Or perhaps a large-ish woolly Andean quadruped? (...with big teeth...)100lb launch? That's one heck of a payload! So which child annoyed you then? Or was it a small furry mammal?
Oh, the parts aren't hard to find. It seems as if anyone who wants plans, though, has to reinvent the wheel (DIY design)... Lots and lots of plans online for light-to-medium duty PVC launchers, though. But any designs for honkin' big one-ton+ steel launch pads for BFR's must be some kind of state secret.This one would probably support 100lbs+. I was trying to keep it a secret tho.. It is made from off the shelf parts from the hard to find 80/20 Inc catalog. Goes together just like a giant erector set (no welding, some cutting). Soon, I will no longer be able to resist interrogation and scrawl out some plans. Until then, it's still highly classified. After you view the photos, discuss them with no one. :dark:
Regards, (Confidentially)
DJ Miller
Well, wasn't the pad shown in the photo in post #2 above also built with stuff from the 80/20 Inc. parts department (with a little help from McMaster-Carr)? Gee, it really DOES look like a giant erector set, too.......It is made from off the shelf parts from the hard to find 80/20 Inc catalog. Goes together just like a giant erector set (no welding, some cutting)...
The red pad is the Concept Ultimate, and will easily handle a 100 pound rocket.
Yowsa!!! :jaw: I guess so! You might have to adjust your schedule so that you CAN use the Cape! :eyepop:Kinda like that last plate of food at the buffet (the eyes and stomach thing). My mind envisioned a Level 3 rocket that's grown into a monster. But I'm nearing the finish line. Hopefully by the end of the year it will fly.
Marty
Flyback,
Can you post more details and pics?
Chuck
Yowsa!!! :jaw: I guess so! You might have to adjust your schedule so that you CAN use the Cape! :eyepop:
MarkII
Joe,
Who made that pad?
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