DiaLFonZo - Estes Big Daddy - Build

[neil_w]

That angled side NC is really a channel for the air to pass.

That seems to be the leading hypothesis. I don't know if it's been proven, but the bulkhead fix seems to have fixed the problem for most folks.

I should say the one and only Big Daddy flight I've witnessed was a lawn dart.

 

[bill_s]

My solution to the nose cone issue is to put the masking tape to make it tighter there in the narrow space between the angle and the shoulder. This makes that side want to come out last. Many flights no problems.

Note that a tail cone reduces stability by moving the CP forward, as well as moving CG back due to its weight.

 

[deangelo54]

Same part #, so I would say so.

Ah ha. Thanks for taking the time to check the part numbers. I was going to buy a Big Daddy just for the NC and use it for the Leviathan. In the end I didn’t want to disrespect the Big Daddy kit.

 

[kuririn]

Ah ha. Thanks for taking the time to check the part numbers. I was going to buy a Big Daddy just for the NC and use it for the Leviathan. In the end I didn’t want to disrespect the Big Daddy kit.

No disrespect, we do it all the time. It's called kitbashing.

 

[Eric Nantel - DiaLFonZo]

I think i will build a bulkhead 3D printed with a cavity up top for weight as well. (since i have the cone and other stuff, need some balance)