Elapid
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well, i got a LOC Onyx kit in a raffle and it finally told me what to do with it. first off, the 29mm MMT had to be scrapped... the fins were cut improperly (grain was not parallel to the leading edge 
), so those were also scrapped. the nose cone didn't leave enough cargo area, so it was trimmed so the hollow portion could be utilized...lead fishing weights were epoxied to the inside of the nose cone first, then expanding foam filled 2/3 of the cone, then a plywood bulkhead was fitted with a U-bolt, then potted with epoxy reinforced with milled fiberglass.
the body tube was notched to accept TTW fins, then a layer of fiberglass and CF mat was used to reinforce the airframe. i used an extra long piece of fiberglass cloth so that i inded up with fiberglass on the inside as well as a couple wraps on the outside using a single piece of .75 oz cloth.
the fincan was constructed using LOC 38mm MMT tubing, the stock centering rings enlarged to accomodate the larger MMT, and new aircraft plywood fins all bonded with JB Weld. once that ws cured, a layer of the CF mat was applied tip-to-tip with a .75 oz fiberglass veil.
i'm most likely going to replace the eye-bolt with a welded one before i install the fincan.
here's the rocksim file...v7.. it's not exactly accurate as far as materials list, etc. i made it as a blueprint and testbed and will modify the file to reflect reality when the rocket is fully assembled and painted.
), so those were also scrapped. the nose cone didn't leave enough cargo area, so it was trimmed so the hollow portion could be utilized...lead fishing weights were epoxied to the inside of the nose cone first, then expanding foam filled 2/3 of the cone, then a plywood bulkhead was fitted with a U-bolt, then potted with epoxy reinforced with milled fiberglass.
the body tube was notched to accept TTW fins, then a layer of fiberglass and CF mat was used to reinforce the airframe. i used an extra long piece of fiberglass cloth so that i inded up with fiberglass on the inside as well as a couple wraps on the outside using a single piece of .75 oz cloth.
the fincan was constructed using LOC 38mm MMT tubing, the stock centering rings enlarged to accomodate the larger MMT, and new aircraft plywood fins all bonded with JB Weld. once that ws cured, a layer of the CF mat was applied tip-to-tip with a .75 oz fiberglass veil.
i'm most likely going to replace the eye-bolt with a welded one before i install the fincan.
here's the rocksim file...v7.. it's not exactly accurate as far as materials list, etc. i made it as a blueprint and testbed and will modify the file to reflect reality when the rocket is fully assembled and painted.
