ronhill
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Attached is a pic of a custom designed 2-stage Quest Bright Hawk. Hobby Lobby had their 50% sale on rockets a couple of months ago so it made sense to buy two. The original kit is designed so no finishing or painting are required, but once the weather improves, I plan to do it up right. Its just plain ugly without paint.
There is no stage coupler. I recessed the upper stage body tube forward in the upper stage fin can so the lower stage body tube slides into the upper stage can. Its a tight fit so Im still sanding down the BT. It uses pop and go staging, but the two engines are in contact so I could tape them also. Im debating that point. Any ideas on whether taping combined with pop-and-go is really necessary?
I dont know if its stable. Id guess that its not stable (any thoughts on that?), and Ill likely have to add some nose weight. I will RockSim it but measure the CG directly with engines in place.
There is no stage coupler. I recessed the upper stage body tube forward in the upper stage fin can so the lower stage body tube slides into the upper stage can. Its a tight fit so Im still sanding down the BT. It uses pop and go staging, but the two engines are in contact so I could tape them also. Im debating that point. Any ideas on whether taping combined with pop-and-go is really necessary?
I dont know if its stable. Id guess that its not stable (any thoughts on that?), and Ill likely have to add some nose weight. I will RockSim it but measure the CG directly with engines in place.