The LOC IV has arrived!
I opened it up and had a look at the parts. This gave me a better idea of what the project and mods will consist of.
I re-worked the design a bit after I measured the parts.
I am going with the zipperless design with a baffle. I will only need to get a piece of 3.90 body tube for the nose section and a piece of the 1.14 tube to make the baffle.
I will have to make two bulkheads for the baffle, and one centering ring for the top end of the motor tube. I may make a bulkhead for the nose cone bottom.
The baffle will be made from a standard 6 coupler with four 1.14 inner tubes in opposing pairs.
I am going to put the stock ¼ launch lug on one side and a pair of 1010 rail buttons on the other side of the body.
Here is a screen shot from Open Rocket of the re-worked design.
My main concern with this design is the ejection charge being powerful enough to pressurize the tube and properly separate the nose section. I may lengthen the motor mount tube to lower the volume.
I would again like to thank Kevin and Jeroen again for selecting me and all the other rocketeers for the Certify With Us Program!
I opened it up and had a look at the parts. This gave me a better idea of what the project and mods will consist of.
I re-worked the design a bit after I measured the parts.
I am going with the zipperless design with a baffle. I will only need to get a piece of 3.90 body tube for the nose section and a piece of the 1.14 tube to make the baffle.
I will have to make two bulkheads for the baffle, and one centering ring for the top end of the motor tube. I may make a bulkhead for the nose cone bottom.
The baffle will be made from a standard 6 coupler with four 1.14 inner tubes in opposing pairs.
I am going to put the stock ¼ launch lug on one side and a pair of 1010 rail buttons on the other side of the body.
Here is a screen shot from Open Rocket of the re-worked design.
My main concern with this design is the ejection charge being powerful enough to pressurize the tube and properly separate the nose section. I may lengthen the motor mount tube to lower the volume.
I would again like to thank Kevin and Jeroen again for selecting me and all the other rocketeers for the Certify With Us Program!
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