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I looked it over and realized the fortunate timing of the damage occuring on April Fool's Day. Had it happened on another day, it would have been real.

So, on with the build. Paint and decals are on!

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Haha! Good one! On with the build and pictures! Yay! Man, that sure looks good. I hope you have a great flight with it!
 
Flyfalcons said:
I looked it over and realized the fortunate timing of the damage occuring on April Fool's Day. Had it happened on another day, it would have been real.

So, on with the build. Paint and decals are on!
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That would look awesome on a smokey motor (black or white).
 
I have some F40-7Ws and G64-7Ws on the way. I'd actually love to try a redline, I think that would go great with it. But enough daydreaming on that, need to finish attaching the laundry and get the nose weight in first, and somewhere in there figure out how best to attach my 1010 rail to my jawstand.
 
After adding 3.5 ounces of nose weight, the rocket weighs in at 20.4 ounces. This includes everything except the motor, chute release, and chute protector. Is this getting a little too hefty for the supplied 24" chute?
 
Flyfalcons said:
After adding 3.5 ounces of nose weight, the rocket weighs in at 20.4 ounces. This includes everything except the motor, chute release, and chute protector. Is this getting a little too hefty for the supplied 24" chute?
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Since you are planning on using a Chute Release use a 30" or 36" chute for a nice soft landing. The JLCR will also shorten the walk a larger chute would bring.
 
30" chute on the way. Now to adjust my OR file to reflect the actual weights. I don't think the program was being overly optimistic; the epoxy internal fillets, eye bolt hardware, and decals weren't figured into the simulation. The rocket doesn't balance quite as far forward as I wanted empty, but with the heavier weight should come less CG impact with the motor installed.
 
Flyfalcons said:
I looked it over and realized the fortunate timing of the damage occuring on April Fool's Day. Had it happened on another day, it would have been real.

So, on with the build. Paint and decals are on!
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Beautiful work!!!
Make sure you get the paint off the threads on the retainer before you fly it so the paint does not lock the cap on.
 
TopRamen said:
Beautiful work!!!
Make sure you get the paint off the threads on the retainer before you fly it so the paint does not lock the cap on.
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+1. Either that or keep you from getting the retainer ON...
 
Retainer on is no problem. Estes threads aren't exactly close tolerance. This was a case of too much build momentum and not taking a long enough masking break.
 
Maiden video is up. Good flight on the F40-7W, but I'm trying to figure out exactly how good. It looks like the rocket flopped near the top instead of doing a graceful arc over. It also appears the nose came off before the 7 second delay. I know the ejection charge fired, but am not sure exactly what to make of what happened at the apogee of this flight. Perhaps the fins are too small to dampen the oscillations when the rocket starts slowing down? There is 3 ounces of weight at the tip of the nose, and the fin can isn't light either. Could make for some pretty good inertia if the rocket starts oscillating. I could also just be overanalyzing. Anyway, I'll chalk it up as a win and am looking forward to going for my L1 on an H128W next month.

[video=youtube;cXFcuIUG26s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXFcuIUG26s&feature=youtu.be[/video]
 
Flyfalcons said:
Maiden video is up. Good flight on the F40-7W, but I'm trying to figure out exactly how good. It looks like the rocket flopped near the top instead of doing a graceful arc over. It also appears the nose came off before the 7 second delay. I know the ejection charge fired, but am not sure exactly what to make of what happened at the apogee of this flight. Perhaps the fins are too small to dampen the oscillations when the rocket starts slowing down? There is 3 ounces of weight at the tip of the nose, and the fin can isn't light either. Could make for some pretty good inertia if the rocket starts oscillating. I could also just be overanalyzing. Anyway, I'll chalk it up as a win and am looking forward to going for my L1 on an H128W next month.

[video=youtube;cXFcuIUG26s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXFcuIUG26s&feature=youtu.be[/video]
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I can only make a guess about what happened but, a heavy nose cone if it was loosely fitted would allow the main body to drag seperate from the heavier NC which will want to retain its velocity for longer.
 
rharshberger said:
I can only make a guess about what happened but, a heavy nose cone if it was loosely fitted would allow the main body to drag seperate from the heavier NC which will want to retain its velocity for longer.
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+1.
 
Thanks for the input guys; I'm inclined to agree. I don't think the nose was on tight enough. A bit more tape for the next flight, then.
 
Flyfalcons said:
Thanks for the input guys; I'm inclined to agree. I don't think the nose was on tight enough. A bit more tape for the next flight, then.
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After viewing your video on a actual computer screen it does indeed look to be a drag separation.
 
Fantastic looking Patriot! I like how you went into all of the small details during the building process with nice pictures.
Your video start up looks like the front cover of a rocketry magazine. Your Patriot is a great flyer and glad to see it come back safely for your L1.
 
After a month of anticipation, and doing a better job of fitting the nose cone, it was time to complete my original goal with this build of attempting my NAR L1 certification.

(Warning - contains overplayed music)

[video=youtube;g01jw9eRIec]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g01jw9eRIec[/video]

Many thanks to all who helped me with their advice along the way. It has been a wonderful learning experience and I'm looking forward to learning even more with my future projects.
 
Congratulations! Same day as me! I'm already shopping around for large airframes...

I definitely need to try building one of these. They look great with a big flame behind them.:cool:
 

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