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Posted this before, but reposting for a friend cuz I can't figure out how to send pics/attachments on PM messaging.
This is a method of chute attachment which cuts down on the swaying and spinning on descent. I attach 4 separate shock cords inside the rocket, spread equally around the perimeter. Lots of ways to do this, in my case I cut a piece of same size body tube, make a single longitudinal cut and take out a little section, then re-roll it so it fits just inside the original tube. I attach the four kevlar cords to this equally spaced, and then shove this down like a thrust ring down the throat of the rocket. I use a slightly larger chute so I can put a spill hole in it, this prevents the chute from swaying as it "spills"
Here is the diagram of the attachment:
Here is the video
[video=youtube;S8CAg4pxI2I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8CAg4pxI2I&feature=player_embedded[/video]
I probably need a short shock cord on the nose cone segment, as the dangling nose cone I think imparts a pendulum motion.
Tom
This is a method of chute attachment which cuts down on the swaying and spinning on descent. I attach 4 separate shock cords inside the rocket, spread equally around the perimeter. Lots of ways to do this, in my case I cut a piece of same size body tube, make a single longitudinal cut and take out a little section, then re-roll it so it fits just inside the original tube. I attach the four kevlar cords to this equally spaced, and then shove this down like a thrust ring down the throat of the rocket. I use a slightly larger chute so I can put a spill hole in it, this prevents the chute from swaying as it "spills"
Here is the diagram of the attachment:
Here is the video
[video=youtube;S8CAg4pxI2I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8CAg4pxI2I&feature=player_embedded[/video]
I probably need a short shock cord on the nose cone segment, as the dangling nose cone I think imparts a pendulum motion.
Tom