Hi Guys !
Yes , ' We Funk da Funk - Gotta Funk that Funk '
Some quick history - Dale Smalley and I concepted and built the Saucer many moons ago (like last century) . It was a Kevin Funk launch night launch favorite at Fiesta Island , Kevin is a friend that is no longer with us but always remembered for his humor and love of all things rocketry ..expecially Ms NAR Boosters . My son and I had a great time at ROCStock a few years ago and camped with Andy Woerner of Polecat and he mentioned he was always looking for 'different products' so I told him about our saucers and he released the Wocket , but only because I told him 'nothing burns motors faster than a Saucer' (quick prep and turnaround) . CaveDuck and I went to G Harry Stein launch with the SSS in AZ and met Wayco and Hardline and she was a big saucer fan , with Snitches with and without lights and I told her she had inspired me to bring back the saucer . CaveDuck and I went to TRA LV after that and it was windy and no one was flying so I broke out my Prototype and did a test flight on a H115DM . Stickershock Mark wanted a saucer and more importantly flew a Traffic cone with a H45 successfully - which inspired me to do the same at ROCStock in my Saucer 2.0 .
I like to fly it with Class1 motors , for Night Launch the H123SK (both of them) are under 125g of propellant so no Waiver required . If built with RocketPoxy, no fiberglassing the joints are needed to keep the dome on - also the MMT has to have a wrap of fg or the fillets pull off the glassine . I like the 'natural' unpainted dome so I can add LEDs on the underside .
Weighs in at approx 12 oz, and is 14 inches in diameter .
On my Funk Saucer to do list are a SuperSaucer with more lights and Carbon Saucer 54mm to try a I100 or I65 with .
Here are a couple of youtube links:
[video]https://youtu.be/IXbym2wx1eo[/video]
[video]https://youtu.be/nK_ZWFtnMVc[/video]
So to date only a handful have a Funk Saucer : Hardline , Stickershock23, WeFly2 , WatersJim65, & FyrWrxz .
I can help supply 3 ways : Dome Only , Parts , or Assembled . Have not figured out prices yet , freight although light , needs a oversized box for shipment and gets pricey so have to quote it individually .
PM with an offsite eMail and we can figure it out . Maybe you all can help with some feedback or assembly technique and we can ramp this up .
Kenny