Flight SFRJ Paraffin Development

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Flight SFRJ Paraffin Development

Post by airrocket » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:07 am

Starting small with ducted rocket testing ejector augmentation. Waiting to install graphite nozzle.
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Parachute recovery bay
Aries1 Nozzle End (no nozzle yet).JPG
Waiting to install graphite nozzle
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Re: Flight SFRJ Paraffin Development

Post by Irvine.J » Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:25 am

Nice looking rocket mate, i've just started to look into a bit of rocketry for fun recently too, Did you see the really nice video of how easy it is to use sorbitol instead of sugar in your propellant? Youtube it its nice.

I have not got back to you either as I am in exam mode, wont be too much longer.
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Post by airrocket » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:23 pm

Thanks Jerry,

Impressive air-breathing projects going on down under. Been following University of Queensland projects for years. What a coincidence you should mention sorbitol. I've been cooking with it lately....sorbitol, paraffin, carbon black.
Hope to light my candles next year. I plan to post a few of my test on Youtube. Keep me in mind.
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Post by Irvine.J » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:32 pm

Its James :)
I'll let it slide only cause you make a damn fine rocket :P hehehe,
Jerry is the dynajet man. :D
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Post by airrocket » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:42 pm

Thanks James, :oops:

Sorry about that. :)
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Post by Irvine.J » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:13 am

Airrocket how do you make your nozzles, or what do you make them from to stand up to the kind of punishment your giving them. I've heard basonite isn't bad, but forming really nice cones with it i havent had much luck. Can you make wet molds or anything, some kind of procedure i haven't seen?
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Post by airrocket » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:35 am

Just received my nozzles today. Busy tomorrow will post pics Thursday/Friday. Nozzles are thin - graphite CNC turned from my CAD files.
I'll be coating the tube ID with ceramic paint and gluing nozzles in with ceramic glue Thurs and Friday. Static test first flight (ejector test) this weekend. Dual deploy PICO AA-2 (single LiPo) drogue to main Accelerometer / Baro Altimeter in the mail.
I use simple vacuum, heat shrink and resin infussion (epoxy,phenolic)molding processes with composite matrix materials. What I learn here will apply to my future Bomarc and FDL-7 projects. Simple homemade vacuum cure oven.
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Re: Flight SFRJ Paraffin Development

Post by airrocket » Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:40 pm

Ready for early ejector only flight test.
Aries-1Test 004.JPG
Graphite nozzle, ejector ignitor leads
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Spike intake cowl
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Arse nozzle, ejector, view
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Aries preped and ready to fly
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Re: Flight SFRJ Paraffin Development

Post by Zippiot » Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:07 am

CoE seems a bit topheavy? I wanna build one!
I probably meant CoP but am too drunk to know...
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Re: Flight SFRJ Paraffin Development

Post by airrocket » Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:41 am

CP/CG is overly stable still (tube fin effect helps)flies great straight as an arrow. Just don't try it with low thrust ejector motor.
Better sober up before ya build...these things can hurt ya!
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