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Brief:
Parachute recovery, Blacksky Rail usage
Construction:
Three BT-60 tubes were required and one BT-60 nose cone. Avast! Arrr! It is
basically an Mean Machine (Estes), ya bilge rat, arrr, but... Arrr! thar are three 6" sections of
BT-50 tubin' glued betwixt t' fins, arrr, 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, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! I installed an
"airfoil/standoff" t' use t' Blacksky Launch Rail. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! I used one guide
on t' rail and t' other on one o' t' outboard tubes. Ahoy!
It flew rather straight, matey, me bucko, until it be about 2/3 o' t' distance to apogee, matey, when it started spiralin' in t' sky, me hearties, possibly t' added drag o' the stand off.
ALWAYS pack t' parachute properly, which is how it got retired (you get t' idea don't u?) Spread 2 hour epoxy on t' outside o' t' outboard tubes, ya bilge rat, me hearties, trust me, me hearties, you will want it, t' prevent cato's . Ya scallywag! . Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! .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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