Finished the MMT Assembly for my Tykon 20 Annihilator. It can handle anything from Friction Fit/Tape Thrust Ring D12 BP Motors on up to Composites with built in Thrust Rings. I also made the Inner Wall of the Tubes Clipless, QUOTE] What's holding or how is the clip attached to the MMT? Did you bend the front end back the other way to hook onto the CR?
On my TRF Ball Buster, I put a home made baffle in,well,it didnt have enough free area to allow the gas to pass and it build enough presser up,it blew the motor out and in doing so,it ripped the bent forward end of the clip down thru the lenght of the motor tube. I was surprised it didnt blow the body tube apart.
Thanks for Quoting me, as I did not realize that I had called my Rocket "Tykon 20" It's supposed to be "Tykon 10". Don't know why I used a 2 instead of a 1.
Anyhow, to answer your Question, what I did with the end of the Clip that is supposed to go into the Motor Tube, was to simply bend it flat so that it lays flush against the Motor Tube. The Top Centering Ring does not go over the Clip, but rather stops right at it, and is infact how I determined where to place the Top CR. The Clip is glued into place against the Tube however, then Papered Over with 110# Cardstock.
If for some reason a Motor was to blow out the Rear, it would likely bend the Retention Hook end of the Clip or pull the entire Clip free.
I'm not going to use a Baffle in this Bird, since it has Three Motors blowing Ejection Charges at the same time. That would make for a short life for most Baffles, and I did'nt feel like having to engineer some new untested Design. Instead, this one will just have a slightly reinforced Chute Shelf to prevent CG Shift during Launch and I'll just use Wadding.
I did'nt use a Baffle in my Tan-SAM either.
P.S. Sent you a PM about those Zombie Bumper Stickers.
