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Any update on changes made to reinforce the nosecones? I have a 54mm high temp one I was planning on using for a flight that will hit mach 3, but seeing this I might need a new nosecone.

Tony, Thank you for letting me know about this issue! I use the same tube Madcow uses. Everything is thin wall, except for the Falcon 54. The OD of that is 2.277" and ID is 2.152". You can expect around 6 oz a foot with it. Currently I do not have plans for Rocksim files, but I can look into...

Thanks for the kind words! I am glad you are enjoying your Delta. Your order ships tomorrow :) Thanks, Matthew

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I don't think I am going to make that launch sadly. I will just have to see how my schedule turns out. I would love to go though.

Whoops, my bad. Sorry about that. -Matthew

Falcon Rocketry is having a grand opening sale now that all products are in stock! To celebrate and mark the beginning of our journey providing high quality fiberglass rocket kits, we decided reduce prices on all items by 15%! This sale lasts from November 15-22 (Thanksgiving Day) or until...

Hello, Sadly the launch didn't happen due to high winds. I will be beginning work on the second build shortly. Keep watching and I will try my best to keep up with posting it. Thanks, Matthew

When building with CF, it is pretty much exactly the same as FG. Clean and sand and clean again before bonding. Be careful of the dust. Wear a mask whenever sanding, cutting, or doing anything that produces dust. A pair of gloves is also necessary. The thing about epoxies and composites like...

Well, the weather is not being nice to us. The launch has been greenlit by the ranger service, but the winds are not looking good. The current prediction is for 20-35 mph surface winds. I haven't even bothered checking winds aloft. I might still go, but if the winds are anything like predicted...

Yeah, though I am hoping for that to be completely wrong. Waiting to see if we are even allowed by the forest service to launch.

So the current forecast is attached. Hopefully I can get a window to fly. There is a backup day on the 4th, so might have to just camp out and hope for the best. -Matthew

There is certainly some over-controlling happening on that flight. I think if they have their movement limited it can relieve some of those issues. If the offset limit of the control surface is only a few degrees, they won't have as much control authority, so that would effectively dampen the...

That is intense, maybe a limited travel on them might help to lessen their effect? The spring steel is a good idea. Much testing is required, and a design is required for that. The gear takes a while in sketchup.

How did those work for you? I had not thought of spinning them up that way beforehand. I have designed the rocket as 4 fins, and clipped delta to resemble the Sidewinder. With the rollerons on the fin tips. 3" Diameter rocket. So far I just have a very crude design. I am working on it little by...

Yeah, i will attach the design file. Anyone who wants to print one will be able to. I'm thinking I will design it for a 54mm rocket with 38mm mount. I feel like that is a good mix of size, and power to get over mach.

The blades would be bloody deadly if they came loose! Just imagine a circular saw blade spinning at thousands of RPM flying off the rocket. That is a funny image to me. Was thinking you could mill those discs out of aluminium and 3d print the surface and mount to the fins, and use some small...

The real missile traveled at mach 2.5. I think if you have rocket over mach 1, with really high thrust to weight ratio it should be okay, especially of you use a higher surface area on the front of the discs, but the discs themselves have to have mass for the gyroscopic forces to take effect...

Hello, I just watched a video on the rollerons on the AIM-9 Sidewinder, and was wondering, has anyone here ever built them on a rocket? They seem like a great way to stabilize a rocket in flight and kinda want to build some on a rocket. I think it could be cool. -Matthew

Okay, thanks for the information. I perfectly agree with playing by the rules. I love that launch site and would hate to loose it. This is drougless so I shouldn't have too much of an issue with drift, but I will certainly check the winds aloft data beforehand. Hope to see you there if you are...