Susan Sakimoto
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I am starting the design of a level 2 rocket build with a friend who wants to help stuff it full of arduino-run LED's and EL wire for a fun night launch to be filmed with high speed film. Does anyone have experience with acrylic versus polycarbonate clear body tube builds? Or do you have a suggestion for another material? This thing needs to fit onto an L motor or smaller, including payload.
And, incidentally, our laser cutter will cut acrylic. Are acrylic fins plausible for L2? We've been using one for baltic birch fins for mid-power and L1 for quite a while, and he just cut me a set of acrylic ones for a level one design as an experiment. I have seen them in low power kits. Not sure how well they will sand to an aerodynamic edge, or how brittle they are, or how well rocketpoxy holds under L2 stress.
And yes, we know we will need special FAA permission. Working with the local club on that.
And, incidentally, our laser cutter will cut acrylic. Are acrylic fins plausible for L2? We've been using one for baltic birch fins for mid-power and L1 for quite a while, and he just cut me a set of acrylic ones for a level one design as an experiment. I have seen them in low power kits. Not sure how well they will sand to an aerodynamic edge, or how brittle they are, or how well rocketpoxy holds under L2 stress.
And yes, we know we will need special FAA permission. Working with the local club on that.