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I really like the fin build up strategy of the Mega Max fins. I wish mid and high power sport would see more value in this approach as an alternative choice to solid slab construction. I'm not of fan of pitching a brick in the air- too much of a waste of impulse. I think some folks slowly are picking up on this aspect of the power range. I like what Giant Leap is doing with regards aerospace materials and methods.
John, nice work on that fin detail!
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I've noticed that Hobbylinc's status on the Mega Max has changed from Out of Stock to "Ships within 24 Hours".
However my order still says waiting for backordered stock to arrive
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If one were to make a high end HPR style Der Red Max, even a 50% increase in tube thickness would about do it. Currently 050 wall so 070 would be nice. maybe Estes could offer a heavy wall variant of the tube or a third party could do that and buy the stock kit and exchange the tubes out and add proper motor mounts. Pay twice. Why pay less for Estes IP? Jerry Last edited by Jerry Irvine : 10-29-2012 at 11:58 AM. |
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<rant>I've been a BAR for what - about four years or so now? - after a more than 30 year hiatus. I'd also been an active aeromodeler the entire time (and I also work for an aerospace company). When I first saw "high power construction techniques" in Sport Rocketry I was, to be gentle about it, very dismayed. It looks to me like people are trying to fly pieces of furniture than proper flying machines. That article on crash-proofing an Estes rocket just about made me ill. I seems obvious to me that people who build to survive a crash rather than learning how to fly/recover properly are people I want to be far, far away from when I'm flying. I also don't see the point of lobbing something to 500 feet on an H when I can put a model up that high on a B easily and if I try I can get there with an A. Designing something to fly rather than to crash always leads to better performance and for things that might just come falling out of the sky rather less risk for people and things on the ground. I know high performance isn't always the point of a particular design but still there are better answers than adding more steel, more plywood, more epoxy and more carbon.</rant> The four inch Mega Der Red Max tubing appears to be .050 wall. I'll be getting back to working on mine (got it from AC Supply) after I rake some wet leaves.....
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http://v-serv.com/usr/54mm.htm They were TRA certified for many years and from 1982-1992 were the most popular style used, including flights at LDRS 2 and beyond. It is more common to loose a fin than to crush a tube from flight speeds and recovery is now so easy with dual deploy it's silly not to use an oversize chute. Jerry |
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Heck, I would monokote those fins instead!
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If you did they'd look pretty thin on that big rocket. Not saying it wouldn't work, though .
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When intended power is to be Composite "E" or above, AS A RULE, I use the "Build Strong Like OX/tank" philosophy. I don't wan't hangar-rash or flight damage. Don't care about the weight penalty trade-off. I just use a bigger motor. 'NUF SAID !
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