Looks great with the gray!

Looking to head out around the beginning of the month. I have 5 new builds I'd like to get in the air.

The tube was pre-wrapped, and the “launch guide” was glued on. It looked like it was affixed with hot glue, so I used a heat gun to remove it. It thought it might be too much trouble to mask for painting. The shock cord went thru tube and laid in a groove on the underside of the guide. I decided to use a regular launch lug on stand-off to cover the holes.
One thing that impressed me was how well the “legs” fit — a good, snug fit. I do not plan to glue them in, so they can be removed in case of damage.

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Lee Reep
NAR 55948

Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp

+1 to what 5x7 said ... looks much better all gray on the bottom.
Looks great

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Steve Naquin
TRA# 677 L2
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SAM# 0052

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Note on the stock shock cord. I removed mine as it was replaced with Kevlar and elastic. I was surprised how easily the shock cord pulled out. When I removed it, it didn't break but rather pulled out of the hole in the side of the body. The force I used was much less than what it would see under ejection or parachute deployment. I have no doubt mine would have failed if flown with the stock setup.

At the very least you should pull the stock shock cord and replace it with the tri-fold mount if you are not doing the motor tube. It's would be easy to do a tri-fold mount from the bottom of the tube before attaching the fin can so it's down and out of the way.

I did something similar with my MAV. Didn't like the white fin can and painted it gray but left out a white section for the decals. Also painted parts of the fin. The engine nozzle was one of my first attempts at 3D design and printing. It was later painted either silver or titanium... I wish someone with better 3D design skills clone the nose cone....

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- Raúl
NAR #88644
SAM #230
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I have flown my MAV once with a Quest D16-4 Q-Jet motor.

That was one fast liftoff!

Model was recovered fine with no damage.

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Bob
S.A.M. # 0014

What kind of altitude do you think you hit? I don’t have a C6-3 on hand for a launch tomorrow but I do have a couple QJ D16-4s...

I would guess 300-400 feet.

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Bob
S.A.M. # 0014

That's a bit of an underestimate. It's a little low, even, for for C12-4s: https://flightsketch.com/flights/666/
https://flightsketch.com/flights/790/

Here's a D16-4 flight: https://flightsketch.com/flights/804/

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Bernard Cawley
NAR 89040 L1 - Life Member
SAM 0061
AMA 42160
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