I built my launch pad from a ProRail Base launch pad designed and built by John Coker. Visit John Coker's website for the original plans here: ProRail Base
The launch pad is a 3-leg desin that requires a flat surface to sit on. With a large flat footprint, the design is very stable with a low center of gravity.
I originally I built my pad using 1.5" square tube steel. What a pain it was to haul the launch pad to and from the flight line. Then a few years later, I rebuilt the pad with 2" Aluminum square tube I picked up from onlinemetals.com. The launch pad became quite a user friendly pad then.
Although lacking in adjustable frills, the pad fully makes up for it by being portable, loadable, stable and affordable... the key suffix here is "able"
Here is a short video I made describing the operation of the launch pad:
[video=youtube;zQLKTbqmJRs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQLKTbqmJRs&feature=plcp[/video]
The launch pad is a 3-leg desin that requires a flat surface to sit on. With a large flat footprint, the design is very stable with a low center of gravity.
I originally I built my pad using 1.5" square tube steel. What a pain it was to haul the launch pad to and from the flight line. Then a few years later, I rebuilt the pad with 2" Aluminum square tube I picked up from onlinemetals.com. The launch pad became quite a user friendly pad then.
Although lacking in adjustable frills, the pad fully makes up for it by being portable, loadable, stable and affordable... the key suffix here is "able"
Here is a short video I made describing the operation of the launch pad:
[video=youtube;zQLKTbqmJRs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQLKTbqmJRs&feature=plcp[/video]
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