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Continuous Process/Product Improvement
Considering there is a whole stable of Semroc products out there, I thought it might be good to have a thread dedicated to "improving" them.
Granted this might be the shortest thread in the history of this forum, but I thought I would put it out there. Skyhook: Smaller chute or streamer. That thing moves out, it's fairly lite, and relatively small. To that end it uses the same chute as other SLS rockets over twice its weight. Granted it's a high quality chute, and for that I'm thankful but it REALLY drifts. Would a 12 inch nylon be easy to source? What about a nylon streamer? |
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Website change:
The Semroc instructions include an "exploded" diagram of the rocket, it would be nice to see those online and either clickable to order spare parts or with a key that allows you to see the Semroc part number for ordering. So it would be diagram, key beneath with html links to the actual part. Then you can click on that be taken to the part page, then add to cart. |
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Lil' Ivan, great rocket but the supplied streamer doesn't fit. A 1 1/8" surveyers tape streamer or small chute do fit.
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I thought the same thing about the streamer, but the little Ivan would benefit from a small chute. I was actually able to fit a small nylon chute in mine! And the Javelin came with a 12" chute and really only needs a streamer. I think Semroc just tries to release these kits as close to the original as possible. If things like Kevlar shock leaders can be introduced to the kits to improve them, then maybe a benficial change in the recovery device should be looked at too. |
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Semroc Javelin on a C... "--Buh-bye"
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http://www.rocketreviews.com/review...em_javelin.html
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Jay Goemmer "Centuri Guy"/"Tau Zero" YORF Member 28 Semroc SAM #0029 NAR 86131 "I think about organizing things all the time. Never seems to happen. I find something that piques my interest and I'm off on a quest. Or a Centuri. " --Bill Eichelberger, 02/22/2022 “Centuri fret buzz in an updated form.” Bill “Wallyum” Eichelberger re: Estes Flutter-By 03 Sept 2014 |
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Haven't been that brave yet! It screams off the pad on a B6 as it is, I know I'd never see again on a C. Flew it at the club launch last weekend with an 8" chute.... I had a nice little hike. I've flown it a handful of times and keep telling myself to put a streamer on it.... next time, for sure. Last edited by foose4string : 01-19-2007 at 03:49 PM. |
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