Solomoriah
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Here's my Sunward Starwatcher. I chose the "X Wing" arrangement when I built it; the instructions said I would need "some" noseweight. Gah. I'm not fond of doing swing tests, as there are too many ways to screw up the rocket when you have it on the end of a string. Fortunately, after some discussion on YORF I've concluded that around 15 grams of noseweight should work. Computer screws (the type that hold in the hard drive on a standard system, which I have many thousands of) weigh an average of 0.77 grams each. I elected to put in 15 screws for noseweight, along with enough polyurethane glue to hold them in place. It has worked fine so far.
Sadly, on its last flight my Star Watcher returned without one fin, which I have yet to make a replacement for. Maybe this winter I'll finally get it done... if I do, I'm pretty sure I won't paint it gold again.
My flight logs indicate that I really need to fly it on C engines only, as the nose weight makes it a bit of a dog on lower-power engines.
Sadly, on its last flight my Star Watcher returned without one fin, which I have yet to make a replacement for. Maybe this winter I'll finally get it done... if I do, I'm pretty sure I won't paint it gold again.
My flight logs indicate that I really need to fly it on C engines only, as the nose weight makes it a bit of a dog on lower-power engines.
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