Dr.Zooch
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Will the kit have a cockpit for ants?
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Will the kit have a cockpit for ants?
One more question, can you please post a picture of the rocket being designed for the kit?
I was pondering the same thing. The cockpit idea sure does sound like a cool way to go. The far reaching horizon view and feeling of actually being in the glider would be a neat perspective. Although, the downward angle might be a better perspective during liftoff. Maybe somewhere in between would be good.
Hmmm, besides obtaining the nosecones, I wonder how hard it would be to upscale the Zooch Shuttle and put a camera in it?!?
I've been working on a number of shapes to see which flies the best. They sometimes make Steve Austin's landing (well Bruce Peterson's landing to be correct) look good. In the photo you'll notice the two in the lower right center have unpainted fins- because I've been trying differing fins on those two shapes. You'll also notice that one shape is flatter and wider than the other- to see which flies best. The problem was that when launching each on a rocket, there was too much dynamic interfearance (the LB would strike the booster, or hit the deploying chute etc.) and then you had to totally set up for another launch... makes data gathering slow. The solution was simple- one day while out with my 4 year old shooting a little airplane with a rubber band and a stick it dawned on me that I know all about the boost with an LB aboard- all I'm intrested in is segments of the glide. If I rig it to launch with that rubber band and stick, I can do dozens of flights over and over. So I've just converted the test LBs to launch that way. Not only does it work well, but my 4 year old thinks it's really fun too
Nice, how many Gs will the Ants encounter in these rubber band launch tests?
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