MikeyDSlagle
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I have been wanting a Hawk in some flavor for quite a while now. I got one as a gift for my birthday back in February. I've had little time to dedicate to rockets but finally getting around to it today. I asked myself a few questions about the build back when I first opened the box but since I wouldn't have time to fool with it I didn't bring the questions here. Now that I am getting started, though it will be shelved for a while after tomorrow, I thought I would bring the questions to the hive mind.
The instructions and the website state this is suitable for high power F and G motors. For starters, F and G are not high power motors...not in the US anyway, but whatever.
So...
Bag-O-Parts weight is 31.08 oz give or take a smidge, adding nose weight per instructions will bring it to ~33 oz. Realistically it will weight more of course and will take more nose weight. Around 6 to 8 oz probably.
It is getting a mite heavy for F motors. All but the punchiest in fact, unless I use a longer rail.
I will be able to fly it on the 29/40-120 'Gs', but I thought I would fly it on my 29/180 and 29/240 motors. But now looking at the fins, they are somewhat flimsy and not sure how they will handle 'H' motors. I know they will stiffen up when I get the fillets on there but not sure how much.
Anyone have one of these in 3" that has flown it on 'H' motors?
I just don't see the good folks at LOC releasing something like this with the intent of sub 1000' flights on F and G motors. But maybe so.
Second question for those who have built one:
It comes with a coupler and the coupler is on the parts list in the instructions but nowhere else is the coupler mentioned. I'm thinking maybe it slides into the body tube down to the forward fin slots to give a little extra for the fin tabs to grab? It'll be a long way to slide down in there though, and that doesn't sound very fun. I thought to use it for a dual deploy setup but that isn't really feasible either.
May be a good time to learn layup on the fins. I really don't want to go down that road but building composite fins to get the airfoiled profile would look nice.
Thoughts?
Thanks folks,
Mikey D
The instructions and the website state this is suitable for high power F and G motors. For starters, F and G are not high power motors...not in the US anyway, but whatever.
So...
Bag-O-Parts weight is 31.08 oz give or take a smidge, adding nose weight per instructions will bring it to ~33 oz. Realistically it will weight more of course and will take more nose weight. Around 6 to 8 oz probably.
It is getting a mite heavy for F motors. All but the punchiest in fact, unless I use a longer rail.
I will be able to fly it on the 29/40-120 'Gs', but I thought I would fly it on my 29/180 and 29/240 motors. But now looking at the fins, they are somewhat flimsy and not sure how they will handle 'H' motors. I know they will stiffen up when I get the fillets on there but not sure how much.
Anyone have one of these in 3" that has flown it on 'H' motors?
I just don't see the good folks at LOC releasing something like this with the intent of sub 1000' flights on F and G motors. But maybe so.
Second question for those who have built one:
It comes with a coupler and the coupler is on the parts list in the instructions but nowhere else is the coupler mentioned. I'm thinking maybe it slides into the body tube down to the forward fin slots to give a little extra for the fin tabs to grab? It'll be a long way to slide down in there though, and that doesn't sound very fun. I thought to use it for a dual deploy setup but that isn't really feasible either.
May be a good time to learn layup on the fins. I really don't want to go down that road but building composite fins to get the airfoiled profile would look nice.
Thoughts?
Thanks folks,
Mikey D