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Bob Wood posted a new topic "Basilisk Rocksim file?" – 5 years, 9 months ago
I am looking for a Rocksim file for a Hawk Mountain Basilisk Dual Deploy. Any leads appreciated!
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Bob Wood posted a new topic "Nose cone weight" – 5 years, 9 months ago
A quick one I trust …What is being used out there for weighting nose cones? Lead shot and expanding 2-part urethane foam? Wads of modeling clay? Bunch ‘o fender washers wrapped in duct tape?I’m building a Hawk Mountain Jumanji (4″… Read more»
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Bob Wood posted a new topic "54mm CTI Al Threaded Forward Closure" – 5 years, 9 months ago
Does anyone out there have a lead on a decent threaded forward closure for CTI 54mm motors. I would like to plug the north end of CTI motors, relying instead on my own avy-bay based deployment, and while I am… Read more»
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Bob Wood started the topic Lost Little John at Rocktoberfest in the forum Lost and Found 6 years, 6 months ago
4″ Madcow kit. Olive drab with “US ARMY” decal. Straight launch until about 4000′, then heeled over into the wind (from the SSE) and disappeared. Should have gone to ~ 5500′. Walked the areas North of the flight line both sides of the road past the fence line, and South of the flight line looking for anything that came in ballistic. Grass was…[Read more]
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Bob Wood replied to the topic Lost Kestral in the forum Lost and Found 6 years, 6 months ago
This bird was found last month in just about the exact location I thought it should be, which I had scoured in June. Amazing how easy it is to find a lost rocket when the grass has dried up and been grazed by cattle.
And yes, most of it was lost due to the impact. I did verify altitude at 19999 feet. The flight computer (Marsa 54) was able to…[Read more]
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Bob Wood started the topic Lost Kestral in the forum Lost and Found 6 years, 10 months ago
At MHM last month, I believe the air frame did not separate at apogee, and the bird came in hot. Main deployed at ~ 800′ and the harness failed. I found the nosecone and main chute about 600 yards South of County Road 122 (Grover Road), almost exactly South by Southeast of the launch site (about 1.6 miles from the pads – I believe it went at l…[Read more]
