02-12-2023, 09:14 AM
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Cardstock Designer
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Nikiski, Alaska
Posts: 353
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Originally Posted by Bill
Instead of a balloon, have you considered a lightweight air tank used for retractable landing gear? You will have to come up with some kind of timer or altimeter to open a valve.
Bill
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No, hadn't considered it. Great proposal.
The balloon will be tested with the Estes ejection charge first, the tube is really long in the full size ARCAS, will try using a wood dowel with thumbtack on top, as the shuttle, to pop the balloon. (29mm engine tube size)
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