I agree that the plastic hubcap should work well. I wonder if more spokes like that actually provides more aerobraking than a traditional saucer by causing more turbulance in the airflow?
I agree that the plastic hubcap should work well. I wonder if more spokes like that actually provides more aerobraking than a traditional saucer by causing more turbulance in the airflow?
Here's my 54mm octagon. This is the smallest of a series of 3. Also have a hexagon with a cluster of 3 54mm MMTs.
https://www.rocketrytoday.com/octagon.html
Fun & cheap to build and fly.
dlb, love the leds on yours, what kind are those?
Marc
So you'll either want to fly it in a grassy field, or tape a parachute to the top
Here's a pic of my level 2 cert flight
Also why you should never use blackjack on a suacer...so dirty.
Credit to Bryce Chanes for the pic
Can you describe a little more in detail on how this would work.
Darin
This sounds interesting, I'm off to YouTube to see if I can find a video of a fan blade rocket........nope, just when you think that everything has been put up on YouTube.One interesting rocket I saw awhile back on another forum consisted of a plastic fan blade unit. That's it, nothing else. A motor mount was inserted into the hub, and a launch lug was attached to the side of the hub. The author of the post stated that the fan blade rocket was stable in flight, spinning furiously on the way up, and tumbling/spinning on the way back down. I'm not sure if it would qualify as a saucer, a monocopter or simply an odd-roc. Perhaps all three.
That one looks fun. Got any flight video?The Saucer has opposed motors. It's supposed to spin.
I found the exact same problem in terms of size. Mine fit 24mm motors perfectly. It flies just fine on 24mm motors. It flew nicely on an E30T. Will be awesome on an F44W, F30FJ or F32T.Just finished an Art Applewhite 29mm Priority Cinco.
Glue is still wet.
If you print the pdf at 100% the motor mount is too small.
So I'll be flying this with 24mm motors and tape wraps.
Maybe 105-110% will scale it to the proper fit for 29mm.
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I just had a mini-launch this week with my 4 1/2 and 2 1/2 year old grandsons, doing AA cardstock and some custom Birdies I built. I've made all of the AA cardstock models. If you want me to help make some for November let me know - we can have a selection to pick from - 13mm Scimitars, Stealth, Pyramid, Turbo and Micromaxx Flying Saucers, Pinwheels and Cubits.View attachment 469112
Built a bunch of the 18mm Applewhite pyramids for a launch this past April. Gave them away to kiddos and they were a big hit. Left out crayons and a bunch of Star Wars stickers for the kiddos to decorate them with. Coated the inside of the MMT with 5 min epoxy and they seemed to hold up well.
I kept one to abuse. . They like composite D’s.
Edit: there are 10 in the box currently and I plan on building more before the November Michiana launch.
I just had a mini-launch this week with my 4 1/2 and 2 1/2 year old grandsons, doing AA cardstock and some custom Birdies I built. I've made all of the AA cardstock models. If you want me to help make some for November let me know - we can have a selection to pick from - 13mm Scimitars, Stealth, Pyramid, Turbo and Micromaxx Flying Saucers, Pinwheels and Cubits.
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