Had a NASA SLS drag race.
Epic.
Neither got off the pad?
Had a NASA SLS drag race.
Epic.
Started the process of publishing my backlog of launch videos. First, to finish Sod Blaster 2021, then onto 2022 events.
I think your Arc Light was on the same rack on Sunday as my 4” ARCAS… nice flight!Launch report from Sod Blaster a week and change ago:
Arrived Friday after flying had closed for the day.
Saturday started with three students flying Jr. L1. All three made it, though two had to repeat due to damage during flight. Flights were:
H133BS (success)
H120RL then H152BS
H87IM then H163WT
I managed to get Spruce Goose off the pad on an H123SK. That flight was ... fine, but the delay was way too long. This was a known bug, but I need to go back and re-check my sim. Something's not right there, likely the all-up weight. No damage to the rocket, but the chute needs a bit of repair.
We closed out Saturday flying the students' high power project, Frankenfin on an L875DM. It's a Minnie Magg kitbash with a payload bay, a 3" motor mount, and an extra set of fins (6 total). After a long wait for the motor to come up to pressure, it did light off with a beautiful up part. The fin can separated on the way down, leading to its destruction and the destruction (and loss of the SD card) of the video camera. Everything else came down just fine a little far away in a (harvested) potato field.
I was up bright and early for a ground test and then flying Dimetrodon on a K445CL. A really nice flight, though the primary main charge only got the nose cone off. The backup pushed the chute out for a majestic landing. I will probably need to figure out a deployment system that works a little better for that rocket. I think that the long upper body tube encourages the chute to jam. No damage in the end except that the lid came off of the Schurter switch. I'll replace that with a screw switch before my next flight.
Next up was Arc Light (2.6" FG Madcow Arcas) on an H410VM to 1136', followed by Stage-o-saurus on a G126WT to G54RLB to 4114'. Both were good flights and entirely nominal.
That was about when we ran out of steam and ability to take the heat, so we piled into the car for the ride home. All told, 6056 N-s burned on 5 flights (under my name) and only one rocket took major damage. A great weekend!
[edit] I should add that this weekend had a near-complete Eggtimer lineup: Finder Mini and LCD, Quark, Apogee, Quantum, Classic, and Proton. All worked exactly as expected.
Some of those balsa nose cones have ridges deeper than the Grand Canyon. I was trying to think of what I could dip them in? something besides smearing too thick of wood filler on.
Counterintuitively multiple thinner layers will probably be quicker. Either will work.I was trying to think of what I could dip them in? something besides smearing too thick of wood filler on.
Counterintuitively multiple thinner layers will probably be quicker. Either will work.
question is...what to use to dip them in?Counterintuitively multiple thinner layers will probably be quicker. Either will work.
I use a can of grey automotive primer. Spray it into a container, let it evaporate a little, then paint on. Repeat.question is...what to use to dip them in?
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