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Almost done with the reborn scale ARCAS. Did the cut vinyl graphics today. Clear coat tomorrow. She's gonna scream on some K's
What did you do rocket wise today?
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lakeroadster
When in doubt... build hell-for-stout!
Goofed around with some circa 1967 Astron Alpha graphics and updated the Cygnus Probe Open Rocket Simulation Model & CAD Drawings to as-built status.
I am getting a care package from AC Supply sent via USPS and it has just listed as exiting LA, I assume bound for Oz. So maybe the lack of USPS to Australia has passed.Paid for UPS post ‘cause USPS can’t guarantee deliver to Australia yet…🕷
A friend of mine came over and pulled the couplers right out of the Diablo airframe that I couldn't move at all, now I can proceed with the build. 
I launched 7 times today with the Grand Rug Rat. Flew The Saturn V (ScottieD's 3d printed parts) one flight, Centuri Alien Scout Ship (Clone) 4 flights, Scratch 1:96 scale Little Joe II one flight, and a Enerjet 1340 (Hydrazine Jacks Fin Can) one flight. All flew perfect and all recovered only broke the Escape rocket on the Saturn. No Videos too much to deal with when the rug rat is around.
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Starting and ending fillets on my Vektra and epoxying my motor mount assembly for my Mystic Buzz.
Cape Byron
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Placed a Custom Rocket Company order. The Elite egg lofter is in runout, so grab one if you want one.
https://www.customrocketcompany.com/products/elite
Review: https://www.rocketreviews.com/custom-rockets-elite-by-mark-fisher.html
Just remember it is designed to fly with an egg up front, so add an appropriate payload weight if flying without...
https://www.customrocketcompany.com/products/elite
Review: https://www.rocketreviews.com/custom-rockets-elite-by-mark-fisher.html
Just remember it is designed to fly with an egg up front, so add an appropriate payload weight if flying without...
I would kit bash that into an RPG.
Cape Byron
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I have one here from about 15 years ago finished in olive drab with a couple of white vinyl stars. Gets the attention of the locals when you fly it at a park!
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Nice man I got out yesterday too great day for it
Nice shots here
Love the green flame with the zephyr
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Got my first high power flights in this year along with maidening my 7.5” T-Loc at my private field. Captured some aerial footage and some pad snapshots with a new camera rig we setup.
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Nice shots here
Love the green flame with the zephyr
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Got my first high power flights in this year along with maidening my 7.5” T-Loc at my private field. Captured some aerial footage and some pad snapshots with a new camera rig we setup.
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Oplà Arduino IoT Kit in a Rocket #ArduinoCloudGames.
Today I will realize my Arduino Cloud Games project plan to put this Oplà IoT Kit in this rocket along with its very own Verizon WiFi hotspot. In my previous video I connected the Oplà Arduino IoT Kit to the Arduino IoT Cloud wrote a sketch and set up a dashboard to monitor the IMU X, Y, Z acceleration readings, pressure, temperature and humidity on the rocket. I dedicated Friday and Saturday to preparing the Madcow Super DX3 high powered rocket to carry the Oplà IoT Kit and the WiFi hotspot. This included 3D printing these carriers to secure the Oplà and the Hotspot inside the payload section of the Super DX3. We need to check out each of the rocket's components. Every piece needs to be weighed. And the rocket's center of gravity needs to be one or more calibers ahead of the rocket's center of pressure to fly stabily. The completed rocket will weight approximately 2,422 grams or 3002 grams including the motor. Thrustcurve.org says this rocket on the Aerotech I500T-14 DMS motor will fly to about 1000 meters RocketReviews parachute calculator indicates that my 72 inch parachute will bring this bird back at a safe speed. OpenRocket is a useful tool to dial in the flight profile for the specific weather conditions on the day. It's Sunday 20 February. This is the only Southern Arizona Rocketry Association club launch before the 11 March Arduino Cloud Games deadline. The rocket club sets up all the required equipment and provides flyers with a safe environment to launch rockets. The rocket club also does all the paperwork and communication with the FAA to permit high powered rocket flights. I must have a National Association of Rocketry Level 2 certification in order to fly the Super DX3 on this I500 motor. This is the weather forecast for today, winds look to be between 4-6mph. In reality the winds were at 7mph gusting up to 15mph. I have the rocket prepped and my flight card filled out. Let's go launch it.
Today I will realize my Arduino Cloud Games project plan to put this Oplà IoT Kit in this rocket along with its very own Verizon WiFi hotspot. In my previous video I connected the Oplà Arduino IoT Kit to the Arduino IoT Cloud wrote a sketch and set up a dashboard to monitor the IMU X, Y, Z acceleration readings, pressure, temperature and humidity on the rocket. I dedicated Friday and Saturday to preparing the Madcow Super DX3 high powered rocket to carry the Oplà IoT Kit and the WiFi hotspot. This included 3D printing these carriers to secure the Oplà and the Hotspot inside the payload section of the Super DX3. We need to check out each of the rocket's components. Every piece needs to be weighed. And the rocket's center of gravity needs to be one or more calibers ahead of the rocket's center of pressure to fly stabily. The completed rocket will weight approximately 2,422 grams or 3002 grams including the motor. Thrustcurve.org says this rocket on the Aerotech I500T-14 DMS motor will fly to about 1000 meters RocketReviews parachute calculator indicates that my 72 inch parachute will bring this bird back at a safe speed. OpenRocket is a useful tool to dial in the flight profile for the specific weather conditions on the day. It's Sunday 20 February. This is the only Southern Arizona Rocketry Association club launch before the 11 March Arduino Cloud Games deadline. The rocket club sets up all the required equipment and provides flyers with a safe environment to launch rockets. The rocket club also does all the paperwork and communication with the FAA to permit high powered rocket flights. I must have a National Association of Rocketry Level 2 certification in order to fly the Super DX3 on this I500 motor. This is the weather forecast for today, winds look to be between 4-6mph. In reality the winds were at 7mph gusting up to 15mph. I have the rocket prepped and my flight card filled out. Let's go launch it.
Cape Byron
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I've had them tracked as leaving an international airport only to be back at the senders local PO the next day. I wish you luck, Sir!
Designed a SPEV.
lakeroadster
When in doubt... build hell-for-stout!
Made the cones for the Cygnus Probe Ship & received my Pratt Hobbies GO BOX which I test fired using a DeWalt 12V drill battery... all in all an awesome day!
-installed motor tubes in the Lil Goblin and Diablo rockets.
-sprayed high build primer on the Blobbo rocket
-sprayed high build primer on the Blobbo rocket
Cape Byron
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SPEVs are underrated. Our Yalga is a SPEV. We’ll, it was until we sold so many it depleted our leftovers. Now it gets new bits.
Agreed! The Black Brant X I recently built and flew is a SPEV. Gorgeous and flies really nicely. Would build another in a heartbeat if I had the parts
Actually I do...hmm....I have a glut of BT60 tubes. Ordered 2 packs from Estes with a recent order. One of the packs had two tubes with manufacturing defects, but near the ends of the tubes, so about 13-14" useful yet on those two of the three in the pack. They sent me another pack. Now I have nearly 13' of BT-60 tube on hand. Definitely going to be slapping together something....
Another one ready for filling, sanding and painting. I used Gorilla wood glue for the fillets and was very pleased with it as it did not sag- still drying in the photo...
Twin Factor decal'ed up.
Having received feedback yesterday evening/today to my question about whether laminating epoxy was suitable for fillets (consensus was that it is), mixed up a batch of BSI Finish Cure (too much as it turned out) added West Systems 407 filler, and went at it...
TheTank, that green flame on the Zephyr looks way too cool!
Today I finished wiring up this 3" avbay only to discover I'm going to have to redo it. I put the pull pin switch in the middle (roughly) and didn't realize that the switch band is about an inch farther up on the head end deploy rocket this will go in. Doh! New version is on the printer now... Upside is I got to make a few tweaks I guess.
Today I finished wiring up this 3" avbay only to discover I'm going to have to redo it. I put the pull pin switch in the middle (roughly) and didn't realize that the switch band is about an inch farther up on the head end deploy rocket this will go in. Doh! New version is on the printer now... Upside is I got to make a few tweaks I guess.
I researched epoxies and Z-Poxy finishing resin which is thin and goes on like paint since I have to coat that damn 3D printed Diablo nose cone,(inside and out) since it is supposedly too brittle, and then it has those 5 thousand friggin ridges that have to be smoothed out. 
So I now have to go spend more money just to end up with a smooth nose cone. A smooth fiberglass one would have saved many hours of build time. I'm going to see if Ken (Performance Hobbies) has a regular one at the next launch the same dimensions.
So I now have to go spend more money just to end up with a smooth nose cone. A smooth fiberglass one would have saved many hours of build time. I'm going to see if Ken (Performance Hobbies) has a regular one at the next launch the same dimensions.
@David_Stack Nice looking fillets! I love West Systems 407 filler. It smooths out so nice.
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Finished my first rocket in a while, been a wierd year for me with the wife passing last April. Built a Baby Bertha (Christmas stocking stuffer), fairly stock, kevlar shock cord with my (not) patent pending anti zipper solution and a streamer. No paint yet minus 20 this morning and a predicted high of minus 1. Note to self, don't use the Badass BT fin guides for Estes builds unless you shim the circular part because the thicker fins give you a crooked install. 
Should have thought of it. This ones going to be a corkscrew flyer, but stable. I have a 18/20 case, could see if I can take the fins off. No worries, I'll start small in case it's bad. Next up a Madcow fiberglass Nike Smoke 2.6 inch.
Should have thought of it. This ones going to be a corkscrew flyer, but stable. I have a 18/20 case, could see if I can take the fins off. No worries, I'll start small in case it's bad. Next up a Madcow fiberglass Nike Smoke 2.6 inch.
Sorry for you loss PatD. Difficult times.
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