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Apogee Apollo Capsule
I just received my Apogee Apollo Capsule,here's my question,How do I attach the mounting screw for the shock cord to the capsule? Do I epoxy a piece of balsa inside and then screw into that??And does anyone leave the tower detachable for flight or will it hold up to the abuse of landing?Thanks Jpaw
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The tower's not intended to serve as a shock cord anchor point. Depending on your use, though, you might wind up needing to add nose weight for stability, and if so, could think about pouring epoxy/lead shot instead of clay, anchoring a screw eye at that time. I think Apogee's Saturns both require a fair amount of nose weight for stability since they use scale-like fins, but Estes/Semroc kits don't need the nose weight.
Most Saturns I've built involve 2-piece recovery, and the attachment to the upper section generally goes on an inside surface of the body tube. |
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The capule is going to be used on a semroc saturn 1b,since the dog ate the orginal capsule,the rocket will have two piece seperation,so the capsule will need a mount for the parachute only.Will it need nose wieght?Thanks
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The Semroc 1b, based on the Estes, features oversized fins and does not need nose weight to be stable.
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It shouldn't unless you modify it, such as putting in a removable motor mount. My son is actually tackling this project right now....before I start mine.
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Would the epoxy heating up be any issue with the fine molding detail? Or not so much with such a small quantity (unless you're filling up the whole nosecone)?
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Slow cure shouldn't heat up that much. I don't think I'd use anything quicker than 30 minute, maybe even longer unless you've mixed up that amount before and felt how hot it got.
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I built mine with a changeable motor mount and didn't add any nose weight. I've had nice stable flights with both clusters and 24mm reloads.
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Cool. Next time you think about it, could you load it up with your heaviest motor combination (4 C6's?) and let us know where your CG is?
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Do you mean the CG?
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