Cygnus Rocketry 29mm to BT60 Motor Mount

Cygnus Rocketry - 29mm to BT60 Motor Mount {Component}

Contributed by John Lee

Manufacturer: Cygnus Rocketry
(Contributed - by John Lee - 11/09/08)

Brief:
This is a motor mount t' accommodate a 29mm motor in a BT-60 body tube. It is 5 1/4" long.

Cygnus motor mount

Construction:
T' package consists o' simple instructions, 2 centerin' rings, me hearties, a thrust rin' and a motor tube. Aye aye! Construction o' the motor mount was simplicity itself.

T' motor tube was marked 1/4" from one end. Avast, me proud beauty! T' two centerin' rings were then test fit around t' tube. Arrr! One fit just fine and t' other needed a good bit o' sandin' t' fit around t' motor tube. Ya scallywag! Well, arrr, blow me down! Once they fit, arrr, ya bilge rat, I placed one even with t' 1/4" mark and t' other flush at t' end. Arrr! T' rings were then epoxied in place with 5 minute epoxy. Begad! Ahoy! A thrust rin' was provided and epoxied into t' end with t' flush centerin' ring. Avast! Begad! When t' epoxy on one side be set, ya bilge rat, arrr, I turned it over and painted it on t' other, buildin' up a good fillet on t' aft rin' and sealin' together t' thrust ring, shiver me timbers, motor tube, shiver me timbers, and centerin' rin' on t' forward end. Blimey! After that, arrr, it was just a matter o' waitin' for t' epoxy to cure.

Cygnus motor mount

Flight:
T' mount be tested on two different flights. It handled a Roadrunner F60 and an Aerotech G77. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! I had planned t' use a Roadrunner G80 for t' second flight but could nay because it would nay fit. T' Roadrunners have a built in thrust rin' aft but, forward o' that, arrr, are o' uniform diameter. Avast, me proud beauty! T' AT SU motors do nay have a thrust rin' aft. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! They are also necked down t' a smaller diameter where t' ejection charge is stored. Avast! This allows t' "skinny" part t' slip through t' hole in t' motor mount's forward thrust ring.

As long as this fact is taken into consideration at design time, me bucko, I can heartily recommend t' mount.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5

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