Warren B. Musselman

When I use locktite, I typically use the green because I generally do want the part to come apart eventually. Otherwise I use CA or epoxy.I’m a bigger fan of U-bolts than eye-nuts personally. As I said in an earlier…   Read more»

This bird is all bolt-together except for tip to tip carbon and glass and some incidental epoxy to aluminum joints that have no structural ramifications. In that case though there are little machined grooves all around the ring designed to…   Read more»

I’ve got the very same problem. Looks like construction should be done in another 3 weeks – another week for testing – then 2-3 weeks for paint and finish… of course that’s optional. I’ll fly the thing naked if it…   Read more»

Given that I now have the tools to do the same, machined aluminum bulkheads and rings seem like the only way to go.Doug, saw the parts for the bird you and Art are working on – impressive.Warren

My eye nuts and threaded rod are drilled and pinned to prevent unthreading. One is fixed and uses either a roll pin or cotter pin, the other uses something much like a safety pin. I had some fears about unthreading…   Read more»

I just bought four 1/2″ stainless, non-forged eye-nuts with a 2000# WLL for $10.33 each. Based on the load rating, I’d say that beats the price of the nearest McMaster equivalent by quite a bit.http://www.bosunsupplies.com/products2.cfm?product=S0321W

I’m just using stainless – I have 4 in 1/2″, 4 in 1/4″… I’ll be adding 3/8″ when I start my 4″ MD project. Bosun Supply is great and the prices beat the hell out of McMaster-Carr.Warren

Don’t feel bad – that rocket of mine that was out on the prairie for 16 months had 2 brand new altimeters in it. Hell, right now there is a bird out on the prairie from my 2006 SSS attempt…   Read more»

I lost a bird – a stretched dual deploy PML Callisto, out at the North Site in early July 2004. Me, my wife, Joe Hinton, Bill Beggs and Bob Messner probably put in a total of 50 hours wandering around…   Read more»

Could be Cliff’s. He flew a Roadrunner G80.Warren

Due to the way the groove is ground and the way the split ring fits into that groove, I think you’d have to have a helluva lot more thrust than any AMW motor can provide to blow through that ring….   Read more»

Bruce,I have an extra aluminum centering ring for PF 5″ tubing and a 98mm motor mount tube. You’re welcome to it. I’ll bring it on Saturday.Warren

As long as you make sure the “naughty bits” are covered up, the bikini line is trimmed tight and you keep them out of sight of small children, there shouldn’t be a problem. I’ve flown many a naked bird.W 😯

Sweet looking project Mike. I look forward to seeing it fly.Warren

I know John – I know. Like I said, I dilly-dallied myself out of the running since there are no current motors with the capability to beat those records. However, the NCR altitude contest most definitely allows out-of-cert motors, even…   Read more»

Don’t feel bad Adrian – Wilke not only threatened me with it, he went and did it for the current G world record. I still have 3 or 4 of those G55 motors, again a 24mm, and if TC actually…   Read more»

Adrian,The F32 is the contest killer motor – it is a 24mm 100% F motor and less than a dozen newtons shy of a G. ALL world F altitude records have been set with either the F32 or its sister…   Read more»

Yeah, but they can still be flown at Research launches and although I might not be able to take a TRA altitude record, I will be able to take the NCR record.W

Kyle, I can’t wait to see what you and John have cooked up. Knowing John, you’ve done most of the work and he’s done the mentoring and I’m sure you have a helluva project to fly. If you have a…   Read more»

I almost forgot – I also have a PF Little John kit I won at an MHM raffle a year or two back. I’ll be flying that on a K555SK.W