Displaying all the hallmarks of poor rocket design
Talking with a head designer at a recent launch it really gets fun with four very questionable design elements and one code violation!Those are the most fun!
I dig the drill chuck rod holder.
Love those power pods!Not large, but my favorite bash of an Estes V2. 4 C's and an F.View attachment 471186
Did you ever launch it? Just painting mine now. Did you air-start of go full cluster all at once?Launched a Rocketarium 29mm with 3-F or G motors.
Built a LOC Magnum with a 54mm center and 6-29mm holes. It is still waiting for the right day.
Largest by number of motors: 7x24. It's flown on everything from 7x D12 to G127 + 6x F30.
Largest by total impulse: 4x29. A LOC 4-29ss. Flew on four I205s to around 9,000 feet.
First flight on four G80-FWLs, presented in glorious VHS-C definition:
Were you able to fire the K motor with the 4 Gs simultaneously? How? Isn't there a difference in ignition time?Largest (physically/impulse) is "El Monstruo". LOC 5.5" components with 1 x 54 and 8 x 29. Has flown on 8 x G 80. Planning to fly at LDRS with a central K, 4 x G, and 4 X H, air-starting the H motors. Complex L = most I can do with an L2
For most motors: If I can get it finished for LDRS - "Thunder Road" - LOC 5.5" with 19 x E9 motors (I impulse with 19 motors -> I-19 -> Interstate 19 -> Thunder Road) Same A/V bay as the above.
That reminds me a ton of a rocket I built as a kid. It was about 9 feet of BT-80 and few on 4 E9s. I called it the SpEEEEar, and it always flew great, although I had to retire it eventually after the tubes started to deteriorate, I believe because of the larger bending loads. I'd like to rebuild it someday with just enough reinforcement to keep the tubes from deteriorating over time.
Most of this model was built in the early 1980's as a "simple", reliable, and robust F Superroc Duration model, powered by four D12's.
In 2007, I added some more tubes to make it about 13 feet tall. Tubing was Estes BT-80 type, NOT thick walled heavy HPR 2.6" tubes. Flew nice on four D12's.
Then I later flew it with four E9's , with four D12-0 boosters. Each D12-0, taped to an E9 to ignite like a normal staged rocket. Technically, HPR due to the propellant mass. Don't know how high, but it was really impressive with all that burn time.
Did you ever launch it? Just painting mine now. Did you air-start of go full cluster all at once?
Did not fly at LDRS. Combination of timing of motor shipment, other rockets to fly, and of course setting off ejection charges in my face. DISCONNECT YOUR POWER SOURCE before you mess with things.Were you able to fire the K motor with the 4 Gs simultaneously? How? Isn't there a difference in ignition time?
Tweety bird, in my avatar, is a 7.75" diameter rocket, over 9.5 ft. tall. Uses five 54mm motors for thrust, and has flown three times.View attachment 569158
First flight was at LDRS in 2018, flown on a central L640 dual thrust with two I218 W.T. motors and two I140 Skidmarks air-started using a PET-2 timer. It flew twice at that launch and once more at our home field with TRA/PHX on a central LOKI M1378, two J430 W.T. motors and two J250 Skidmarks to 8854 ft.
Somewhat of a pain to prep, four of the igniters had to be wired to terminal blocks on the rear bulkhead.
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I learned HPR in the time of Thermalite. I just fuse the outboards from the center motor for airstarts.
This is my Big Motoreater (98 & 8 38 mounts) on a M1850 with 4 J350s air started.
I learned HPR in the time of Thermalite. I just fuse the outboards from the center motor for airstarts.
This is my Big Motoreater (98 & 8 38 mounts) on a M1850 with 4 J350s air started.
Yes. Then the next one disappeared in 1991 at Spear Range TN on a K400 and 8 H125s. Built another when went to electronics and it has 73 flights on it. I do need to replace the LOC body tubes every 15-20 flights as they get frayed at the separation points. It's 5.5" with a 54 and 8 29 mm mounts. The one in the video (Big Motoreater) is 7.5" with a 98 and 8 38 mm mounts. I also have a Deluxe, 11.5" with a 98 and 8 54 mm mounts.Did
Didn't the original Motor Eater disappear in the wind down in Coffee County, GA when Tim gave you a long-burn K? (K250? K125?)
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