Chris LaPanse

OK, this week is my build week for my SSS rocket. I plan on laying up the tube tomorrow, with fins to come later in the week.I finalized my design yesterday, and with any luck, it’ll be done by the…   Read more»

Chris,What Warren is saying is that with the weather the way it’s been, a fire ban could last all summer. One hasn’t been issued yet… but you never know. As I said, I’m going to bring the pieces to get…   Read more»

I’m nowhere near ready. Mine will fly at the August or September launch in all likelihood, with Oktoberfest as a backup.

With rail buttons, I simply screw them in (using threaded inserts), with no glue required. That makes them easy to remove and replace if necessary, and I have had no trouble at all with using this method on up to…   Read more»

It was successful?Congrats then 😀

As long as you remembered to scuff up the tube and fins thoroughly before gluing, you’re fine (100 grit at the finest). Never had any problems with a well-scuffed tube 🙂

36″ for the chute. My PML AMRAAM-3 goes on a PML 48″, and it drifts a lot (recovery weight 3.7lb). As for the second flight, the H148R is a great motor. Makes for absolutely beautiful flights. Fast and high in…   Read more»

Yeah – I spent over 8 hours at the exploratorium and could have spent a week. I wish denver had something comparable. Oh – and for anyone who hasn’t seen it, Body Worlds at the denver museum is DEFINITELY something…   Read more»

Here is one flight my dad got an especially good shot of. IIRC, this was a wayside L.http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=6/15516210782.jpg&s=f5

I use one of 2 tools1) jigsaw with an abrasive carbide blade2) dremel with a diamond cutoff wheel (cuts through glass/carbon/kevlar tubes like butter)

G339N for the 38/120 is one number I heard tossed around a few times…

Sounds like it’s the same stuff as the GLR foam then. Very fast, and I have yet to mix more than 1/2 of a dixie cup at once. Still foamed up quickly and aggressively.

Hahaha….I use GLR expanding foam, and I haven’t had that experience, but I learned early on to use only a little at a time. A lot is asking for disaster.Makes for some great stories though

Very nice, and I can’t wait to see the pics.Mine won’t get paint by Oktoberfest, but it will be fully structurally finished. All that remains is the tip to tip on the fins, and it will be complete (well, the…   Read more»

OK, great.That gives me a lot more flexibility in time, as well as more time to retrieve my rocket before yours launches. Can’t wait to see it in person by the way – it looks like a monster in the…   Read more»

So Conway, you’re planning to fly around 9AM, correct?I’m hoping I can be ready for an early morning launch, and sometime around 8:30 is my goal. I should have almost everything prepped the night before, so I should be able…   Read more»

OK, the deuce project is closing in on completion, and it’s looking good.I added some pics to the photo area of the website (here) of the build, including the most recent one of the dry fit.

Well, thanks to an idiotic mistake (how could I have been so stupid), my Deuce project will be a tight squeeze to finish in time for Oktoberfest. It should still work out, but only if EVERYTHING else works as planned…   Read more»

Oh – I agree. A 2 stager could possibly do it with a smaller rocket and less propellant though, and therefore be less expensive. That’s why I suggested it as an option.

Alternatively, the right staged contraption and a pair of P’s could probably do it…