Cygnus Rocketry 29mm to BT60 Motor Mount

Cygnus Rocketry - 29mm to BT60 Motor Mount {Component}

Contributed by John Lee

Manufacturer: Cygnus Rocketry
(Contributed - by John Lee - 11/09/08)

Brief:
This is a motor mount t' accommodate a 29mm motor in a BT-60 body tube. It is 5 1/4" long.

Cygnus motor mount

Construction:
T' package consists o' simple instructions, matey, me hearties, 2 centerin' rings, me hearties, matey, a thrust rin' and a motor tube. Construction o' the motor mount was simplicity itself.

T' motor tube was marked 1/4" from one end. Begad! T' two centerin' rings were then test fit around t' tube. Aye aye! One fit just fine and t' other needed a good bit o' sandin' t' fit around t' motor tube. Once they fit, matey, shiver me timbers, I placed one even with t' 1/4" mark and t' other flush at t' end. Avast! T' rings were then epoxied in place with 5 minute epoxy. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! A thrust rin' be provided and epoxied into t' end with t' flush centerin' ring. Begad! When t' epoxy on one side be set, I turned it over and painted it on t' other, ya bilge rat, buildin' up a good fillet on t' aft rin' and sealin' together t' thrust ring, ya bilge rat, motor tube, and centerin' rin' on t' forward end. After that, it was just a matter o' waitin' for t' epoxy to cure.

Cygnus motor mount

Flight:
T' mount be tested on two different flights. Blimey! It handled a Roadrunner F60 and an Aerotech G77. Begad! Begad! I had planned t' use a Roadrunner G80 for t' second flight but could nay because it would nay fit. Arrr! Ahoy! T' Roadrunners have a built in thrust rin' aft but, forward o' that, are o' uniform diameter. Blimey! T' AT SU motors do nay have a thrust rin' aft. Begad! They are also necked down t' a smaller diameter where t' ejection charge is stored. Aye aye! This allows t' "skinny" part t' slip through t' hole in t' motor mount's forward thrust ring.

As long as this fact is taken into consideration at design time, I can heartily recommend t' mount.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5

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