Continued from Plans: https://www.rocketryforum.com/threa...-sized-for-mid-power-ork.179851/#post-2432026
Unresolved issues from plans:
- Unsure about the added engine core detail and stator fins. On the plus side they reinforce the inside of the ram jets (the tube fins) hopefully keeping them round if the rocket lands directly on a ram jet, on the negative side they add drag with significant leverage to detach either the ram jet itself or possibly the entire pylon. One consideration for reinforcements: two BT-60/80 centering rings (the same as the exposed radiator rings), quartered and mounted on the end of pylon to form an exposed engine cradle mount, better for the tube fin but lots of aerodynamic stress on the pylon.
- Considering "normalizing" the scale measurements to get rid of all the extra decimals, related: want to commit the measurements to either imperial or metric
Day 0, Plans & Parts:
Unresolved issues from plans:
- Unsure about the added engine core detail and stator fins. On the plus side they reinforce the inside of the ram jets (the tube fins) hopefully keeping them round if the rocket lands directly on a ram jet, on the negative side they add drag with significant leverage to detach either the ram jet itself or possibly the entire pylon. One consideration for reinforcements: two BT-60/80 centering rings (the same as the exposed radiator rings), quartered and mounted on the end of pylon to form an exposed engine cradle mount, better for the tube fin but lots of aerodynamic stress on the pylon.
- Considering "normalizing" the scale measurements to get rid of all the extra decimals, related: want to commit the measurements to either imperial or metric
Day 0, Plans & Parts: