I am in the process of building a high power rocket called sensory overload for TRA Minnesota Night launch in September. My plan is to have LED strips run the entire length of the rocket which means the bodytube is going to be in one piece and will pop the nosecone for parachute deployment. I will be having a coupler section bolted inside the rocket to house all the electronics. To get power to the LED strips, bolts will be acting as conductors to allow power to pass through the body tube. I have a circuit to control the LED strips but the issue is being able to connect everything together.
I really dont want to have 4ft long wires extending to the top of the body tube so i can connect the battery before sliding in my coupler section. I was planning on having the entire fin can of the rocket be removable, so there will be no external fillets. I will be putting in a makeshift "thrust ring" where the top centring ring will contact to transfer thrust. Thrust ring will most likely be epoxied and bolted just for extra measure.
What are your suggestions for preventing the fin can from "falling out" since there shouldnt be any ejection forces on it i was thinking a few bolts through the body tube would be sufficient just to prevent it from sliding out. I have never really built a rocket without external fillets so im not sure if the thrust ring will be sufficient enough for this project. Im open to suggestions
For reference the rocket is 5ft long cardboard tube, 6" diameter, flying on a J450, and have a dry mass of around 7kg. The thrust ring and coupler/av bay are fiberglass
I really dont want to have 4ft long wires extending to the top of the body tube so i can connect the battery before sliding in my coupler section. I was planning on having the entire fin can of the rocket be removable, so there will be no external fillets. I will be putting in a makeshift "thrust ring" where the top centring ring will contact to transfer thrust. Thrust ring will most likely be epoxied and bolted just for extra measure.
What are your suggestions for preventing the fin can from "falling out" since there shouldnt be any ejection forces on it i was thinking a few bolts through the body tube would be sufficient just to prevent it from sliding out. I have never really built a rocket without external fillets so im not sure if the thrust ring will be sufficient enough for this project. Im open to suggestions
For reference the rocket is 5ft long cardboard tube, 6" diameter, flying on a J450, and have a dry mass of around 7kg. The thrust ring and coupler/av bay are fiberglass