Check them out here: https://the-rocketman.com/streamers/
Here's a pic from one that somebody at our club used last week. It was probably a 1/2 mile out and a 3-4000' up.
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it depends on weight of rocket & size of streamer. buddy has specs on his website.how effective is a streamer at slow down its velocity? Yes ive tested them before but they really only work in high mileage wind for proper duration
how effective is a streamer at slow down its velocity? Yes ive tested them before but they really only work in high mileage wind for proper duration
Any videos of the streamers in action???
Here’s a photo of my 100ft streamer being used on Alex Paviks rocket. We’ve tried to get onboard video but have had video failures. I’m currently building a 250ft one for him that he’ll fly in early March.
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I am going to remind people - If you have a problem with a vendor thread or product. It should be dealt with between the two invested individuals and not on the forum.
Sorry for the distraction.
I have to disagree with this. The rest of us have the right to know if there's an issue with a vendor.
View attachment 375315 View attachment 375311 View attachment 375311 View attachment 375313 View attachment 375314 View attachment 375315 Rocketman’s new Extreme Streamers are now live! We have them up to 250 foot long, and 10” wide. They also roll up into a Kevlar flame shield which protects the streamer from burns. These Extreme Streamers are available in nearly any color.
Check them out here: https://the-rocketman.com/streamers/
Looks like a great alternative for keeping track of your rocket on higher flights. I’m guessing you can see these a <long> ways. Heckuva lot cheaper than gps — even doing your own soldering you’re in for $200+ minimum that route for a tracker and receiver.
Figuring out how big I’ll need for my L3 DX3XL.
I am inclined to agree with CW. If you have not taken the time and effort to address your issue with the vender before complaining on a forum, that is discourteous to the vender and forum members. The only vender forum complaints I give any credence to are those where, along with the complaint, an effort to redress the complaint was made, resulting in no resolution.
As for as Rocketman Enterprises: I have been doing business with them for well over twenty years. Using them for custom work as well as off the shelf products and have always received top notch service, as have many others in the rocketry community. It appears to me that Buddy is carrying on the family tradition.
In any case, seeing this thread, I like the product and examples of it's use and will shortly place an order. BTW, I have no financial interest in RM, other than being a satisfied repeat customer...
...I hope to carry on the tradition and keep making Parachutes for the rest of my life, while making many innovations for rocketry and providing the highest quality of products on the market.
Just ordered a streamer for my L3 drogue, and also a smaller regular one for NC pilot chute.
These streamers are very effective for the size they pack down too. I’m working on a streamer for a guy, and our goal is to land a 34 pound rocket only with a streamer.
Buddy,
I don't know if you have ever flown NAR Competition or not, but one of the Events is Streamer Duration.
Numerous R&D reports ( another Event ) have determined that the longest duration ( highest drag ) occurs when a Streamer has a Length to Width Ratio of 10:1.
Also, special folding methods ( designed to maintain the "creases" for higher drag ) and different materials, which tend to "hold the creases" are often employed.
A few references are attached for your convenience . . .
Dave F.
Very interesting, when do these competitions take place? I don’t know much about Nar at all since I’m a Tripoli guy, and there’s not any Nar fields around here. Although it sounds easy, especially when I can fit a 250ft streamer in a 98mm tube. Thank you so much for the heads up Dave.
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