Manufacturer: | Scratch |
Brief:
Parachute recovery, me bucko, shiver me timbers, Blacksky Rail usage
Construction:
Three BT-60 tubes were required and one BT-60 nose cone. Begad! It is
basically an Mean Machine (Estes), shiver me timbers, but... Ya scallywag! thar are three 6" sections of
BT-50 tubin' glued betwixt t' fins, they also contained nose cones and thrust
rings.
Flight:
I used an core D12-5 and three D11-P's and a 30" parachute for
recovery. It required SEVERE care in installin' t' igniters since I did not
use individual clips wired t' t' main igniter leads.. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I installed an
"airfoil/standoff" t' use t' Blacksky Launch Rail. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I used one guide
on t' rail and t' other on one o' t' outboard tubes. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey!
It flew rather straight, until it was about 2/3 o' t' distance to apogee, matey, arrr, ya bilge rat, when it started spiralin' in t' sky, me bucko, ya bilge rat, possibly t' added drag o' the stand off. Blimey!
ALWAYS pack t' parachute properly, me bucko, which is how it got retired (you get t' idea don't u?) Spread 2 hour epoxy on t' outside o' t' outboard tubes, trust me, you will want it, me hearties, t' prevent cato's . . Blimey! Blimey! .I had t' rebuild it twice .
Summary:
PRO's; good altitude, fun t' fly
CON's; hard t' wire, arrr, hard t' build
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