Amsterdam
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I ruined one of the rings on my estes twin factor.
hastly made an upper stage for it.
Never tried saucer to fin staging
hastly made an upper stage for it.
Never tried saucer to fin staging
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That actually looks very cool. My main concern would be if it's traveling too slow when it stages, in which case the upper stage could go off in any direction.
Also, is that gap-staged?
Also, is that gap-staged?
Amsterdam
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No gap between the motors
speed never even occurred to me ha! Thanks for bringing that up!
I’ve only been worried about How wobble prone saucers are.
I was confident the tilt wouldn’t be more than 15 degrees but that was assuming the upper stage took right off and both stages would still be accelerating
A test with a spent casing and some weight in the upper stage should tell me if it’s going fast enough.. I think
speed never even occurred to me ha! Thanks for bringing that up!
I’ve only been worried about How wobble prone saucers are.
I was confident the tilt wouldn’t be more than 15 degrees but that was assuming the upper stage took right off and both stages would still be accelerating
A test with a spent casing and some weight in the upper stage should tell me if it’s going fast enough.. I think
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When in doubt... build hell-for-stout!
At first I thought the saucer had a continuous solid leading edge / face... but now I see the light.
That's a neat idea!
That's a neat idea!
Amsterdam
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Credit for the saucer part goes to John Boren, it’s from Estes Twin Factor kit
unfortunately my second stage ring got ruined when my cat stole it off my desk
Might be fun to try different second stage designs too, if any one has one I’d love to hear it
something draggy but not necessarily a saucer might be better suited than the 5 fins and a NC.
unfortunately my second stage ring got ruined when my cat stole it off my desk
Might be fun to try different second stage designs too, if any one has one I’d love to hear it
something draggy but not necessarily a saucer might be better suited than the 5 fins and a NC.
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No need to wait for spring, our club flies year round in WI, snow or no snow. Nice thing about snow is you don't need fire suppression equipment. Makes for soft landings too!
