Here's my Big Daddy
Launched on a H128!
Krusty
Rocksim put it at about 2800' but no electronics on-board, so I don't have a definitive answer I'll fly my Altimeter One next timeNice flight! Any idea of altitude?
Rocksim put it at about 2800' but no electronics on-board, so I don't have a definitive answer I'll fly my Altimeter One next time
I've got the Rocksim file here
The CR's and fins were laser cut in 3mm liteply. I cut away the bottom of the nose cone and fitted a bulkhead as the motor case is long. The parachute was wrapped in nomex and was stuffed into the nose cone, too.
It was a great flight! Everyone's so used to seeing much larger rockets going up on motors like that, so this was a real treat
And the crazy thing is, who would imagine that you could do your Level 1 on an Estes Big Daddy!
Krusty
My wife decorated this stock Big Daddy Build based off a painting she got as a gift. It started her down the road to painting my rockets.
Build Thread
IMAG3005 by beerorkid, on Flickr
IMAG2955 by beerorkid, on Flickr
Attached files as well in case mine go away
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Awesome paint job! And I love the stands with the fake fur! Is that wood bocote?
Awesome video! The Canadian judge gives you a 10 for best placement of a video camera! I watched the video, thought wow that was cool, then.... wait a minute how de he do that.
I recently built and flown this BD on an AT E28-7. Flew great, the added baffle worked great too. Before this BD, I did a Leviathan. The Leviathan is pretty much a BD with an added chunk of body tube. The lower tube and NC are the same. The Leviathan fins are similar in shape, just a little bit bigger and made of plywood.
Thanks Quake, I deviated from the original plan, I originally wanted just the fins and NC red, but the yellow I had picked out didnt match close enough to Marks vinyl (His is a spot on match to the actual Old bay can!) So I painted the whole lower section red. Its not as shiny as it looks, the nose came out great, but the bottom/fins are not as smooth as I had hoped. Oh well! Its going up on a F85 then probably the F240 VMAX.I like it!
Its just a wee bit heavier than stock, Ply fins, ply CRs, heavier MMT tube, eyebolts, rail buttons, and 4oz of lead in the nose. Sims at just under 1k ft at 420ft/sec pulling 54Gs.An F240? Don't blink!
...Its going up on a F85 then probably the F240 VMAX.
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