MurphysLaw42
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If you were at the NSL later in the day Monday you might have seen my DX3 XL go up. The up part went great, but the down part not so much so I'm looking for some tips on how to do a little rocket surgery.
Booster detached from my Kevlar and took a bit of a tumble. Landed right on one of the fins and actually turned it sideways and jammed the root into the body tube. I don't have a good picture of the initial condition, only after I'd tried to pull the fin free a little bit. I've attached the photo I do have but it doesn't really show just how sideways it went.
One of the other fins looks like the fillet has a hairline crack as well and because the fin that broke was jammed in so hard (it was pretty much lying tangent to the body tube) it might have deformed the airframe enough to break my internal joints between the fins and body tube or motor mount.
I'm looking for ideas of the best way to inspect for damage and repair the break, so any and all help would be appreciated.
Booster detached from my Kevlar and took a bit of a tumble. Landed right on one of the fins and actually turned it sideways and jammed the root into the body tube. I don't have a good picture of the initial condition, only after I'd tried to pull the fin free a little bit. I've attached the photo I do have but it doesn't really show just how sideways it went.
One of the other fins looks like the fillet has a hairline crack as well and because the fin that broke was jammed in so hard (it was pretty much lying tangent to the body tube) it might have deformed the airframe enough to break my internal joints between the fins and body tube or motor mount.
I'm looking for ideas of the best way to inspect for damage and repair the break, so any and all help would be appreciated.
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