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Crazy Jim's Gone Banana's
This is Wildman Rocketry's first carbon kit sold exclusively under the Wildman Label. The BLACKHAWK 29.
This is a 29mm carbon fiber min dia.rocket.
41in long
12 oz. [ we'll find out when I weigh it] edit: finished rocket weighs 8.8 oz!
3 carbon plate fins
6 to 1 conical Graphite NC.
2 CNC machined fin guides
14ft of Kevlar shock cord. [1/8 in.]
12 in. Topflite nylon chute
Included in 2 parts, more than enough Pro Line Black High Temp epoxy to build it.
Should really perform well on f's and g's
Cost 100 bucks.
It looks relatively simple, but does require more than novice skills.
I thought about how to approach it for a day or two, never having done a minimum diameter rocket before, or having used high temp epoxy that must be mixed by weight.
And getting the fin guides set up tight enough they could not get mis-aligned, but still able to get the fins in them with their roots buttered for tacking on before the fillets.
I think I came up with a fairly simple but elegant build process.
The fins are on straight, the fillets gorgeous even without sanding yet, and I didn't even make a mess!
This is a 29mm carbon fiber min dia.rocket.
41in long
12 oz. [ we'll find out when I weigh it] edit: finished rocket weighs 8.8 oz!
3 carbon plate fins
6 to 1 conical Graphite NC.
2 CNC machined fin guides
14ft of Kevlar shock cord. [1/8 in.]
12 in. Topflite nylon chute
Included in 2 parts, more than enough Pro Line Black High Temp epoxy to build it.
Should really perform well on f's and g's
Cost 100 bucks.
It looks relatively simple, but does require more than novice skills.
I thought about how to approach it for a day or two, never having done a minimum diameter rocket before, or having used high temp epoxy that must be mixed by weight.
And getting the fin guides set up tight enough they could not get mis-aligned, but still able to get the fins in them with their roots buttered for tacking on before the fillets.
I think I came up with a fairly simple but elegant build process.
The fins are on straight, the fillets gorgeous even without sanding yet, and I didn't even make a mess!
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