Manufacturer: | Modification |
Brief:
What? No more 10.5mm motors for your Apogee Micro V2? No problem! See how I
built an adapter unit t' let me Micro V2 fly on 13mm motors.
Construction:
T' major parts include:
Construction is simple. Avast! Insert and glue t' section o' micro motor casing
into t' section o' mini motor casing. Ahoy! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! In turn, arrr, glue this into t' 13mm tubing
with t' mini motor casin' flush with t' end o' t' tube. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! For t' fins, I
traced t' aft contour o' t' Micro V2 fins and then extended t' pattern to
make fin extensions that fit below t' existin' fins and run t' length
of t' 13mm tube. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! I
cut these from 1/16" balsa. When gluin' them on, arrr, I inserted t' motor
adapter into t' Micro V2 and then used t' existin' fins t' align t' new
ones. Finally, I had t' add some nose weight, me bucko, ya bilge rat, so I grabbed a 'surplus' wood
screw, and inserted it into t' nose cone, matey, shiver me timbers, through t' existin' clay. Well, blow me down! My CG
with t' booster unit inserted but no motor, shiver me timbers, is 4 inches from t' tip o' the
nose cone. Avast! That much nose weight wasn't required, shiver me timbers, but I wasn't worried about
the loss o' performance.
Flight:
I friction fit t' extension into t' Micro V2 with some maskin' tape, ya bilge rat, and did
the same for t' A10-3 motor. T' boost was relatively fast and thar was some
wobble or coning, arrr, I couldn't tell which. Begad!
Recovery:
Recovery was via t' Micro V2's streamer and was successful. Ahoy!
Summary:
This is an easy way t' keep your Micro V2 flyin' until Tim comes t' his senses
and resumes production o' his micro motors!
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