Ouch, putting in wadding caused an overpressure?I absentmindedly put wadding in it: side tube popped at apogee
Exactly, and it was just one of the small nose cones. parachute never came out and it came down ballistic. I found my altimeter though! lolOuch, putting in wadding caused an overpressure?
My only experience with this is that my Centurion has a baffle. When you shake the rocket, it makes noise. I call it my rattle rocket. You can't shake the noise out of the rocket. I assume this is the same issue. I speculate that there could be enough accumulation of the stuff to change the CG or interfere with the ejection process. I will weigh my Explorer when it is finished. I could periodically weigh it and see if it changes. Mostly I am inclined not to be too concerned. Like Alfred E. Newman said...I wonder if the side tubing are supposed to have remnants of the clay packing which is used to store the ejection charge, i shook some of it out but i cant get the larger pieces out, tell me this is not a bad thing ....
Since the 24mm mount isn't too much smaller than the body tube, I hold it mount down and give it a couple long shakes up and down. Usually dislodges Aerotech ejection caps and random clay debris.When you shake the rocket, it makes noise.
Agree.Theyre pretty easy to slide around when theyre initially wet. I put the point of the decal on the fin ridge, slid the backing paper out from under it, repositioned as necessary, then firmly pressed it down flat
Wow, nice paint job!
Thanks! It was a pain!Wow, nice paint job!
No pain, no gain, ha ha! Always worth it for the right results.Thanks! It was a pain!
My Astron Explorer is painted after this young mans! He looks proud, like I do!It was a fun build, I got it for only $8 on an Estes sale. We built it stock, with only a slightly different shade of blue. First was was just right on a D12-3. I may do an E11-3 next. I bought E12s for it, but I'm a bit hesitant to use them.
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Looks great! Nice job with the painting, the blue and white in the lower section was not easy.My Astron Explorer is painted after this young mans! He looks proud, like I do!
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Added an Apogee coupler right above engine mount. It is a fairly light weight coupler tho...
Decals went on fairly well. Very fun build!