Ye Olde Rocket Forum

#11

12-29-2014, 09:10 PM

luke strawwalker luke strawwalker is offline

BAR

Join Date: Dec 2007

Location: Needville and Shiner, TX

Posts: 6,134

Quote:

Originally Posted by bernomatic

you don't necessarily have to do the rear ejection bit, you could carefully cut the upper section main body tube in half, than craft a tube coupler (instructions are on this site) from a piece of another larger tube or even some cardboard (extra work involved, but not much). While rear ejection is a good alternative, your rocket will be heading for the ground nose first under chute and with a paper nose cone????????

+1 to this...

OL JR

__________________
The X-87B Cruise Basselope-- THE Ultimate Weapon in the arsenal of Homeland Security and only $52 million per round!

#12

12-30-2014, 07:29 AM

STRMan

Master Modeler

Join Date: Nov 2007

Posts: 873

Quote:

Originally Posted by luke strawwalker

I'd HIGHLY suggest you go online to NARTS or to your local library and get a copy of "The Handbook of Model Rocketry" by G. Harry Stine... It's considered the "bible of model rocketry" and will teach you basically everything you need to know about hobby rocketry, at least starting out and give you the basis you'll need for successful design and flying of model rockets.

DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING!!!!!!! WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!!!!

Put all the epoxy down and follow this advice. Read it cover to cover, then read it again. I'm guessing the answers to about 90% of the questions you are asking will become self evident.

Welcome to the board. Due to personal circumstances, I've devolved into somewhat of a lurker here, but I check in and peruse almost daily. It is always nice to see some new blood, both to this board and to the hobby.

__________________
"AND I hope they are from the planet of the "Chunk spunky Mary-Lou Retton clones". - Ironnerd

"Those who trade liberty for security have neither" - Benjamin Franklin

"Semroc is almost always the answer" - Stefanj

www.paulsavia.com

www.soundclick.com/paulsavia

#13

12-30-2014, 11:08 AM

Pyromaniac Pyromaniac is offline

Pyromania is life!

Join Date: Dec 2014

Location: USA, PA

Posts: 68

Yeah Ill probably do that then, I dont want it to get wrecked.

__________________
''We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.''-Wernher von Braun

Quinn
NAR Member #98893 JR
SPAAR

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode