04-20-2012, 08:21 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Originally Posted by Ironnerd
Thanks! Them's some HI-lacious reserchin' skills! (and HI-Lacious may be the name of my next rocket...)
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You're most welcome. It wasn't research skills, though--just my equine visual memory. Also:
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Originally Posted by Ironnerd
The only issue I see with the motor-streamer space. The Hummingbird flew on 1/2A and A motors which have a lot of empty space in ths case. The X-24 needs a "B", and there is not much room in there. Of course, I am going to try this method  . I mean it's a cool-simple solution, how could I not try it? |
If you used an aluminized mylar streamer (although crepe paper should also work) and equipped the X-24 Bug with an ST-7 motor tube, the streamer could be taped to the middle of the motor case on the outside and be wrapped around the motor (European boost-glider competitors often do this to make their models "contest-legal"). An aluminized mylar streamer might (but might not) melt if wrapped around a "C" motor in that way, but a crepe paper streamer (especially one made of flame-proofed crepe paper) should work okay. |