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