01-10-2011, 02:29 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: North Tejas
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Originally Posted by MarkB.
As for the Soyuz, 1/16 dowels are darn near impossible to find. I finally located some 12" lengths in a discard box at my local hobby shop. I also found some Plastruct sheets to simulate the airbrakes on the fairing. I'm going to focus on finishing the Vostok for the next few days, but Soyuz (and the second R-7) will be right behind.
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The "airbrakes" on the Soyuz activate in the event of a launch abort. They swing down until they stick out horizontally and serve to stabilize the capsule as the escape tower pulls it away. The real ones are made of metal grate; look for fine metal screen or mesh at Michaels or Hobby Lobby to make yours.
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