X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=rockets%2Fairframes%2FMehGaNuke%2Findex.mdwn;h=2aa6ccb2ff2ef3d462d5f14576fb743b78566814;hb=edfe2ece95368b4dd488327e95b51bf3f640ca32;hp=1d067a1b203488ccab5189e900f5c1c54e7aa25c;hpb=aeb73f6316774d399edd8f5520efedce381f5eeb;p=web%2Fgag.com diff --git a/rockets/airframes/MehGaNuke/index.mdwn b/rockets/airframes/MehGaNuke/index.mdwn index 1d067a1..2aa6ccb 100644 --- a/rockets/airframes/MehGaNuke/index.mdwn +++ b/rockets/airframes/MehGaNuke/index.mdwn @@ -178,23 +178,20 @@ rail, so this wasn't terribly surprising. Recovery was completely safe with the nose descending under 2 5-foot mil-surplus chutes, and the bulk of the airframe descending under a 28-foot mil-surplus chute. -[Tender Descender](http://www.tinderrocketry.com/l13-tender-descender-tether). - The stress at deployment tore the strap off the deployment bag, and the deployment bag was not recovered. After studying the zipper and thinking about the main deployment sequence, several changes will be made before the next flight: - - The main airframe tube will be replaced with a tube that's a bit - longer (for greater stability), and has an internal 7.5-8" diameter - tube instead of the flat baffle to ease main chute deployment. + - The main airframe tube will be replaced with a tube that's a bit longer + (for greater stability), and has an internal 7.5-8" diameter tube instead + of the flat baffle to ease main chute deployment. - - Switch from the ARRD to the largest [Tender Descender](http://www.tinderrocketry.com/l13-tender-descender-tether) for main deployment + - Switch from the ARRD to the largest [Tender Descender](http://www.tinderrocketry.com/l13-tender-descender-tether) for main deployment. - - Add a TeleGPS to the nose assembly so it can be tracked - independently, and let it come down under the 2 existing 5-foot - chutes. Add a third 5-foot chute to be a dedicated pilot for the - 28-foot main chute. + - Add a TeleGPS to the nose assembly so it can be tracked independently, and let + it come down by itself under the 2 existing 5-foot chutes. Add a third 5-foot + chute to be a dedicated pilot for the 28-foot main chute. These changes should reduce the chance of another zipper, and reduce the amount of strap we need to stuff into the bay.