Dry weight so far without motor casing and recovery equipment is 12.2 pounds.
I forgot to add the final design for the vinyl. The black text on the payload section will be a bit smaller than what is shown in the picture, also the "+" symbol will be on the other side of the tube opposite the other text.
I thought the "nuclear battery" theme paid homage to the LOC Big Nuke roots of this kit.
I am curious, why put the K700 and it's impulse down?
It was a awesome flight Jeff!! Was great meeting ya down there just wish I had my camera under control to get some pix.
Beautiful flight and recovery. What was your altitude?
Thank you for the great thread neond7!
I am thinking of building a Big Nuke 3E as well - looks like a great, solid rocket - especially the way you built it. However, as a recent BAR I still need to complete my L1 cert. LOC Precision shows that you can fly this rocket on an I engine, but I am worried that if I go through the glassing process that it might be too heavy. Do you think your build could fly on an I engine?
One thought was to go ahead and glass everything but do the L1 cert flight with only the main parachute, nose, and main lower tube, leaving the electronics bay, drogue, and upper tube section out - thus a single deploy instead of a dual deploy. I could then reassemble everything to carry out the L2 cert and subsequent flights.
I would love to hear anyone's thoughts on this. Thanks.
I agree. FWIW, I flew my Big Nuke 3E (fairly lightly constructed, no fiberglassing) on an I540 for my first dual deploy. But it only made it to 1700 feet, so obviously the DD was unnecessary.I would have to say, no way this would fly on an "I" motor as assembled...
Awesome flight. 5100 ft blew away your prediction. You may also like the K550 for it as well. My Big Nuke went to 4289 feet on that motor. After seeing your flight, I want to fly the K700.
Nice flight Jeff - - - We need to drag race our Big Nukes at some point. Dual K700's would be something to see!
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