Aeropac also makes engine retainers which you screw to rocket bulkhead or something I’ve always done friction fit with masking tape since it’s cheap.
Maybe go to a couple local launches first and talk to some people about the hobby. Then come back here and ask some questions.
What other ways can I attach an aluminum motor case to the body tube? Is it through engine retainers along with bulkheads? or just use shear pins?
these are not questions that are likely to lead to dangerous acts either. This question along with his other post lead one to believe this guy has never built even an A motor rocket and he wants to make a high power rocket his first build? that's how people get hurt or property gets damaged and this hobby gets regulated out of existence. Start small and work your way up to the big stuff."how high', "how far", and "how much"
He needs a NAR or Tripoli membership to proceed safely. That way whatever he does is insured.
That’s all well and good if FA_95 and David Schwantz are the same person. Are they? I’m going with no. Since one is listed as a 22 year old and the other one is 58.
These people can be mean on the forums. In nature they can be extremely competitive at launch sites. Everyone pitches in and helps a new flyer do an L-1 when you actually show up in person they are nice. Literally I’ve had people loan me over a hundred dollar motor cases in person and bring rocket motor reloads from other states when vendors weren’t an option for a second certification flight. Random people on the internet that just love this hobby, lol. People want to show you the right things to do in this hobby, but in person it works better.
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It all started with a minimum diameter Wildman Blackhawk 29 on a CTI Pro 29-4G. Single deploy and motor eject. This was what our professor’s first ever choice to L-1 cert on as a first rocket. It worked the first time without a tracker. The casing was friction fitted for the naysayers. This was the baby step into the scary multistage MD shark tank of a pool. Dr. Elliot is in the blue shirt, I’m to the immediate left first row.
Just because you shouldn’t start with one doesn’t mean you can’t. There rants off.
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