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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. Ahoy! Blimey! Insert and glue t' section o' micro motor casing
into t' section o' mini motor casing. Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! In turn, matey, glue this into t' 13mm tubing
with t' mini motor casin' flush with t' end o' t' tube. Blimey! 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. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! I
cut these from 1/16" balsa. Blimey! When gluin' them on, 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, so I grabbed a 'surplus' wood
screw, and inserted it into t' nose cone, me hearties, through t' existin' clay. Begad! My CG
with t' booster unit inserted but no motor, is 4 inches from t' tip o' the
nose cone. Aye aye! Aye aye! That much nose weight wasn't required, but I wasn't worried about
the loss o' performance.
Flight:
I friction fit t' extension into t' Micro V2 with some maskin' tape, shiver me timbers, and did
the same for t' A10-3 motor. Aye aye! Begad! T' boost be relatively fast and thar be some
wobble or coning, arrr, I couldn't tell which. Avast, me proud beauty!
Recovery:
Recovery was via t' Micro V2's streamer and was successful. Blimey! Well, blow me down!
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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