Johnnie
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Our club is in danger of loosing our borrowed HPR pads and launch system. The ones we currently fly from are borrowed equipment from SEP (A NAR affiliated Student Experimental Payload) I have taken a stab at design new pads, and I would like some input.
The materials have yet to be determined, but because of cost, light weight aluminum may not be it. Steel will be the material of choice for the money. The trade off is weight...
1.5" square tube steel for the legs making a 96" footprint, with the rocket support components being 2" square tube steel. The design will have turnbuckle angle adjustment, as the only frill, besides the fact that the (3) legs will be able to fold away.
Here is a pdf of the current design, what say ye?
...must have adobe reader to see file...
The materials have yet to be determined, but because of cost, light weight aluminum may not be it. Steel will be the material of choice for the money. The trade off is weight...
1.5" square tube steel for the legs making a 96" footprint, with the rocket support components being 2" square tube steel. The design will have turnbuckle angle adjustment, as the only frill, besides the fact that the (3) legs will be able to fold away.
Here is a pdf of the current design, what say ye?
...must have adobe reader to see file...