Quest future launch vehicle body tube?

[DocSeuss]

I tracked down a Quest Future Launch Vehicle a while back, and the seller apparently forgot to send it to me. When she did, she put it in bubble wrap, which appears to have destroyed the main body tube and might have destroyed the smaller tubes as well. Anyone know what size they were supposed to be? I'll need to order replacements. It's such a cool looking rocket.

 

[Art Upton]

I tracked down a Quest Future Launch Vehicle a while back, and the seller apparently forgot to send it to me. When she did, she put it in bubble wrap, which appears to have destroyed the main body tube and might have destroyed the smaller tubes as well. Anyone know what size they were supposed to be? I'll need to order replacements. It's such a cool looking rocket.

Here is the ROcksim file that will also open in free Open Rocket

https://www.rocketreviews.com/rocksim-quest---future-launch-vehicle.html

 

[Art Upton]

Parts Breakdown​

• Quest - Future Launch Vehicle Pa Nose Cone
• 1.68x US Skywriter 1.5900 inches 40.39 mm Body Tube [Length: 18.00 in]
  • 2-cluster 4-fin 0.7100 inches 18.03 mm Body Tube [Length: 2.62 in]
  • Quest - Future Launch Vehicle Tr Trapezoid Fin Set
  • Quest - Future Launch Vehicle Tr Trapezoid Fin Set
  • External Pod
    • 3X Hawkeye.rkt Parabolic Nose Cone
    • 3X Hawkeye.rkt 0.5200 inches 13.21 mm Body Tube [Length: 6.37 in]
  • External Pod
    • 3X Hawkeye.rkt Parabolic Nose Cone
    • 3X Hawkeye.rkt 0.5200 inches 13.21 mm Body Tube [Length: 6.37 in]
  • External Pod
    • 3X Hawkeye.rkt Parabolic Nose Cone
    • 3X Hawkeye.rkt 0.5200 inches 13.21 mm Body Tube [Length: 6.37 in]
  • Apogee Components Polyethylene LDPE Parachute (17.99 in)
  • LOC Precision Ring
  • LOC Precision Ring
  • Quest - Future Launch Vehicle Tr Trapezoid Fin Set

 

[DocSeuss]

Parts Breakdown​

• Quest - Future Launch Vehicle Pa Nose Cone
• 1.68x US Skywriter 1.5900 inches 40.39 mm Body Tube [Length: 18.00 in]
  • 2-cluster 4-fin 0.7100 inches 18.03 mm Body Tube [Length: 2.62 in]
  • Quest - Future Launch Vehicle Tr Trapezoid Fin Set
  • Quest - Future Launch Vehicle Tr Trapezoid Fin Set
  • External Pod
    • 3X Hawkeye.rkt Parabolic Nose Cone
    • 3X Hawkeye.rkt 0.5200 inches 13.21 mm Body Tube [Length: 6.37 in]
  • External Pod
    • 3X Hawkeye.rkt Parabolic Nose Cone
    • 3X Hawkeye.rkt 0.5200 inches 13.21 mm Body Tube [Length: 6.37 in]
  • External Pod
    • 3X Hawkeye.rkt Parabolic Nose Cone
    • 3X Hawkeye.rkt 0.5200 inches 13.21 mm Body Tube [Length: 6.37 in]
  • Apogee Components Polyethylene LDPE Parachute (17.99 in)
  • LOC Precision Ring
  • LOC Precision Ring
  • Quest - Future Launch Vehicle Tr Trapezoid Fin Set

Oh okay, so the Estes BT-60 tube at 18" should be fine for the main body tube, even though it's Quest? if I'm understanding that right? Sorry for the late reply.

 

[kuririn]

The main tube is an 18" Quest T40 body tube.
Erockets has them:
https://www.erockets.biz/quest-body-tube-40mm-18-0-long-qst-11511/EDIT: The booster tubes look like T15, 6" long
Also available from erockets, though not that length.
Easy to cut down to correct length.
https://www.erockets.biz/quest-body-tube-15mm-10-0-long-qst-9520/

 

[DocSeuss]

The main tube is an 18" Quest T40 body tube.
Erockets has them:
https://www.erockets.biz/quest-body-tube-40mm-18-0-long-qst-11511/EDIT: The booster tubes look like T15, 6" long
Also available from erockets, though not that length.
Easy to cut down to correct length.
https://www.erockets.biz/quest-body-tube-15mm-10-0-long-qst-9520/

Thank you! I flew a lot of estes and pitsco about 20 years ago but I've never flown a quest rocket before so I'm super unfamiliar with their tubing. I didn't know about Rocksim and Openrocket until really recently, and the part list I saw mentioned an estes tube instead of quest so I didn't know if I was reading it wrong or they're interchangeable.

I managed to get a tomahawk that's out of round too; any idea what that tube is?

 

[kuririn]

I managed to get a tomahawk that's out of round too; any idea what that tube is?

T40, 14.75".
Tomahawk is a fun rocket.
My buds and I had a Tomahawk cruise missile drag race a while back.

 

[DocSeuss]

T40, 14.75".
Tomahawk is a fun rocket.
My buds and I had a Tomahawk cruise missile drag race a while back.

It looks awesome! I had no idea anyone had ever made one until I got back into rockets, so I snapped it up immediately but was unsure how to source tubes. Thank you!

 

[kuririn]

Oh okay, so the Estes BT-60 tube at 18" should be fine for the main body tube, even though it's Quest? if I'm understanding that right? Sorry for the late reply.

No, an Estes BT-60 tube is not the same as a Quest T-40.
It is wider.
A Quest FLV nose cone will completely slip inside an Estes BT-60.
Be cautious about using sim files from Rocket Reviews to check parts.
The accuracy can vary.
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threa...st-egregious-failure-ive-seen-to-date.179919/