GlenP
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Great work so far. I was wondering are you going to show how to find the CP and CB and where to add weight for flight?
I was looking at the Maurader, man that is a lot of cardstock, I can’t even think about starting that until I finish this one. Abandoning a partially built rocket to start another one would be so draconian.I like to use the cardboard cutout method to find the CP. I believe a swing test would be good to find stability.
I'm thinking about starting a build of this model using your patterns. Have you given any thoughts about a Draconian MARAUDER in the
same scale as your Starfighter?
Thanks! The center body tube is totally filled by the engine pod. The chute goes in the body compartment between the center tube and one of the side tubes. See the picture in step 35. It is just packed in there sort of friction fit, which is why these commonly fail to deploy. If too lose the chute can fall out, if too tight the chute won’t deploy.Great build so far
I'm confused to where the chute goes?...how does your pop pod stop the charring of the parachute?...
The shroud line that goes into the body under the nose cone shoulder is a thin chute cord line, it can fit in between the nose and that size body tube within the tolerance, it might stretch a groove into the body tube after a while. You can put a drop of CA at that spot on the tube to reinforce it a little.I guess I wouldn't trust friction fit.
I've never seen that SR71 parachute rigging before. Very clever. I have a NASA pegasus clone that I will try that on. I assume some sort of notch is made on the cone? Also probably need extra reinforcement to prevent zippering?
That is a 13mm min dia cardstock model, it can really scoot off the pad about as fast as coming out of a launch tube on the Galactica!You have got to tell us where you got the Viper, or did you design it?
How well does it fly? What size engine?
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