Salvage-1
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Umm....how fast is this thing??
Started on the fin reinforcement this evening whilst watching The Avengers. I cut 4 sections that are 5" long but have the rear end sculpted back 1" to match the Kraken fins. Slice and fit inside the rear of the fin and then use my dremel with cutoff wheel to remove the bits that arent necessary. This will be glued inside the rear of the fin to double the thickness and really beef up the tube section.
I am trying to keep simulations under 15G peak acceleration. I am wanting to touch Mach with this beastie (down the road quite a way) and I dont wish to rip it to shreds.
Already changed design. MMTS will now be 2 x 15" and 2 x 10" This means that I can slide a 2x38 centering ring and secure it at the front of the 10" tubes, etc. and not have to rely on one 1/2" thrust plate. (see Rocksim pic on the post above)
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I am trying to keep simulations under 15G peak acceleration. I am wanting to touch Mach with this beastie (down the road quite a way) and I dont wish to rip it to shreds.
Using a couple of the 38mm 'holes' I cut earlier, I threw together a useful doodad which will let me close the rear of the two motor tubes that wont be used when this bird is flying on just a pair of motors. By using longer bolts, I can add washers to this that will help balance out the CG when the rocket doesnt have a full load of 4 motors.
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