i am planning on launching a modified estes canadian arrow this sat. at mile-hi mayhem, using a apogee f10-6. A long and slow burning motor
My rocket needs a .125 dia 2m long rod does the club have such a rod?
thanks
hondahak
I have not see one that long.
Anyone chime in if you've seen otherwise.
If you need 2m, is there any chance you can move up to a 1/4" lug?
Only a 1/8" rod?
I don't think we have one that long...
On the other hand, that motor has quite a thrust spike - are you sure you need that much rod? I wouldn't think it would take that much with that rocket and that motor...
Not to be critical but you probably shouldn't be flying an F motor from an 1/8" rod anyway.
Normally I'd agree, but that motor is a relatively low thrust F...
It's roughly equivalent to a D12 as far as initial kick goes.
I've flown Apogee F10's off 3' and 4' 1/8" rods with no problem. The only problem I've ever had is getting them to light.
Warren
Not saying it can't be done, but 1/8" rods are kinda like soggy noodles. Heck I don't like flying my Lil'Nuke off our 1/4" rods. Just my opinion, but I just can't even imagine the rod whip you'd get out of a 2 meter 1/8".
If it weighs more than a pound, you have no business flying it off a rod. Rail guidea and rails are the way to go. While NCR does maintain a nice selection of rods from the smallest 1/8" rods up through 1/2", fewer and fewer rocketeers build significant projects with launch lugs and as a result we will be putting out no more than 1 rod of each size on the high power size - 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2". Everything else will be set up for rails. Any new pads we're having constructed are purely rail-oriented.
Rods and launch lugs are so 1960's...
Warren
Warren, what are the dimsions of the rails? I have a 2x upscale corona I'd like to fly, but i have about 1" of clearance between the ring and the body tube. I used 3/8" lugs. I don't think I can get a rail to fit in that space.
We have a little Blacksky rail that should work for that. Maybe 3/4" at the biggest and possibly smaller.
Warren