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Aww that's too bad but what a way to go!
The Pink Panther - 29mm Min. Diameter
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Thought I would update this thread with my new and improved Pink Panther 
I think its safe to say it turned out a lot better than its predecessor!
This time aorund, it has:
Its maiden flight should be in 2 weeks at my home field, first on a CTI F32 White to about 1800 ft, and then a 24mm CTI G107 dual thrust with an aeropack 29-24mm adapter for around 4,600 ft, 50 G's and ~600 mph
I think its safe to say it turned out a lot better than its predecessor!
This time aorund, it has:
- All carbon fiber fincan constructed with Aeropoxy laminating resin and Proline 4500 for the fillets
- Fiberglass payload bay and fiberglass conical nosecone
- An Eggfinder for GPS tracking
- No rail buttons - will be flown with either a tower or fly-away rail guides
- 34 inches tall, and 10 ounces sans motor - pretty light, despite it being way stronger than it really needs to be
- Awesome decals from stickershock23 - thanks Mark!
- Friction fit motor retention for 29mm motors, and for 24mm motors a modified aeropack 24-29mm adapter with screws that hold it in place.
- Motor deploy with a small parachute or very large streamer
Its maiden flight should be in 2 weeks at my home field, first on a CTI F32 White to about 1800 ft, and then a 24mm CTI G107 dual thrust with an aeropack 29-24mm adapter for around 4,600 ft, 50 G's and ~600 mph
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Great Colors- Black and pink are made for each other! Welcome my brother!
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'I battle gravity'
Pink and black sure does rule. Great work Rockethunter.
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Thanks guys! Yeah the pink really pops over the black carbon fiber, the contrast made it difficult to photograph and still get the weave of the CF, but in person the effect is really great.
The eggfinder is really perfect for this kind of rocket - small, light, inexpensive and easy to use. Since it's motor deploy and I fly CTI, preparing the rocket should take just a few minutes, if that, and recovery shouldn't take long either since with the GPS I'll simply be walking right to the rocket. I just really like the idea of a simple to prep and fly rocket that I can easily fly multiple times in a single day while utilizing most of our 5,000' waiver on very inexpensive 29mm or 24mm motors.
Yeah the pink really pops over the black carbon fiber, the contrast made it difficult to photograph and still get the weave of the CF, but in person the effect is really great.The eggfinder is really perfect for this kind of rocket - small, light, inexpensive and easy to use. Since it's motor deploy and I fly CTI, preparing the rocket should take just a few minutes, if that, and recovery shouldn't take long either since with the GPS I'll simply be walking right to the rocket. I just really like the idea of a simple to prep and fly rocket that I can easily fly multiple times in a single day while utilizing most of our 5,000' waiver on very inexpensive 29mm or 24mm motors.
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Thanks Nate, I have to say I was partly inspired by the awesome vinyl you got for Redshift. I'm really looking forward to that flight - was it a G339 you were planning on flying it with?
Can't wait! :w:
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The filament is late. So I had time to add a subtle customization:
Plastic now scheduled to arrive Monday.
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Nice build, where did you get the sleeves from? I've seen them before but forgot on which site, and where did you hit the shrink tubing? Thanks.
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Wow, those look awesome! The pink even looks like it matches
The launch will be most likely this Sunday the 22nd, though if the weather/field conditions aren't good, then next Saturday the 28th.
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Yup! Great place, I always get really fast shipping and everything comes really nicely packaged. The sleeve/shrink tubing is a great combination that makes making tubes quite easy. I would say the only limitation is that you can only do 3-4 layers at a time, as any more and you won't really be able to wet out the inside layer.
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Received my set of flyaway rail guides from wfcook at Mayhem Rocketry today :clap::clap::grin:
Seeing them in person, you can immediately tell how well designed and thought out they are; I'm really excited to try them out! The hinged design is really well engineered - holding them closed in your hand, it takes very little force to hold them shut, so deceivingly so that if your grip lapses for just a second they fly right out of your hand and across the room :lol:
They come with plenty of strong, quality rubber bands. Pictured is the 6'' 29mm version and the ~4.5'' version.
The standard wall size was a perfect fit for my handmade CF tube.
The 6'' version without the rubber bands attached
As long as the current forecast holds, I should be flying this Sunday on an F32 and later a G107 :grin:. Videos, pictures and flight data to follow!
Seeing them in person, you can immediately tell how well designed and thought out they are; I'm really excited to try them out! The hinged design is really well engineered - holding them closed in your hand, it takes very little force to hold them shut, so deceivingly so that if your grip lapses for just a second they fly right out of your hand and across the room :lol:
They come with plenty of strong, quality rubber bands. Pictured is the 6'' 29mm version and the ~4.5'' version.
The standard wall size was a perfect fit for my handmade CF tube.
The 6'' version without the rubber bands attached
As long as the current forecast holds, I should be flying this Sunday on an F32 and later a G107 :grin:. Videos, pictures and flight data to follow!
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Unfortunately the weather did not work out, so currently I'm planning to fly this at Red Glare on an I243-W and H226-SK.
In the meantime, I decided that I should take advantage of the fact that my eggfinder fits into a 24mm tube. And so, the Pink Panther 24 is born It'll be a quick build as I want to have it ready for Red Glare in a week, but since its basically a copy of my previous build, just instead in 24mm, it should go together pretty easily.
(Click to expand)
And of course, it will fly on the G145 Pink :smile: M1.25 & 7,500' - not bad for a 75% G motor.
Soler composites Pink CF/FG colored sleeving
& clear shrink tubing.
To make a long enough mandrel, I took my two P24 6G cases
and used a spent reload as a coupler to join them. Worked great to
get me a nice ~18'' mandrel!
I used three layers of the sleeving which should get me around a
0.04'' wall thickness. After pulling them taught, I used zip ties
to hold them tight and in place.
Did the same for the fiberglass payload, 3 layers
of Soller FG sleeve ~6'' long. Again my mandrel was two
P24 3G cases joined with a spent reload.
The clear shrink tubing cut to length.
For the fins, I went for a 0.05'' thickness. A core layer of 0.009" 3k twill, followed by a layer of 0.009'' 6 oz UNI on either side. For the surface layers, I cut the colored CF/FG tubing and laid it out flat so that the fins will match the BT. At 0.012'' thick that brings the total thickness to 0.051''; with the compression I can get on my press, I'll probably get around 0.055''.
Only snapped a picture of the CF tube wetted out and with the shrink tubing applied.
Once everything cures, I'll be able to get an accurate measurement of the wall thickness I attained with the FG and CF tubes, and make a coupler accordingly. Then its on to gluing fins, fillets, sanding, and SC mount.
My NC is a 24mm plastic one I had laying around; its got surprisingly thick walls and I think it should be plenty strong enough for M1.25. Shockcord will be some 1/16'' kevlar I had around, and I'll either be using an 8'' thin-mill TF chute or a long streamer.
In the meantime, I decided that I should take advantage of the fact that my eggfinder fits into a 24mm tube. And so, the Pink Panther 24 is born
It'll be a quick build as I want to have it ready for Red Glare in a week, but since its basically a copy of my previous build, just instead in 24mm, it should go together pretty easily.(Click to expand)
And of course, it will fly on the G145 Pink :smile: M1.25 & 7,500' - not bad for a 75% G motor.
Soler composites Pink CF/FG colored sleeving
& clear shrink tubing.
To make a long enough mandrel, I took my two P24 6G cases
and used a spent reload as a coupler to join them. Worked great to
get me a nice ~18'' mandrel!
I used three layers of the sleeving which should get me around a
0.04'' wall thickness. After pulling them taught, I used zip ties
to hold them tight and in place.
Did the same for the fiberglass payload, 3 layers
of Soller FG sleeve ~6'' long. Again my mandrel was two
P24 3G cases joined with a spent reload.
The clear shrink tubing cut to length.
For the fins, I went for a 0.05'' thickness. A core layer of 0.009" 3k twill, followed by a layer of 0.009'' 6 oz UNI on either side. For the surface layers, I cut the colored CF/FG tubing and laid it out flat so that the fins will match the BT. At 0.012'' thick that brings the total thickness to 0.051''; with the compression I can get on my press, I'll probably get around 0.055''.
Only snapped a picture of the CF tube wetted out and with the shrink tubing applied.
Once everything cures, I'll be able to get an accurate measurement of the wall thickness I attained with the FG and CF tubes, and make a coupler accordingly. Then its on to gluing fins, fillets, sanding, and SC mount.
My NC is a 24mm plastic one I had laying around; its got surprisingly thick walls and I think it should be plenty strong enough for M1.25. Shockcord will be some 1/16'' kevlar I had around, and I'll either be using an 8'' thin-mill TF chute or a long streamer.
