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I'm sure they will jump on it.
I took this photo at an industrial park where I've done thousands of hill repeats, cycling, hiking, and running, over the years.
After taking the photo, I put on a backpack and hiked up and down a short, steep hill, repeatedly (What fun!).
While doing this, it occurred to me that I could not only save this design, I could save this rocket.
The object of this rocket was never to set an altitude record, and it won't. It was to make a lot of flame and smoke. That might be out, mostly.
If I forget about putting engines in the external pods, and instead, get long point nosecones to put on the bottom, so that they are, essentially, teardrop shaped, it would look pretty cool and not have a ridiculous amount of drag, only an excessive amount. I'd probably have to put on different fins and I might shorten the main tube. The main tube is 24mm. If I used a 24mm motor, it would still make quite a bit of flame.
Maybe I should have given it a coat of paint for the photo, but I think you get the idea.
I took this photo at an industrial park where I've done thousands of hill repeats, cycling, hiking, and running, over the years.
After taking the photo, I put on a backpack and hiked up and down a short, steep hill, repeatedly (What fun!).
While doing this, it occurred to me that I could not only save this design, I could save this rocket.
The object of this rocket was never to set an altitude record, and it won't. It was to make a lot of flame and smoke. That might be out, mostly.
If I forget about putting engines in the external pods, and instead, get long point nosecones to put on the bottom, so that they are, essentially, teardrop shaped, it would look pretty cool and not have a ridiculous amount of drag, only an excessive amount. I'd probably have to put on different fins and I might shorten the main tube. The main tube is 24mm. If I used a 24mm motor, it would still make quite a bit of flame.
Maybe I should have given it a coat of paint for the photo, but I think you get the idea.