To Cluster or not to cluster Semroc Saturn IB build

EvryThngIsAOk · Sep 5, 2019

so at the moment of decision building my Semroc Saturn 1b.
To cluster 4 18mm or 1 24mm.
Higher altitude for the cluster and a certain coolness effect with extra smoke, but more chance of failure. Lower flight on a 24mm but could bump up to a composite or a E black pound. Less cool,but less risk.
Thoughts.?

kuririn · Sep 5, 2019

Fly 'em all with interchangeable motor mounts.

dpower · Sep 7, 2019

It's just so cool seeing it fly on 4 C motors. Too heavy for a D12 or E12, but an E15/E18 would do nicely. Mine's flown on 4xC6 motors many times. Even if 1 doesn't light, it still flies reasonably well, though I think that's only happened once. It doesn't fly so well on 2xC6-3 + 2xB6-4 if one of the C motors doesn't light, barely enough altitude to get the laundry out.

Nytrunner · Sep 9, 2019

Where's the 8x A10s?

zog139 · Sep 9, 2019

Nytrunner said:
Where's the 8x A10s?

I built mine with four C6-3's and four A10-PT's. Also staged it to another C6-3.

Nytrunner · Sep 9, 2019

Flip out fins? Sounds fantastic

Cape Byron · Sep 9, 2019

EvryThngIsAOk said:
so at the moment of decision building my Semroc Saturn 1b.
To cluster 4 18mm or 1 24mm. <snip>

Is to cluster ever even a question?

EvryThngIsAOk · Sep 10, 2019

Well the cluster won out over all.
So decided to use John Pursley’s Accurr8 wraps s all fins and one piece thrust structure so it will actually be flying of 4 18mm reloads due to added weight.
Really like the look of the correct height thrust structure and the scale fins with the hold downs.
Wraps add some detail to the tank tubes and of course made painting a zero thought game

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