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Old 04-06-2019, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by blackshire
Clustering the first stage of the Mini-Commanche-3 (adding three--or even two [although it would look unsymmetrical, but it would fly fine]--13 mm booster motor tubes on the sides of the center tube) would greatly increase the first stage's thrust and acceleration, although clustering the igniters must be done carefully, and it requires more juice than a four-AA battery launch controller can put out.
FWIW, I've built and flown several BP powered stagers with clusters in the 1st stage for getting it off the rod with good speed, and had good luck with all flights. I always take my time and make sure the nozzles are clean, the ignitors are seated fully in the nozzles and not shorted, and that all the ignitors are securely connected.

No doubt, you want a lot more than 4 AA's

Doug


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