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vostok1
03-19-2009, 12:17 PM
Back when I was a teenager and in the 4H Rocket Club, we had a five pad multi launcher and now that I've gotten back into rocketry I was wondering how to build one of those. The pad itself looks pretty easy if I just use a couple of sawhorses, But I'm not sure about the wiring of it. Is there somewhere on the net where I could see one that I could make? Thanks in advance.

j.a.duke
04-02-2009, 09:34 PM
Back when I was a teenager and in the 4H Rocket Club, we had a five pad multi launcher and now that I've gotten back into rocketry I was wondering how to build one of those. The pad itself looks pretty easy if I just use a couple of sawhorses, But I'm not sure about the wiring of it. Is there somewhere on the net where I could see one that I could make? Thanks in advance.

Check out 4 way launch system (http://rocketry.newcenturycomputers.net/launchsystem.html) done by Solomoriah who posts here pretty frequently.

He's got some good ideas that I'm likely to adopt.

Good luck with the project.

Cheers,
Jon

vostok1
04-03-2009, 05:26 AM
Thanks for your help Jon !

mycrofte
04-03-2009, 07:26 AM
Yeah, I've been wanting to do that myself. I took 2 Estes launcher pads and combined them into a dual pad. That way I can still take it apart for the walk across the street into the farmer's field.

Unfortunately, my launches will be cut short once they start planting...

mycrofte
04-04-2009, 05:35 PM
I finally got a picture of the dual launch pad. It isn't quite done yet but getting there.

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu15/Mycrofte/Rocketry/Dual_Pad.jpg

SEL
04-04-2009, 05:44 PM
I finally got a picture of the dual launch pad. It isn't quite done yet but getting there.

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu15/Mycrofte/Rocketry/Dual_Pad.jpg


Looks pretty cool, Mycroft!

S.

Ltvscout
04-04-2009, 10:44 PM
Neat idea. Consider doing a build article along with photos when you're done. A lot of us have a bunch of those pads laying around as well.

CPMcGraw
04-04-2009, 11:57 PM
Neat idea. Consider doing a build article along with photos when you're done. A lot of us have a bunch of those pads laying around as well.

Just the kind of project that BARCLONE is always looking for!

mycrofte
04-05-2009, 08:47 AM
Well, I threw something together while waking up this morning. If I can get the file thing'ie to work. Have a look and tell me what you think.

mycrofte
04-05-2009, 08:51 AM
I also found one on the internet. Someone made a 4-leg Dual Launcher from PVC.

The nice thing is that they don't take up the space a saw horse does.