The thermal color changing filament is pretty neat for sure, my 3d printer has saved my butt on projects more than any other tool in my garage. That's a great looking rocket, nicely done.
Enjoy the content. I have always loved rockets. Thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge. Good luck with the maiden flights. Much success to you.
Those un-welded i-bolts work just fine on a 54mm minimum diameter. I used them on my 54mm minimum diameter and they held just fine for 15 flights. Even on it's last 16th and final flight after I broke it into like five pieces with a CTI L730C the un-welded ibolts were still fine. In fact the 1/4" kevlar tether broke instead.
I have an extremely compact avionics sled design for a 54mm MD rocket that I recently built that you might be interested in. It can carry 2 RRC2s for redundancy and also can house a featherweight GPS inside of a 6 inch coupler.
Essentially! It could be shorter but RASaero simulations showed shortening it and ligthening it didn't have much advantage from this point, so I kept the extra space
That's more than enough! It might weathercock being that overstable depending on wind. My Iris was around 3 on the N and I think that's part of the reason it leaned into the wind so much.
@@nathankane38 Shorten the airframe or lessen the fin span. If you're getting your numbers from a simulator make sure to see the actual CG in person before adjusting
It still creates hairline fractures in the glass, backing it with tape, wood or anything else just prevents the pieces from sticking out. Unless you relaminated those fractures with epoxy you're still causing the same stresses on a filament wound tube.
The thermal color changing filament is pretty neat for sure, my 3d printer has saved my butt on projects more than any other tool in my garage. That's a great looking rocket, nicely done.
Enjoy the content. I have always loved rockets. Thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge. Good luck with the maiden flights. Much success to you.
Thanks again and really like the finish on the MD
Those un-welded i-bolts work just fine on a 54mm minimum diameter. I used them on my 54mm minimum diameter and they held just fine for 15 flights. Even on it's last 16th and final flight after I broke it into like five pieces with a CTI L730C the un-welded ibolts were still fine. In fact the 1/4" kevlar tether broke instead.
I wish I would’ve had more time to talk with you. It was super short lived
See you there!!!
Dude, cant wait to see this fly!
I have an extremely compact avionics sled design for a 54mm MD rocket that I recently built that you might be interested in. It can carry 2 RRC2s for redundancy and also can house a featherweight GPS inside of a 6 inch coupler.
That sounds insane! I'd love to see it
Well Casey!!! Guess it’s upto the farmer now to find your case..
Unfortunately! It was borrowed, too. Friend gets a shiny new one now, haha. Part of me wants to order two and try again...
So its basically a motor with a nose cone and some fins? The entire thing is motor casing.
Essentially! It could be shorter but RASaero simulations showed shortening it and ligthening it didn't have much advantage from this point, so I kept the extra space
Wow!!!! Sold the iris?? Geeez
I have another one! Haha
Will you be at airfest as well recording?
Yep!
Hope someone finds it for you!!!
What minimum diameter rocket are you using for this vlog?
This is a Madcow 54mm Tomach that was shortened to optimum length for the motor.
Is 6 flights in 2 days ambitious
You could have your brother design a sled that has printed holes and standoffs.
Is 3.4 cal of stability bad
That's more than enough! It might weathercock being that overstable depending on wind. My Iris was around 3 on the N and I think that's part of the reason it leaned into the wind so much.
@@RocketVlogs is there anyway to bring down the stability without adding much weight
@@nathankane38 Shorten the airframe or lessen the fin span. If you're getting your numbers from a simulator make sure to see the actual CG in person before adjusting
How is the shock cord attatchted to the bottom section of the rocket?
It isn't! I attached it to the motor
@@RocketVlogs thanks for the reply
get ross involved channel will blow up then lol
His Fiancé would kill me if I got him into another expensive hobby
does not splinter as bad when you do not push really hard on it or hold piece of wood inside splintering causes weak spots
It still creates hairline fractures in the glass, backing it with tape, wood or anything else just prevents the pieces from sticking out. Unless you relaminated those fractures with epoxy you're still causing the same stresses on a filament wound tube.
How are you retaining the motor???
"threading" it in with masking tape. We've done it successfully up to 75mm. I'll show it on video when it flies!
Kinda looks like a punisher
It's only fitting! Haha
Lol