On a routine visit to Discount Hobby Warehouse to acquire some tubing, couplers, and motors, I happened upon their OOP collection. One rocket in particular stared at me, giving me puppy dog eyes and perhaps even performing a Jedi Mind Trick. “You will take me home,” it said.
I must be pretty weak-minded fool, because I plunked down the cash for it and I’m coming up with project ideas like mad! I didn’t even wait to get home before starting this thread.
With my L1 project drawing to a close and an attempt scheduled for Saturday, I’ve been wrangling with an L2 project. LONG ago I selected a Madcow Torrent for this, but the expected apogee greater than 3000ft for a J motor in that airframe means that I can either chase it or become proficient with a DD system.
The Estes 36 D Squared, presumably given a different name during development, presents a unique platform to practice these techniques at smaller scale and relatively low cost, being equipped with a BT-60 payload bay and a transition piece to a much larger parachute compartment. I had actually wanted to get one of these for DART’s Geezer TARC competition, but EBay’s resellers were simply not forthcoming.
Aside from this I could fly it in the low-, mid- and Class 1 high-power (for sparky propellant) classification. I’ll likely end up installing a few mods to make it more friendly to typical mid- and high-power ground support and motors, namely rail buttons and papered fins.
This kit was also not super well-documented when I looked. A few people commented on some dimensional data being lacking, so I’ll be scanning everything with a ruler thrown in before assembly. Buying and documenting this kit could potentially be a service to future cloners.
Not to mention that decorating it in a hot pink paint job would certainly draw a bit of attention on the range.
I must be pretty weak-minded fool, because I plunked down the cash for it and I’m coming up with project ideas like mad! I didn’t even wait to get home before starting this thread.
With my L1 project drawing to a close and an attempt scheduled for Saturday, I’ve been wrangling with an L2 project. LONG ago I selected a Madcow Torrent for this, but the expected apogee greater than 3000ft for a J motor in that airframe means that I can either chase it or become proficient with a DD system.
The Estes 36 D Squared, presumably given a different name during development, presents a unique platform to practice these techniques at smaller scale and relatively low cost, being equipped with a BT-60 payload bay and a transition piece to a much larger parachute compartment. I had actually wanted to get one of these for DART’s Geezer TARC competition, but EBay’s resellers were simply not forthcoming.
Aside from this I could fly it in the low-, mid- and Class 1 high-power (for sparky propellant) classification. I’ll likely end up installing a few mods to make it more friendly to typical mid- and high-power ground support and motors, namely rail buttons and papered fins.
This kit was also not super well-documented when I looked. A few people commented on some dimensional data being lacking, so I’ll be scanning everything with a ruler thrown in before assembly. Buying and documenting this kit could potentially be a service to future cloners.
Not to mention that decorating it in a hot pink paint job would certainly draw a bit of attention on the range.
It lines up with my sense of humor perfectly.
