention from the local constabulatory) would be stomes getting tossed up and doing some damage. The leading edge of my hood and a couple of replaced windshields have borne the marks of New England roadway debris.
Can't wait to see what you come up with.
Kenn
No pat answers
Where there is a will, there is a way...
BTW on 900 mile drive to MWP3, got a lot of curious inquiries at truck stops and the like, even State Troopers, coming up and jokingly asking questions and such.
Last edited by dixontj93060; 12th July 2012 at 05:07 PM.
L3, TRA #11847
Tripoli Indiana #132
Tripoli Central Illinois #59
Central Illinois Aerospace (NAR) #527
Chicago Rocket Mafia, "Big Bucks" Dixon
___________________________________
Gravity always wins. -- Radiohead
Lv 1
I know of one fella who needed to run the airframe through the sunroof (and leave the fins sticking out) of his minivan...
rex
Vmax ADDICT! Help Me
i have a full sized pickup (8ft bed) i just lay the assembled rocket in the bed, carry most of my collection that way to every launch. never strapped them down, never had one move. if it is too long for the bed i seperate it into booster and payload lay it flat and go.
We did have one club member carry his in a type of ladder rack on his pickup, heard a story once that he got stopped then let go after a few seconds with a officer.
Shane B.
www.texasrocketrysupply.com
TRA L3 - 12117
NAR L3 - 88027
Ns FLOWN IN 2012 29,189.3Ns (2% O) approx
“THE SECOND AMENDMENT"
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed
ANY QUESTIONS
Support Wounded Warriors Project www.supportwwp.org[/SIZE]
RIP CPl. Brandon S. Hocking KIA IRAQ 20 MARCH 2011
Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fundwww.cfsrf.org
"I MAY NOT AGREE WITH A WORD YOU HAVE TO SAY BUT I WILL DEFEND TO MY DEATH YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT" The American Soldier.
High on AP and sparkies
Don't you need a Terrorist War Wagon sign on there?
Matt Tripoli Junior Member# 14257
2013 motors:
AT 38-360 H178DM (283ns)
CTI Pro-29 3 Grain 138G106-14A (138ns)
CTI Pro-29 1 Grain 55F29-12A (55ns)
Estes C6-5 (9ns)
Estes B4-2 (4ns)
Total Newton Seconds for 2013: 489ns
2.4% of N5800
Largest Motor flown: Aerotech H178DM (38-360)
oddmanrocketeer
i drove from san diego to lucerne with a 13ft 8in dia bright yellow rocket strapped to the top of my dodge caravan once. its was great all the looks and thumbs up i got
dart rocketry and tripoli san diego member since early 90's
attended every Plaster Blaster launch
founding member NAR club in hemit
Ghettomedic
I MAY be doing this... 7.5" upscale Goblin does not fit in a Toyota Corrolla.
Oops!
Later!
--Coop
Build photo diaries on my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/geoff.cooper.391 ALL BUILD DIARIES ARE SET FOR PUBLIC VIEW.
Q: What's the difference between a geek and a nerd?
A: A nerd has documentation.
High on AP and sparkies
I want to attach my 1/4 scale Nike smoke to the top of my dad's F-150 and see what the cops say. Maybe test fire a long burn up there right next to a cop?
Matt Tripoli Junior Member# 14257
2013 motors:
AT 38-360 H178DM (283ns)
CTI Pro-29 3 Grain 138G106-14A (138ns)
CTI Pro-29 1 Grain 55F29-12A (55ns)
Estes C6-5 (9ns)
Estes B4-2 (4ns)
Total Newton Seconds for 2013: 489ns
2.4% of N5800
Largest Motor flown: Aerotech H178DM (38-360)
ROCC
You know, this reminds me of going to Wal-Mart and seeing those people driving a small car and decides to buy a 55" TV........taking it out of the box to get it to fit in there some way.
No pat answers
L3, TRA #11847
Tripoli Indiana #132
Tripoli Central Illinois #59
Central Illinois Aerospace (NAR) #527
Chicago Rocket Mafia, "Big Bucks" Dixon
___________________________________
Gravity always wins. -- Radiohead
Member
As part of my part-time job at an outdoor adventure store I get to help people decide which rack system components will best meet their needs, and it would seem that one (or more) roof rack mounted cargo boxes (a.k.a. "gear coffins") fitted with an appropriate amount of closed and open cell foam would allow for safe, secure and discreet transport of rockets. Rockets designed to be longer than the boxes could of course be built with an airframe coupler to allow the rocket to be disassembled for transport in the cargo box.
The cargo box would also make a great place to display extra range box stickers!
John
CAR-ACF# S 337
NAR# 91049
SAM# 0323
Life begins when the countdown reaches zero!
Bio-Llama is watching you
Layne Pemberton NAR# 83083
Mad Scientist, Minion and Owner
PembertonTechnologies.com
P.O. Box 250760
North Little Rock AR, 72225
L1 on Pem-Tech Space Ark
pem_tech (at) Yahoo (dot) com
TRF (at) pembertontechnologies (dot) com
---------------------------------------------------
L2 - CTI Certify With Us - 4" HMAS Bonestell build
Under Development: Marza as of 04/29/06, Ten-Ten (10-10) as of 03/01/07, LPR M2-Mars Challenger 04/17/07, Starship Achilles as of 07/30/07, Goonie Kraken as of 07/12/08 (Thanks to Jewel Barton), The Gorgon as of 02/12/2010, Sorta' Saturn VII Gemini Launch Vehicle as of 08/08, Lemon Aid as of 08/15/08, Arcturus as of 08/25/06, MPR Bonestell
as of 1/21/07, Orion Boom-Boom as of 07/01/08,Gorgon 2010
"Lifetime Member." Ha!
Of course. Isn't that a requirement?
That's the perfect way to go about a high speed chase! The cops wouldn't even get close for fear of melting their front bumpers!Kinda conspicuous, though...
No need. It's already a multi-angle high power drag race piston launcher. Duh!
High on AP and sparkies
What would be the effect of an O5200 on the top of an F150?
Matt Tripoli Junior Member# 14257
2013 motors:
AT 38-360 H178DM (283ns)
CTI Pro-29 3 Grain 138G106-14A (138ns)
CTI Pro-29 1 Grain 55F29-12A (55ns)
Estes C6-5 (9ns)
Estes B4-2 (4ns)
Total Newton Seconds for 2013: 489ns
2.4% of N5800
Largest Motor flown: Aerotech H178DM (38-360)
Moxie Lover
I knew I wasn't alone in this! haha
I have a plan involving butterfly snap latches, piano hinges, PVC pipe, and skooshy foam. I'll definitely post my progress
Oh, and I have to make some "remove before flight" covers to place inside my engine retainers...
Senior Member
Well, for a start, most of the bed will need a new paint job
Adrian
Adrian Butler
jd2cylman@mchsidotcom
NAR 73787 L2
Tripoli 13524 L2
QCRS, Princeton, IL
Obsessed with Rocketry
Have you looked at Thune rack systems? If there work on skis ad bikes, they should work.
-----------------------
Chuck Haislip
NAR/Tripoli Level 3
Level 1 - LOC Minie Magg; Level 2 - PR Broken Arrow;
Level 3 - 10 inch Nike Smoke
Ns for Year: 0 on hiatus serving our GREAT country in Kuwait
My rockets usually fly naked. If they survive, they earn their paint.
Come fly with ROSCO or ICBM in Orangeburg SC => http://rocketrysouthcarolina.com
High on AP and sparkies
It already does. How big is the flame on that motor?Well, for a start, most of the bed will need a new paint job
Adrian
Matt Tripoli Junior Member# 14257
2013 motors:
AT 38-360 H178DM (283ns)
CTI Pro-29 3 Grain 138G106-14A (138ns)
CTI Pro-29 1 Grain 55F29-12A (55ns)
Estes C6-5 (9ns)
Estes B4-2 (4ns)
Total Newton Seconds for 2013: 489ns
2.4% of N5800
Largest Motor flown: Aerotech H178DM (38-360)
High on AP and sparkies
You might have to modify it as to not launch them at an angle exceeding 30 degrees.
No need. It's already a multi-angle high power drag race piston launcher. Duh!
Matt Tripoli Junior Member# 14257
2013 motors:
AT 38-360 H178DM (283ns)
CTI Pro-29 3 Grain 138G106-14A (138ns)
CTI Pro-29 1 Grain 55F29-12A (55ns)
Estes C6-5 (9ns)
Estes B4-2 (4ns)
Total Newton Seconds for 2013: 489ns
2.4% of N5800
Largest Motor flown: Aerotech H178DM (38-360)
Builder of flying things
Burned paint......
:-)
Jim
Senior Moment
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
