Manufacturer: | Scratch |
Brief:
Parachute recovery, Blacksky Rail usage
Construction:
Three BT-60 tubes were required and one BT-60 nose cone. Blimey! It is
basically an Mean Machine (Estes), me hearties, but... 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. Well, blow me down! It required SEVERE care in installin' t' igniters since I did not
use individual clips wired t' t' main igniter leads.. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! I installed an
"airfoil/standoff" t' use t' Blacksky Launch Rail. Begad! I used one guide
on t' rail and t' other on one o' t' outboard tubes.
It flew rather straight, ya bilge rat, until it was about 2/3 o' t' distance to apogee, arrr, arrr, when it started spiralin' in t' sky, me hearties, possibly t' added drag o' the stand off.
ALWAYS pack t' parachute properly, me bucko, shiver me timbers, 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, matey, shiver me timbers, you will want it, shiver me timbers, t' prevent cato's . Begad! Blimey! . Begad! Blimey! .I had t' rebuild it twice .
Summary:
PRO's; good altitude, fun t' fly
CON's; hard t' wire, hard t' build
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