XQ-58 Valkyrie - A Scratch Build / Scratch Design

[NTP2]

This one will be Number 24.
Click on the link below.

What link?

 

[lakeroadster]

What link?

 

[NTP2]

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Ok I see, that razor back is 10/10 btw

 

[Daddyisabar]

This one will be Number 24.
Click on the link below.

An oddroc building machine!

No subject matter is too stupid!

KING OF SWING!

REAR EJECT RULES!

 

[lakeroadster]

Wing Install Day 02

Flip and Repeat​

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[BABAR]

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REAR EJECT RULES!

not that @lakeroadster has ever been hurting for inspiration, but if there was ever a model BEGGING for rear eject,



Extra points for double purposing the vent tube as a launch lug!

 

[lakeroadster]

not that @lakeroadster has ever been hurting for inspiration, but if there was ever a model BEGGING for rear eject,

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Extra points for double purposing the vent tube as a launch lug!

Been done to death..​

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There's just something about a clear plastic finned flying shitbox that screams... Nope!​

 

[NTP2]

Been done to death..​

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There's just something about a clear plastic finned flying shitbox that screams... Nope!​

How about no fins?

 

[BABAR]

Been done to death..​

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There's just something about a clear plastic finned flying shitbox that screams... Nope!​

I am getting older but I refuse to grow up.



How about no fins?

Gas Dynamic Stabilization would also be theme appropriate!

 

[lakeroadster]

I love that song... just sayin...​

 

[lakeroadster]

Gluing Rear Stabilizers

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[NTP2]

Gluing Rear Stabilizers

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Is that the kitchen countertop if so what does your wife think of your use of it for rockets.

 

[lakeroadster]

Is that the kitchen countertop ....

Yes it is.​

.... what does your wife think of your use of it for rockets.

She's fine with it. I'm obsessed with keeping my work area organized and clean. All sanding and smelly stuff is done in the barn, attached garage, or outside.​

 

[NTP2]

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She's fine with it.​

It good to see rockets NOT being a problem in relationships.

 

[lakeroadster]

It good to see rockets NOT being a problem in relationships.

Happy Wife...​

Happy Life...​

 

[BABAR]

Happy Wife...​

Happy Life...​

Unhappy wife

Unhappy life. (And half your stuff is gone!)

Why is a Tennessee Divorce like a Tornado?

In both cases, somebody is gonna lose a trailer.

 

[lakeroadster]

Unhappy wife

Unhappy life. (And half your stuff is gone!)​

Why is a Tennessee Divorce like a Tornado?

In both cases, somebody is gonna lose a trailer.

.... Her and the kids and the mobile home were gone...​

 

[techrat]

Q: What happens when you play a country song backwards?
A: You get your truck back, you get your girlfriend back, you get your dog back.

 

[lakeroadster]

Gluing Vertical Stabilizers, Day 03

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[lakeroadster]

Motor Hook

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[lakeroadster]

Upper Fuselage - Day 01

Using a BT-300 for the fuselage... sliced and diced...​

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[NTP2]

Motor Hook

I thought you were going to use Gs and those have a thrust ring that make hooks not work well right?

 

[CalebJ]

I thought you were going to use Gs and those have a thrust ring that make hooks not work well right?

You're confusing a thrust ring/motor block that keeps a motor from moving forward with motor retention to prevent it from falling out the bottom.

 

[NTP2]

You're confusing a thrust ring/motor block that keeps a motor from moving forward with motor retention to prevent it from falling out the bottom.

But wouldn’t the ring make the hook not fit right?

 

[neil_w]

You're confusing a thrust ring/motor block that keeps a motor from moving forward with motor retention to prevent it from falling out the bottom.

Unless the top of the hook is straightened out, the hook will participate in motor blocking as well (although it is not generally sufficient, and must be supplemented by a proper block).

 

[CalebJ]

Unless the top of the hook is straightened out, the hook will participate in motor blocking as well.

I see what you're getting at now. Sorry for the misdirection there.

 

[lakeroadster]

@NTP2 , @neil_w & @CalebJ

Motor hook does not penetrate the motor tube. It is bent up and held in place with a 1/4" plywood half ring that is glued in place. This allows use of various motor lengths, yet still has positive motor retention.

I do plan though to tape fit the motor into the motor tube, for a good snug fit also. Belts & Suspenders

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[lakeroadster]

Lower Fuselage

Installed the lower fuselage skins. I used the remaining portions of the BT-300 left over from the upper fuselage skins and just had to trim them to fit.​

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[lakeroadster]

Fuselage Glue Fillets

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[lakeroadster]

Air Intake - Day 01

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