tube, we're going to build a replacement.
To increase stability, the main airframe tube length will be extended from
-the original 4.5 feet to approximately 8 feet. This will increase stability,
-allowing a reduction in nose weight. It should also make recovery system
-loading less arduous on the rail. This means the rocket will be closer
-to the length of an upscaled Nuke Pro Maxx instead of the original Lil Nuke.
-
-For main deployment, the ARRD is being replaced with a Tender Descender L3,
+the original 4.5 feet to approximately 8 feet. The expected increase
+in stability should allow a reduction in nose weight, increasing
+safety. It should also make recovery system loading less arduous on the
+rail. Of
+course, this means the rocket will be closer to the length of an upscaled
+Nuke Pro Maxx rather than the original Lil Nuke.
+
+For main deployment, the ARRD is being replaced with a
+[Tender Descender L3](https://tinderrocketry.com/l13-tender-descender-tether),
which has the advantage that the release mechanism is orthogonal to the
axis of flight. That seems important when the airframe is this heavy and
apogee occurs at a non-nominal velocity, as in the first flight.
length between the 12" airframe and a concentric full-length 8" deployment
bay, with centering rings on each end. One sector of the rings will be
vented to allow apogee ejection gasses to flow from the charge cups on the
-leading edge of the fin can to push the nose off without push up on the
-main in its deployment bag.
+leading edge of the fin can to the nose, bypassing the main chute bay.
## Design / Simulation File
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