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- From: jackson@sn.jsc.nasa.gov
- Subject: Re: Shred Avoidance
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.212658.22276@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:26:58 GMT
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- >
- >If you want a hot motor - get a Teeling Technologies K-2300. That's
- >right - over twice the average impulse of the notorious K-1100 rocket
- >shredders. Or, how about a J-700 or a K-500? All these would do a
- >good job of seriously stress testing your pet rocket.
- >
- Ok, now what the diddly is a 'Teeling Technologies' motor,
- saw this listed in HPR for the Octoberfest meet.
-
- How do you get 'em. (These those Canadian jobs I saw at LDRS?)
-
- What is a Urinsco motor?
- Gumby motor?
- ...and I figure U.S. Rocket motors are defunct.
-
- >: For airframe I use only Phenolic and Fiberglass
- >: and am testing the new carbon fiber composites.
- >
- >I think I am going to quit using phenolic - it is too brittle. I have
- >found that a slight crack or scratch produces a serious weak point. I
- >will stick to fiberglass or possibly carbon fiber construction.
- >
- Yeah I know. I dont have any trouble with Phenolic as long as I am
- flying on grass or soft ground. I have found phenolic fairly easy to
- repair as long as its not a long twisted break.
- The new cabon fiber reinforced stuff looks like it solves the brittle
- phenolic problem. To bad its so expensive right now.
-
-
- >I have had no problem with plywood fins - however, I make them thicker
- >than most people would. I get a bit more drag, but they seem to hold
- >together better.
- >
- I have found I can make thinner fins from fiber glass than plywood for
- high over mach 1 rocket flight.
-
- >
- >: As alternative I have also used Aerotech fins.
- >: These are beautifully molded (I am not sure out of
- >: what) fins. I have Public Missiles cut slots in
- >: their phenolic airframe and CA or Epoxy in the fins.
- >: Makes a good looking rocket. However since you can't
- >: fillet them they seem to be little weaker that filleted
- >: fiber glass fins. Tho one could strengthen the fins with
- >: 'channels' on the motor mount, such as on the Aerotech models.
- >
- >Why can't you add fillets? I saw nothing on my Initiator fins
- >which would prohibit such an action. I would expect any molded
- >plastic to be quite a bit weaker than fiberglass.
-
- Well I guess on can add fillets , after a fashion, but since the
- Aero tech fins sort of have molded in filets one has to do a lot
- more touch up work.
- Now I found the moulded aerotech fins pretty sturdy, but its true
- for something fast I use fiberglass.
- Soon to try composite.
-
- Al
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