Crazyrocket
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Well, it was not a very good memorial day weekend. I was launching at my in-laws house and had a few problems. First up was my father-in-law's 3" diablo. This is the rocket he certed L1 with at MDRA. We loaded an AT F20-4 and it catoed right when it came up to full pressure. Half the motor mount was blown away as well as two fins. The rocket is pretty much totaled. I am going to try an rebuild her as a gift to my father-in-law. I plan on filling out a MESS report and reporting it to AT tomorrow. I will post the ugly aftermath once I get the photos from my brother-in-law.
Next, I flew my FrankenDaddy (rebuilt big daddy after a major lawn dart) with an F24. I had a blow-by of the forward o-ring and had flames shooting out both ends of the rocket. It's a little toasty, but it still seems to be flyable with a little bit a repair. Any know if you can buy just the forward closure for the 24/40 motor?
The last was my father-in-laws tuber (2 stage rocket from Squirrelworks). Takeoff was great, second stage lit and it was gone. Never saw an ejection event...never saw it come down. My father-in-law thinks he did not friction fit the upper stage motor tight enough and the motor got kicked out.
On a brighter side of things, my two daughters successfully launched their new rockets and had a safe recovery (Fliskits Triskelion). Even though this was the worst weekend I have ever had with rockets, at least my daughters rockets are safe and sound.
Next, I flew my FrankenDaddy (rebuilt big daddy after a major lawn dart) with an F24. I had a blow-by of the forward o-ring and had flames shooting out both ends of the rocket. It's a little toasty, but it still seems to be flyable with a little bit a repair. Any know if you can buy just the forward closure for the 24/40 motor?
The last was my father-in-laws tuber (2 stage rocket from Squirrelworks). Takeoff was great, second stage lit and it was gone. Never saw an ejection event...never saw it come down. My father-in-law thinks he did not friction fit the upper stage motor tight enough and the motor got kicked out.
On a brighter side of things, my two daughters successfully launched their new rockets and had a safe recovery (Fliskits Triskelion). Even though this was the worst weekend I have ever had with rockets, at least my daughters rockets are safe and sound.