hey Steve, it can be done, but not with the soft tubing that comes in the Skywriter kit. also the Estes Mongoose has the same thin, soft tubing. LOC 24mm tubing is "sufficient".
On 2011-05-09 19:22, Steve Trammell wrote:
I put sealed balsa fins, clipped delta style, 3/16" thick, on a bashed Estes SkyWriter and it didn't survive the transition through mach on an AT single use, 24mm F. Jack G. still delights in busting my chops over that flight. It was an impressive shred though; biggest piece left was the nose cone.Steve Trammell On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Jeff Gortatowsky wrote:I know is a 'generalization' and there are many variables... but in general any know what sort of acceleration or velocity makes one say,"Okay, 1/8 inch surface mounted fins are gonna shred."I realize the planform makes a big difference because of flutter. Just curious because I been simulating some of my paper and balsa 24mm MMT rockets using the newly cert'd CTI 24mm loads. The F240VM gets into the 800ft/sec range! (For comparison an D15 is 230 and an E28 is about 450 ft/sec)---------------------------------------Jeff Gortatowsky, Redondo Beach, CA | Twitter: JeffGortatowsky | Yahoo: indanaptFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/jeffgortatowsky"(Scientific) Skepticism is not a set of beliefs, it is a set of methods for asking questions about reality." -- Doctor Steven Novella
