pyrrxa
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I just received my Wildman Mach 2 kit, and have been debating on modifying it to be a "zipperless," single break airframe. Essentially shorten and epoxy in the coupler to the airframe, and then run a cable cutter and chute in the nosecone. This would let me fit slightly longer motors (looking at the L1040) and would give me an easy retention solution (threaded rod from forward closure to AV Bay. My concerns are
- Packing volume in the nosecone. I can use a centrifuge charge to avoid a big well, but it will still be a tight fit. Any experience on how a 36in thin mill chute and cable cutter would pack here? Currently looking at just over an inch of coupler in the nose cone.
- The airframe stabilizing during drogueless descent. With a motor casing and not much mass in the nose cone, I don't want the first descent stage to be pseudo-ballistic.