Hey folks,
Looking for a few pointers on setting up rear ejection for my 2.6" SpaceX Starship.
Mainly, how to protect the shock cord from the ejection blast.
If I hook it to the center of the nose cone, that will put it right in front of the motor tube and in the path of the E-charge. Anchoring it to the side wall with a flat mount just in front of the internal thrust ring seems like a better bet to keep the cord aft, but I'm still concerned that when packing it into the body, it will unfurl all over the place.
Planning to use a 100# Kevlar cord about 8' long. The elastic shock cord and little chute in the pics are stand-ins.
Can wadding be used somewhere in the mix to shield the shock cord? How and where would wadding get packed in the loading process?
And should the chute have its own shock cord, or have the shroud lines hooked directly to the motor tube?
Thanks for thoughts,
Darren
Looking for a few pointers on setting up rear ejection for my 2.6" SpaceX Starship.
Mainly, how to protect the shock cord from the ejection blast.
If I hook it to the center of the nose cone, that will put it right in front of the motor tube and in the path of the E-charge. Anchoring it to the side wall with a flat mount just in front of the internal thrust ring seems like a better bet to keep the cord aft, but I'm still concerned that when packing it into the body, it will unfurl all over the place.
Planning to use a 100# Kevlar cord about 8' long. The elastic shock cord and little chute in the pics are stand-ins.
Can wadding be used somewhere in the mix to shield the shock cord? How and where would wadding get packed in the loading process?
And should the chute have its own shock cord, or have the shroud lines hooked directly to the motor tube?
Thanks for thoughts,
Darren