Got my NAR L1 cert today! LOC Forte on an Aerotech H-135W. Perfect flight and recovery. Didn't even have to walk very far!
Got my NAR L1 cert today! LOC Forte on an Aerotech H-135W. Perfect flight and recovery. Didn't even have to walk very far!
Just what I was looking for, I could have just googled this, but wanted to see what you all had on "Skycycles". ThanksView attachment 389369
Clone of the Centuri model.
Semroc also had a larger "Groony" version called the Snake Jumper.
I think Eddie Braun's "Evel Spirit" that made the successful Snake River jump in 2016 is even better looking:
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Designed by Scott Truax, son of the Knievel Sky Cycle designer.
That pretty matte black finish made for an efficient solar absorber and the PLA turned into Silly Putty.
Saw the photo before reading your text....I was thinking, "well....that is odd to have lens distortion like that in the middle of the frame...."
That picture is so sad.
I assume PETG (with or without CF) or ABS would have held up better there. No doubt that black PLA + hot sunshine = trouble.
See sig (below).Just coined a new saying "Think three times, measure twice, cut once"
More spray painting in the hideous heat.
Wouldn't a shelter like that tend to contain all the overspray, and have it hanging about and settling on the rocket? I have a hard time imagining painting in an enclosed area without having ventilation pulling the overspray out the back.That spray shelter is just cool. If I had had that, there are a few light blue patches on my driveway that wouldn't be there. I may get it, not necessarily for the overspray protection, but to minimize the no-see-um variants than land on rockets while painting.
Spent the entire weekend building my "Home Made" model of the Mercury Atlas. 36 inches tall and weighs in at just over 16 oz.
Estes used to make this kit but it was discontinued so I just bought 3 inch body tube and went for it. I will be flying it this Saturday at my club launch, with an Estes F15-4 engine. (yes, I always fly with Estes since I have hundreds of them already)
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