rfjustin
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February at the Bong is also a great time to fly, hope to see you there sir.Have fun and good luck. Wishin' I was ice dancin' at the Bong!
February at the Bong is also a great time to fly, hope to see you there sir.Have fun and good luck. Wishin' I was ice dancin' at the Bong!
What motor did you use?
Haha, called it. Just not at his drippy fillet stageJ800
Justin’s rocket might be prettier than mine BUT I GOT MINE IN THE AIR FIRST
NYAH NYAH
the adult beverages are going to taste great tonight!!!
[puts on tinfoil hat] I DEMAND MORE RESEARCH ON WHETHER THIS DATA WAS FAKED!!!1!Haha, called it. Just not at his drippy fillet stage
Of course without a liftoff pic or video that could very well be staged
Haha, called it. Just not at his drippy fillet stage
Of course without a liftoff pic or video that could very well be staged
For the next flight I do plan on pinning the fin can to the ebay. I learned that using tape to make the fit between a fiberglass coupler and body tubes is a PITA unlike paper rockets. So next time I'm going us two 2/56 nylon screws to pin the can to the ebay and up the charges to 2.5g.....In case anyone was wondering lol.
Sooooo I should be getting a camera shroud for this baby tomorrow from Additive Aerospace. Now on a paper/phenolic rocket I think I know how I'd attach it. Just curious what others prefer to do on a fiberglass rocket like this one. I have a few ideas:
- Glue the SOB right to the side of the rocket. Make it permanent.
- Drill 4 holes and use the screws that come with the shroud. Sorta kinda permanent. Could remove the shroud if I REALLY wanted to.
- Figure something else out that doesn't require a commitment. Maybe PEM nuts? Blind nuts that won't interfere with recovery gear somehow...? Maybe something else?
I am kind of leaning toward a solution where I can easily take on and remove the shroud. On-board videos are nice and all but I foresee a point at which where I may want to really push the limit of this rocket (or the limit of my wallet) and may not want the added drag of a shroud just so I can see what it can do. But then like this past weekend I flew it once on a J800 - and subsequently bought ANOTHER J800 for the next flight - now I want an on-board video with that motor.
I like this option best.... "Glue the SOB right to the side of the rocket. Make it permanent."For the next flight I do plan on pinning the fin can to the ebay. I learned that using tape to make the fit between a fiberglass coupler and body tubes is a PITA unlike paper rockets. So next time I'm going us two 2/56 nylon screws to pin the can to the ebay and up the charges to 2.5g.....In case anyone was wondering lol.
Sooooo I should be getting a camera shroud for this baby tomorrow from Additive Aerospace. Now on a paper/phenolic rocket I think I know how I'd attach it. Just curious what others prefer to do on a fiberglass rocket like this one. I have a few ideas:
- Glue the SOB right to the side of the rocket. Make it permanent.
- Drill 4 holes and use the screws that come with the shroud. Sorta kinda permanent. Could remove the shroud if I REALLY wanted to.
- Figure something else out that doesn't require a commitment. Maybe PEM nuts? Blind nuts that won't interfere with recovery gear somehow...? Maybe something else?
I am kind of leaning toward a solution where I can easily take on and remove the shroud. On-board videos are nice and all but I foresee a point at which where I may want to really push the limit of this rocket (or the limit of my wallet) and may not want the added drag of a shroud just so I can see what it can do. But then like this past weekend I flew it once on a J800 - and subsequently bought ANOTHER J800 for the next flight - now I want an on-board video with that motor.
For the next flight I do plan on pinning the fin can to the ebay. I learned that using tape to make the fit between a fiberglass coupler and body tubes is a PITA unlike paper rockets. So next time I'm going us two 2/56 nylon screws to pin the can to the ebay and up the charges to 2.5g.....In case anyone was wondering lol.
Dave,I agree that drag separation isn't likely. However, the fit at that connection was just too loose IMHO. I put tape on the ebay and when I slid the BT on it just scrunched the tape up and made a mess of the situation and I spent a lot of time in the field screwing around with tape, re-sliding the BT on, pulling it off, putting more/less tape on, etc. I figure it might be easier (and less frustrating) to just slide the BT on and pin the sucker. I donno maybe I need to play with it some more at home....maybe I was a little wound up with launch fever in the field lol.
That sounds like the inside edge of the fin BT is too sharp.I put tape on the ebay and when I slid the BT on it just scrunched the tape up and made a mess of the situation
That sounds like the inside edge of the fin BT is too sharp.
Deburr/round the inside BT edge with sand paper. Then it will slide over the tape and not catch the tape scrunching it up.
Of course without a liftoff pic or video that could very well be staged
I am suitably convinced Beautiful!
I am suitably convinced Beautiful!
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