SnapRoll
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Howdy all,
Around Christmas this year I had an opportunity to pick up and work on one of Cameron Tinder's new CO2 ejection systems, "The Double Eagle." I thought that I'd take a minute to share a few pictures and thoughts on the system so far and encourage those of you that want to try something new to look into grabbing this setup. Obviously, you can tell by that sentence that I think pretty darn highly of what was sent to me. This is a relatively new system that hasn't had the chance to fly too many times yet, and a few guys here in Dallas are having fun running it though its paces. John Woody was the one of the prototype drivers and had a fantastic flight on his AGM in here Texas with it on a K700W.
Overall, the quality of Cam's work is simply beautiful. The components of this system are machined so nicely, and everything goes together very well. The quality of the hardware itself is top notch. I have no reservations that I'll be able to strap new bottles to the housings for flights for years to come. When you go to the Tinder Rocketry website and look at this system, see the price, I'm here to tell you, you are paying for quality. The way that the system operates is pretty simple too, it seems overwhelming when you open the box to the array of confusing goodies in front of you, but, the best thing to do is review the operations manual on the TR website and run a dry-fit of a flight setup. The lightbulbs will go off.
Here's the main thing I'll offer to think about if you plan to play in CO2 land. Real estate. Having everything integral to the avionics bay is sweet, but, the housings and the CO/2 bottles themselves can take up a bit of room. Nothing that any of y'all can't overcome, but, it takes some critical thinking to pack it all in, unless of course your name is Justin and working in tight spots is your specialty. My test setup with this system is going into a 4" rocket, and I wanted to have enough room to stuff the 23gm CO/2 Cart's in the av-bay. I used a MC 4.0" x 12" Av-Bay on this rocket and had plenty of room. Per the math that Cameron provides on a BP vs. Size of CO/2 Cart conversion, the 23gm bottle is overkill for this rocket, but I want to have the real estate incase I need extra push. Ground testing will tell the tale, as well.. (I plan on flying the 23 bottles for my first flight.) If you were to use the 16gm bottles in a smaller rocket, like a 3", again, think ahead of time about the space required.
I'm really looking forward to trying something new.. that's what this hobby is about. Cameron has some great stuff, (and he's a rockstar to BS with....) and I'm looking forward to flying his system at the end of this month. One of my veteran 4" Fiberglass rockets is gonna take the CO-2 on a CTI L-1350 CStar to Mach 1.21 and 12,000 feet. I'll look forward to giving a flight report once it's done. Pictures below of how I set the bay up for this.. let's see how long it takes for JF and the Zip-Tie police to come after me...
Around Christmas this year I had an opportunity to pick up and work on one of Cameron Tinder's new CO2 ejection systems, "The Double Eagle." I thought that I'd take a minute to share a few pictures and thoughts on the system so far and encourage those of you that want to try something new to look into grabbing this setup. Obviously, you can tell by that sentence that I think pretty darn highly of what was sent to me. This is a relatively new system that hasn't had the chance to fly too many times yet, and a few guys here in Dallas are having fun running it though its paces. John Woody was the one of the prototype drivers and had a fantastic flight on his AGM in here Texas with it on a K700W.
Overall, the quality of Cam's work is simply beautiful. The components of this system are machined so nicely, and everything goes together very well. The quality of the hardware itself is top notch. I have no reservations that I'll be able to strap new bottles to the housings for flights for years to come. When you go to the Tinder Rocketry website and look at this system, see the price, I'm here to tell you, you are paying for quality. The way that the system operates is pretty simple too, it seems overwhelming when you open the box to the array of confusing goodies in front of you, but, the best thing to do is review the operations manual on the TR website and run a dry-fit of a flight setup. The lightbulbs will go off.
Here's the main thing I'll offer to think about if you plan to play in CO2 land. Real estate. Having everything integral to the avionics bay is sweet, but, the housings and the CO/2 bottles themselves can take up a bit of room. Nothing that any of y'all can't overcome, but, it takes some critical thinking to pack it all in, unless of course your name is Justin and working in tight spots is your specialty. My test setup with this system is going into a 4" rocket, and I wanted to have enough room to stuff the 23gm CO/2 Cart's in the av-bay. I used a MC 4.0" x 12" Av-Bay on this rocket and had plenty of room. Per the math that Cameron provides on a BP vs. Size of CO/2 Cart conversion, the 23gm bottle is overkill for this rocket, but I want to have the real estate incase I need extra push. Ground testing will tell the tale, as well.. (I plan on flying the 23 bottles for my first flight.) If you were to use the 16gm bottles in a smaller rocket, like a 3", again, think ahead of time about the space required.
I'm really looking forward to trying something new.. that's what this hobby is about. Cameron has some great stuff, (and he's a rockstar to BS with....) and I'm looking forward to flying his system at the end of this month. One of my veteran 4" Fiberglass rockets is gonna take the CO-2 on a CTI L-1350 CStar to Mach 1.21 and 12,000 feet. I'll look forward to giving a flight report once it's done. Pictures below of how I set the bay up for this.. let's see how long it takes for JF and the Zip-Tie police to come after me...