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Flying Basket of Death and Destruction Build Thread
- Thread starter davetherocketguy
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Sure glad the Smithsonian didn't feel this way about the Wright Brothers first Flyer!!
Sure glad the Smithsonian didn't feel this way about the Wright Brothers first Flyer!!
Lol pretty sure this isn't on par with the first powered flight - or even remotely close to that.
So slightly off topic...anyone want to guess what neato little present Dave got in the mail today? I'm just so freaking excited about it I have to share lol
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brutalbrutus
* Ace Member *
The controller for your rocket powered disc?...
The controller for your rocket powered disc?...
Nope.
More progress tonight:
First is a pic of the 45 degree bend that I am going to suspend the chains from. Might as well use them - I had a lot of extras.
Second is another layer of glue placed on the stopper plate
Third is the rail guides I need to launch off of a rail. The plywood is there to help stiffen the connection.
So the picture above is of the brand new GPS tracker I just got. It has miles of range in the air and reports it's location via 900 MHz signal to the black receiver with lat and long coordinates. Obviously, I won't need the tracker for the basket lol...that's for a mile high project I want to do.
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So it's time to start on the chute cannon which I decided to be 12" long. I have about 15' of this 4.25" diameter round paper tubing so this was the obvious choice. I cut out three 1' sections from my supply. One, I designated as the cannon itself, the second was for the coupler and the third is for the splice that will hold the coupler together. The first photo shows coupler has been cut lengthwise so the diameter can be reduced. The second shows the arrangement of the three parts to be glued together. Except that I do not want the coupler to be glued to the inside of the cannon. So I put a piece of wax paper between the coupler and cannon which is what the third photo shows. This may not make a lot of sense now but as things progress it'll become more clear.
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Dire Wolfy
Still a puppy
Are you ever gonna get it certified? lol
Yes.
TD: No more nets nor artificial OB this year!!!
FIELD: WOOT!!!
TD: But holes 7 and 15 are gonna be elevated baskets.
FIELD: [grumbles] How tall?
TD: Well, it should land on the ISS just before the tourney starts.
ALL: [silence]
THAT ONE GUY: It's still par 3, right?
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brutalbrutus
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So it's basically done. There's been a lot of little things I've completed between now and the last post and I don't have pictures of everything so if you want some more detail don't hesitate to ask and I will try to oblige. Did some ground testing last night of the ejection charge and it looks like 2.5g will do the trick so I'll load up 3g just to be safe. Final weight with motor is going to be 10.23 lbs and with the Loki I377 that puts it at around 8:1 thrust to weight ratio which is better than the 5:1 thrust to weight ratio I had on the original Aerotech I140. And yes, ad space is for sale.
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Not a single peep and I'm ok with that.
I have other pros in mind who may want to partake in this silliness.
I did try lol...
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By the way...it's all loaded up and ready to fly tomorrow morning.
OMG IT WORKED EVEN BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL
LOLOLOLOLOL
LOLOLOLOLOL
No videos - yet. But there are some pictures. I mentor the Notre Dame Rocket team so they were out in the field with me today because they have to do some test flights on a small scale model of their project. A few of the kiddos shot some video and said they'd send it to me. They're aerospace/engineering students so I don't push for things like that haha.
So while out in the field I brought out about 10 discs and handed them out to the students. Told them they could throw at the basket while it was in the air. I tried to throw but just couldn't bring myself to do so. I was just laughing my a$$ off so hard at the shear absurdity of the situation I thought I was going to hyperventilate. I think 2 or 3 of them tried but didn't even come remotely close to the basket. I just cannot believe how perfect that flight was. Absolutely laser straight and the timer was set to 3 seconds which could not have been more perfect as the chute came out right at apogee. The 70" chute didn't even get any char marks from the ejection charge.
After flying this version for the first time I now realize there's a lot I need to do. First, I need a wireless switch to power on and off the timer. This setup is great but that timer is really hard to turn off and on as it is. Eggtimer Rocketry sells a WiFi switch so I'm probably going to order one of those in the next few days. Then, the chute cannon needs some serious work. That tube material is not great so I'm going to need to seal it up with a laminating epoxy or some good layers of paint. Same goes for all the wood donuts.
So while out in the field I brought out about 10 discs and handed them out to the students. Told them they could throw at the basket while it was in the air. I tried to throw but just couldn't bring myself to do so. I was just laughing my a$$ off so hard at the shear absurdity of the situation I thought I was going to hyperventilate. I think 2 or 3 of them tried but didn't even come remotely close to the basket. I just cannot believe how perfect that flight was. Absolutely laser straight and the timer was set to 3 seconds which could not have been more perfect as the chute came out right at apogee. The 70" chute didn't even get any char marks from the ejection charge.
After flying this version for the first time I now realize there's a lot I need to do. First, I need a wireless switch to power on and off the timer. This setup is great but that timer is really hard to turn off and on as it is. Eggtimer Rocketry sells a WiFi switch so I'm probably going to order one of those in the next few days. Then, the chute cannon needs some serious work. That tube material is not great so I'm going to need to seal it up with a laminating epoxy or some good layers of paint. Same goes for all the wood donuts.
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Found some more photos!
So the next launch will be in December at the Three Oaks Launch site weather permitting. And yes, I will sell ad space. Anything you want (so long as it isn't political and PG) on a 6.5"x8" panel. The next motor will be a I357 Dark Matter - which means the propellant will be smokey and lots of sparks.
So the next launch will be in December at the Three Oaks Launch site weather permitting. And yes, I will sell ad space. Anything you want (so long as it isn't political and PG) on a 6.5"x8" panel. The next motor will be a I357 Dark Matter - which means the propellant will be smokey and lots of sparks.
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And yes, one of those panels says, "Your Ad Here" and no I am not kidding. Want to purchase ad space on my rocket? PM me for details.
Oh, and I think I have a tournament lined up where I will be flying this rocket at (kinda) next summer. More details to come.
Oh, and I think I have a tournament lined up where I will be flying this rocket at (kinda) next summer. More details to come.
