Well, I was able to get all four fins attached today.
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Hopefully tomorrow I can start on the fillets.
Not to take any unnecessary digs at your record or anything, but isn't that the photo you take after the rocket shreds?
Manny, I have the recovery set up that exact same way on my most recent 98mm min dia iteration, except with the main in the bottom part and a drogue in the nosecone (weight differential between the two parts is significant enough that I felt a drogue was necessary).
Good call on skipping the layups! Tell Ejim and Niang to take it easy on us second round in San Antonio. I'll be at the game!
Hey Manny
I just checked the Kloudbusters website and the July launch this year is going to be a one day launch.
July Fun Fly Sat. July 12.
Yep, the July launch to go to is LDRS33 .
I didn't feel like I needed a drogue on this one, since it was so light. Are you going to be flying that 98mm at Argonia in July? If so I may be there to see it.
I'm considering not doing lay-ups for the next flight but I'm not sure, that M2250 is a nasty beast!
From what I've seen of them, they won't.....
Manny what's the deal? Are you not a basketball fan? How 'bout them Cyclones?
M2250 is pretty tame, I did my L3 on it It's an awesome motor.
Be aware The motor needs to be assembled the night before, the grains require bonding to the liner.
Manny,
Great looking build; congrats on the successful flight!!! Looks like a solid design and build plenty capable of M motors. Looking forward to seeing this one fly in the future; I won't even hide under a vehicle!:wink:
Still planning a Black Rock trip in '14?
-Eric-
Manny what's the deal? Are you not a basketball fan? How 'bout them Cyclones?
View attachment 169098After a couple hours of drilling holes and mucking around with it on the field, I was ready to fly.
Here is a picture of me with it before flight:
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Oh yeah, no stranger to grain bonding here, biggest one I've done was a 98-6gXL which was actually not very difficult. I've flown the M2250 before but haven't had any issue with the liner. The last one I flew I didn't grease the liner and it slid out pretty easy, even after sitting in the case for over a year! I never grease my liners, just because I find that greasing liners, especially phenolic ones, leads to them sticking after the grease gets hot.
What type of nose cone are you using?
Pretty cool build btw.
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