Be careful who you challenge
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Motors up front on second or third ones down. Or even crazier, motors in widely spaced pods!
Like Wolfman Jack: Flying the platters that matter!
Like Wolfman Jack: Flying the platters that matter!
Nice.
No, as I didn't have great hopes. FYI 5oz of tungsten in the nose.
Oopsie! I saw this on Facebook awhile back. Thought you were building another. Ditch the NO GOOD, STINKING, PERFORMANCE ROBBING NOSE WEIGHT! Ditch the motor in back! This is a silly oddroc! The dark side flows strong with this one.
Wanted to share it here and had forgotten. I am building another. Waiting for the 3d printing to be done. W/o nose weight completely unstable.Oopsie! I saw this on Facebook awhile back. Thought you were building another. Ditch the NO GOOD, STINKING, PERFORMANCE ROBBING NOSE WEIGHT! Ditch the motor in back! This is a silly oddroc! The dark side flows strong with this one.
Tungsten nose weight rules in tight spaces. Demonstrates a good deal of desperation with an oddroc design. I used it in my DO 217N night fighter rocket...loved it. But a tad pricey!
If that thing actually flew straight I was ready to turn in my badge and walk away. It actually flew considerably better than I expected.
Either way, nifty and entertaining.
I like to think that that was my most controlled out of control flight to date.If that thing actually flew straight I was ready to turn in my badge and walk away. It actually flew considerably better than I expected.
Either way, nifty and entertaining.
It looked stable off the pad but the problem is the big wing, I mean fin, so far forward that even at a slight angle of attack it goes airplane. Loopy. Like a nasty Estes SR71.
I always asked my old RSO why do airplane rockets want to fly like airplanes? Gosh darn it! They are model rockets! I just can't figure it out! ... He never gave me an answer. Big fins up front are cool!
Pull, don't push you big wing, I mean fin, up!
Tractor motors rule!
As you progress to the Dark Side then mid cant cluster with a boat load of stinking nose weight.
And then, just push it up...you say what?
They even had trouble with The Flying Pancake Vought V 173 back in the day.
Widely spaced pods will work too but YIKES! I am scared.
You can do it!
Vertically launched saucers are cool!
Our old RSO: "No fricking motors taped to Frisbees!"
I always asked my old RSO why do airplane rockets want to fly like airplanes? Gosh darn it! They are model rockets! I just can't figure it out! ... He never gave me an answer. Big fins up front are cool!
Pull, don't push you big wing, I mean fin, up!
Tractor motors rule!
As you progress to the Dark Side then mid cant cluster with a boat load of stinking nose weight.
And then, just push it up...you say what?
They even had trouble with The Flying Pancake Vought V 173 back in the day.
Widely spaced pods will work too but YIKES! I am scared.
You can do it!
Vertically launched saucers are cool!
Our old RSO: "No fricking motors taped to Frisbees!"
It all depends on looks, because looks are the most important.
#3, bottom of the picture above. Two canted tractors up front. Two in widely spaced pods/platters. Still might need nose weight. Like the Dornier.
#2 middle picture. Three smaller canted tractors up front where fins are.
#1. Top picture. Make the platter a little thicker to house two canted motors. Rear eject or vented to body tube. Yes Mr. RSO, it is just a Deuces Wild with a few mods. Totally safe! Cant angle between CG and CP. Can fly on one motor! POSSESSES HALLMARKS OF GOOD ROCKET DESIGN!
#3, bottom of the picture above. Two canted tractors up front. Two in widely spaced pods/platters. Still might need nose weight. Like the Dornier.
#2 middle picture. Three smaller canted tractors up front where fins are.
#1. Top picture. Make the platter a little thicker to house two canted motors. Rear eject or vented to body tube. Yes Mr. RSO, it is just a Deuces Wild with a few mods. Totally safe! Cant angle between CG and CP. Can fly on one motor! POSSESSES HALLMARKS OF GOOD ROCKET DESIGN!
Yes Mr. RSO. Thrust and nose weight solve 90% of my problems on this one. It is just the other 10% that are a real bitch. BUT IT WAS A CHALLENGE!
lakeroadster
When in doubt... build hell-for-stout!
So the rocket successfully passed a swing test? Did you balance it with the nose downward 10 to 15 degrees?
What was the orientation of the rocket during the test? Was the disc parallel to the Earth, or 90 degrees to the Earth?
Parallel. Part of the problem is that just prior to painting I had left it in the car on a nice sunny day. The PLA disc developed some interesting ripples.
