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Definition of frangible
: readily or easily broken
Okay, so the first question is why would you want to make part of your rocket breakable?
The answer is that it may be a good idea to put something that's easily breakable on the rocket in order to salvage something that you don't want broken. In the case of my upscale Texas twister, the problem is this thing comes down spinning so fast that while it takes the impact on the nose cone, when this puppy tips over the fins are spinning so fast that they tend to break. So I'm going to try something different. I'm going to tape straws on the ends of them and hopefully the straws will impact, saving the Finns from breaking off which has been my experience when this thing lands on anything other than grass.
test flight Monday.
: readily or easily broken
Okay, so the first question is why would you want to make part of your rocket breakable?
The answer is that it may be a good idea to put something that's easily breakable on the rocket in order to salvage something that you don't want broken. In the case of my upscale Texas twister, the problem is this thing comes down spinning so fast that while it takes the impact on the nose cone, when this puppy tips over the fins are spinning so fast that they tend to break. So I'm going to try something different. I'm going to tape straws on the ends of them and hopefully the straws will impact, saving the Finns from breaking off which has been my experience when this thing lands on anything other than grass.
test flight Monday.