Another nosecone question

[kmcquown]

I'm wanting to do a scratch build and the tubes I have measure 3" ID and 3.125" OD. I've done a quick search to try and find the shoulder diameters of the larger nose cones, but have come up empty. In my open rocket file, I used a LOC 3" nose cone, but I get a warning about discontinuity of parts. I'm not opposed to making one out of styrofoam or balsa, but welcome any info. Thanks

 

[scsager]

Maybe it just my OCD - but if I were building a rocket with a LOC cone, I would use a LOC airframe. (easy-peasy, fits every time)

If I were building using a non-standard airframe, Custom cone is the way to go.

For what its worth, you can find the dimensions of LOC tubing on their website. ID = 3.00" OD= 3.10"

The discontinuity warning is due to the fact that your custom tube is thicker walled than the LOC tubing, and the OD of the tube is larger than the OD of the nose.

 

[hornet driver]

Give Sandman a shout. He can take care of your needs.

 

[kmcquown]

Thanks for the input.

 

[conman13]

It doesn't effect Anything. Open rocket does this all the time but will not do anything to the sims. If the nosecone fits in your body tube your good.


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