Holy s#%t that's cool. I need lots of work on mine to compete. Good job. Back to the drawing board for me what size of motor was in that thing and what were th construction materials? Unless that's trade secrets.
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Holy s#%t that's cool. I need lots of work on mine to compete. Good job. Back to the drawing board for me what size of motor was in that thing and what were th construction materials? Unless that's trade secrets.
The Reuleaux Spike is under way!
Just in case you were wondering, here are the bulkheads for the main airframe structure.
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I drilled the 1/4" holes as an afterthought and it is clear that my TLAR drill press alignment gear is out of calibration, but all should be OK.
This will be a celebration of the shape, with tube fins, of sorts, that appeared to me as I was laying out the the bulkheads. I am curious how it is going to fly due to the fin shape but the tube should help a little.
I wasn't trying to be disparaging, just expressing that I understood it differently.
I must have misunderstood the rules of the contest. I was under the impression that everything had to have angles, as in no rounded/curved parts.
I'll, have to figure how what to do. That is a rule but I also don't want to be a jerk over something's so small. I'm new to this running a contest thing so please bare with me.
The rules are meant to be followed by the spirit, e.g. Thinking outside the typical round tube. The design by Screaminhelo does that.
I can't tell for sure from the pictures, but it looks like a solid of constant width. Is it?
I agree with you all. It technically qualifies since the body is angled but it is technically disqualified for having visible curved surfaces. This shape has been in my head recently and it spoke to me when I read the rules for the contest since it does blur the lines. I could build a triangular airframe, it would be a little easier, but that wouldn't have been nearly as much fun. Even though it is still simply a variation of a 3FNC build, I couldn't resist it when I saw what the rear view was going to look like.
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Incongruent is correct, it is a form of constant width, just like a circle. Unlike a circle, it does not rotate about a central axis; Reuleaux polygons axis of rotation describes an elliptical form which is why you don't see them used as wheels.
Does it qualify? The worst that can happen is the answer no. I'll still build it and have fun doing it. In the end, my skills will be improved and my mind will be engaged. It may be a moot point anyway, we are trying to get Pinewood Derby cars finished right now (currently getting started laying down some color) and the Army has dibbs on the last half of March, so getting this thing finished on time is not guaranteed.
mbecks- I promise not to file a Hurt Feelings Report if it is decided that my design doesn't meet the criteria for the contest. Either way, the contest has encouraged me to expand my horizons and attempt a rocket build that is beyond what I have done in the past and I think that is the point of this in the first place. No matter what, it is going to be a fun challenge for me.
So I think the biggest problem now isn't the actually rocket its self but the fact that you started it a while ago giving you an advantage of time over everyone else. As cool as it is and I want to see the whole build to completion I don't think it should be entered in the contest because of the unfair time advantage.
Or we could just have fun building and let the chips fall where they may at the end. Let mbecks and blackbrandt decide who disqualifies, if any, and leave it at that.
I'm thinking I might try something very polygonal... Odd but not oddroc per se.
That is, essentially, what my thoughts were and why I posted pics when I did. I am skirting the rules with this and figured that I should submit it for approval before I connected it with the contest. Either way, it's getting built and mbecks gets credit as being the catalyst for this making the transition from concept to reality.
Its just begun...good luck with those gray areas of the rules.I'll, have to figure how what to do. That is a rule but I also don't want to be a jerk over something's so small. I'm new to this running a contest thing so please bare with me.
Here is how I'm going to run this. I'm not going to disqualify anyone. Everyone gets a vote in the end and people will vote for there favourite. I'm sure if someone enters a rocket that is just a tube it won't get votes. It's all about good he spirit of the build and I don't want everyone to have to worry bout the smallest details. Have fun.
no need to vote on each rocket if it follows the rules %100. Basically if your u don't think the rocket follows the spirit of the competition you won't vote for it at the end of the quarter.A fourm pole for voting? Perhaps leave it up for a week or so.
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