Just built one of the1" dia. LOC Hi-Tech's. VERY nice kit, and flew GREAT this past weekend. Twice on Estes B6-4. Ejection right at apogee. (It was a little violent as seen if you slow down the video.) I am going to lengthen the kevlar cord. I did change it from streamer to 9" LOC Nylon parachute, and added 12" elastic cord between kevlar and nose cone. Parachute attached at transition
Here are my question: All of the 1-series have "flights to 2,000ft" printed on the packaging. I ran all of them thru open rocket, and none of them make it to 2,000 with LOC's design files. The LOC-1 makes it closest in the simulations with a Quest D16-6 at ~1750ft.
Are there "bigger impulse" 18mm motors? Did I goof on setting the configuration? (Zero wind, 36"launch rod.) Is it a difference between Rocksim and Open Rocket? Or are they just optimistic, and rounding up for advertising.
I DO plan on building others in the 1-series, just curious what others have seen.
Here are my question: All of the 1-series have "flights to 2,000ft" printed on the packaging. I ran all of them thru open rocket, and none of them make it to 2,000 with LOC's design files. The LOC-1 makes it closest in the simulations with a Quest D16-6 at ~1750ft.
Are there "bigger impulse" 18mm motors? Did I goof on setting the configuration? (Zero wind, 36"launch rod.) Is it a difference between Rocksim and Open Rocket? Or are they just optimistic, and rounding up for advertising.
I DO plan on building others in the 1-series, just curious what others have seen.