L2 TIME - Northern Colorado Rocketry

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November 21, 2007 at 3:16 pm #45741
Jeffrey Joe Hinton
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Not sure which e-mail addy you were using but I’ve always gotten a quick response from — tim4glr.aol.com — Worry not – Happy Thanksgiving dishes!
November 21, 2007 at 4:53 pm #45742
Bruce R. Schaefer
Tim is probably on a Thanksgiving family vacation, seeing his kids, etc. I’ve never had his e-mail bounce. Try again, Scott. tim4glr@aol.com
While it won’t happen, I have a J350 you can “borrow” until you can replace it with one from Tim. No worries.
November 21, 2007 at 5:11 pm #45743
SCOTT EVANS
AHA Bruce

A few replies back you tiped it in wrong.

“Tim not only brings his stuff to each and every launch but also to the annual meeting coming up in January (12th). Contact him (tm4glr@aol.com) to make sure he has what you need, so he can bring it.”

Ill try again.

Scotte
November 21, 2007 at 5:29 pm #45744
Bruce R. Schaefer
A few replies back you tiped it in wrong.

My bad. 8)
November 21, 2007 at 7:36 pm #45745
Conway Stevens
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A few replies back you tiped it in wrong.

My bad. 8)

Nice Job Bruce!!!! 🙄 😯 😉 Just kiddin…. lol 😛
November 21, 2007 at 9:01 pm #45746
Bruce R. Schaefer
😳 😉
November 22, 2007 at 5:09 am #45747
Jason Chamberlin
Tim is spending thanksgiving week in Seattle with family.
November 24, 2007 at 12:32 pm #45748
SCOTT EVANS
So, correct me if my thinking is wrong. I dont think they specify in the instructions, or at least I didnt see it. Drogue chute in the top at the nose cone and main at the bottom. My thinking is the fins will help keep the rocket flat with the drogue out and eject the main off to the side. Less likly to get tangled ?? Other wise the nose would be hanging down and the main would eject down. Anyone???

Scott e
November 24, 2007 at 11:33 pm #45749
Chris LaPanse
I tend to go the other way – main out the nose, drogue from the middle. This is because the nose cone, being one of the lightest components of the rocket, is less likely to come off in the shock of drogue deployment, or in the tumbling of the rocket under drogue, and it is therefore less likely to have accidental early main deployment.
November 25, 2007 at 12:09 am #45750
new2hpr
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I have yet to do my first DD, but from everything I’ve read, drogue in the lower, main by the nose is the standard method. The shock (even if mild) of the drogue opening would probably shear the pins with the mass of the motor pulling against them. The nose is usually much lighter (unless full of lead!)

Ken
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