jimboshop99
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Hey everyone,
I bought an Estes Tazz a month ago, completed it and noticed that the engine mount fit pretty snugly in the tube, so I tried to sand it to a little looser fit in the body tube, because I was concerned it might not eject like it was supposed to. The first two flights were great, the rocket tube and nosecone spiraled down and the engine mount came out with the streamer. On the third flight, the engine and mount didn't eject and the ejection charge instead blew off one of the "wings" of the rocket. So I glued the wing back on, tried sanding the engine mount a little more, and attempted flight #4. This time BOTH wings blew off, the engine mount still didn't eject. and the body tube was "crumpled" and burned around the slots where the wings attached. It was a pretty spectacular fail, wished I had recorded it on video. Oh well.
Has anyone else built this kit and if so, did you need to really sand down the rings on the motor mount to get it loose enough in the body tube? It was a fun build, and I might buy another, but I first want to hear what experiences other people have had.
Thanks,
Jim
I bought an Estes Tazz a month ago, completed it and noticed that the engine mount fit pretty snugly in the tube, so I tried to sand it to a little looser fit in the body tube, because I was concerned it might not eject like it was supposed to. The first two flights were great, the rocket tube and nosecone spiraled down and the engine mount came out with the streamer. On the third flight, the engine and mount didn't eject and the ejection charge instead blew off one of the "wings" of the rocket. So I glued the wing back on, tried sanding the engine mount a little more, and attempted flight #4. This time BOTH wings blew off, the engine mount still didn't eject. and the body tube was "crumpled" and burned around the slots where the wings attached. It was a pretty spectacular fail, wished I had recorded it on video. Oh well.
Has anyone else built this kit and if so, did you need to really sand down the rings on the motor mount to get it loose enough in the body tube? It was a fun build, and I might buy another, but I first want to hear what experiences other people have had.
Thanks,
Jim