GregGleason
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Introduction
For the last few years, I have toyed with the idea of rail for rockets. The big limiting factor was finding rail that was small enough with the requisite stiffness. I wanted something small enough for LPR but to accommodate some, or perhaps even most, of the MPR range. I spent quite a bit of time searching for something that fit the requirements, but nothing ever seemed to fit the bill.
Enter OpenBeam
When Randy of RailButtons.com broached the idea of smaller rail buttons, I was certainly interested. However, it wasn’t until David Stribling mentioned OpenBeam (link https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?63585-Interest-in-mini-railbuttons&p=680255#post680255) that I thought the dream could become a reality. After securing some rail from David and micro buttons from Randy, I had the beginnings of a good test in the future.
More to come ...
Greg
For the last few years, I have toyed with the idea of rail for rockets. The big limiting factor was finding rail that was small enough with the requisite stiffness. I wanted something small enough for LPR but to accommodate some, or perhaps even most, of the MPR range. I spent quite a bit of time searching for something that fit the requirements, but nothing ever seemed to fit the bill.
Enter OpenBeam
When Randy of RailButtons.com broached the idea of smaller rail buttons, I was certainly interested. However, it wasn’t until David Stribling mentioned OpenBeam (link https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?63585-Interest-in-mini-railbuttons&p=680255#post680255) that I thought the dream could become a reality. After securing some rail from David and micro buttons from Randy, I had the beginnings of a good test in the future.
More to come ...
Greg
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