Hi everyone,
I am currently L1 certified, which I achieved on a LOC/Precision Minie-Magg. I would like to attempt an L2 certification flight on a modified version of this Minie-Magg, one whose length I have extended. I have attached two OpenRocket files to show you my idea. One OR file shows a fairly accurate rendition of my current Minie-Magg, and the other OR file shows you my plan for an extended-length Minie-Magg.
I am not planning anything complex. My current airframe measures not quite 61 centimetres. I would like to buy an additional airframe of about 30 centimetres along with a tube coupler measuring about 20 centimetres to combine the original airframe with this new airframe. I don’t like to use fiberglass. As I understand the procedure, the tube coupler would go inside the airframes. The aft end of the tube coupler would go inside the forward end of the original airframe, and the forward end of the tube coupler would go inside the aft end of the new airframe. I would epoxy everything together.
I would continue to load all the laundry — the parachute, the Nomex, and the shock cord — into the original airframe.
As you all know, of course, for an L2 flight, I would need to fly this on either a J-, K-, or L-impulse motor. I would prefer J. I just want to go low, slow, and pass.
So, this plan makes sense, doesn't it?
Thank you.
Stanley
I am currently L1 certified, which I achieved on a LOC/Precision Minie-Magg. I would like to attempt an L2 certification flight on a modified version of this Minie-Magg, one whose length I have extended. I have attached two OpenRocket files to show you my idea. One OR file shows a fairly accurate rendition of my current Minie-Magg, and the other OR file shows you my plan for an extended-length Minie-Magg.
I am not planning anything complex. My current airframe measures not quite 61 centimetres. I would like to buy an additional airframe of about 30 centimetres along with a tube coupler measuring about 20 centimetres to combine the original airframe with this new airframe. I don’t like to use fiberglass. As I understand the procedure, the tube coupler would go inside the airframes. The aft end of the tube coupler would go inside the forward end of the original airframe, and the forward end of the tube coupler would go inside the aft end of the new airframe. I would epoxy everything together.
I would continue to load all the laundry — the parachute, the Nomex, and the shock cord — into the original airframe.
As you all know, of course, for an L2 flight, I would need to fly this on either a J-, K-, or L-impulse motor. I would prefer J. I just want to go low, slow, and pass.
So, this plan makes sense, doesn't it?
Thank you.
Stanley