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19117
As someone else pointed out, drag from a vent hole will depend on the size of the hole. I think we've all seen models that whistle from the vent hole. This is...
Yitah Wu
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Oct 1, 2007
3:41 pm
19118
You might be able to reduce the drag by taping over the hole with a cellophane tape. Exhaust gasses would burn right through it. Shawn ... From:...
Switenky, Shawn
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Oct 1, 2007
3:46 pm
19119
... Unless, of course, the vent hole is for a barometric altimeter.... :-) Steve Humphrey...
Steve Humphrey
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Oct 1, 2007
4:08 pm
19120
I was thinking the exact same thing! (Although I was thinking of a piece of stickynote since the pressure would pop it off) yitah ... Regards, Yitah Wu ...
Yitah Wu
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Oct 1, 2007
4:09 pm
19121
just eliminate the vent hole. http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/contestRoc/photos/view/8ecb?b=23&m=f&o=0 Jeff ... From: Yitah Wu To:...
Jeff Graham
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Oct 1, 2007
9:06 pm
19122
This coming weekend at JSC we have a Regional meet, and C Dual Eggloft Duration is one of the events. I was wondering what you guys would think of this...
David Montgomery
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Oct 2, 2007
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19123
I think it was Tom Lyon that I saw fly a tandem egglofter (each motor tube had an egg capsule on top) at my first NARAM. Not sure if it was duration or ...
Steve Foster
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Oct 2, 2007
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19124
... Just went through my stash of spare model rocket parts (body tubes, engine hooks, etc) and see I have more than enough to build a design I have in mind....
David Montgomery
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Oct 2, 2007
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19125
It doesn't matter about how high the model goes for an eggloft duration event. It has to do with the size of the chute and a reliable deploy FACT: I have...
Jeff Graham
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Oct 2, 2007
2:24 am
19126
... Eggloft ... would ... (either ... is ... on ... today, ... twin B's. ... Empty casing masses are about: 18mm - 10 grams 24mm - 17 grams 2x18mm - 20 grams ...
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Oct 2, 2007
12:16 pm
19127
... duration event. It has to do with the size of the chute and a reliable deploy ... than 100 feet deploy a 54" chute and sit there for over 5 minutes. Close...
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Oct 2, 2007
12:24 pm
19128
I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried using disposable batteries in their RC Rigs. Two in series would be a very solid 6V and not susceptible to cold temps a...
Yitah Wu
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Oct 2, 2007
1:22 pm
19129
I'm very interested in the same information - I was *this* close to pulling the trigger on a Berg 4L, but right now the Dymond S4 Micro on special for $17...
Yitah Wu
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Oct 2, 2007
1:31 pm
19130
the button cells don't have the current capacity needed. ... === message truncated === ...
Bob Kaplow
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Oct 2, 2007
2:17 pm
19131
Dave, as I mentioned in an earlier Texas Competition Consortium NAR Competition Update to all the Texas NAR Sections, the hot setup for C DED at Shoot for the...
Lee James
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Oct 2, 2007
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19132
... I'm very interested in the same information - I was *this* close to pulling the trigger on a Berg 4L, but right now the Dymond S4 Micro on special for $17...
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Oct 2, 2007
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19133
In a message dated 10/2/2007 9:32:20 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, yitah@... writes: I'm very interested in the same information - I was *this* close to ...
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Oct 2, 2007
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19134
Just to let everyone know SLRA is go to host October Fly VI this weekend, Oct 6-7 at our site in Elsberry MO. See the club website at www.stlouisrocketry.org...
John Buckley
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Oct 2, 2007
10:04 pm
19135
Thanks to everyone for the info. Will be trying to get more info on the Dymond receiver since I don't think I'll be shooting them too high just yet. For those...
Yitah Wu
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Oct 3, 2007
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19136
... The issue with limited range receivers is not height. When you are flying a plane high, you have a pretty decent RF link. The issue is if you are low and...
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Oct 3, 2007
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19137
... It would be interesting to know what their current capacity actually is. Perhaps they might not be applicable for a 2 channel S8 style model, but they...
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Oct 3, 2007
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19138
... Here's the specs on the 2032 that the original poster referenced: Dimensions 20mm x3.2mm (DxH) Nominal Voltage(v) 3V Nominal Capacity(mAh) 210mAh Standard...
Bob Kaplow
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Oct 3, 2007
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19139
... Yeah, .0005 Amp capability is probably not going to cut it. :-) Still, perhaps there is some other small battery that will be more suitable for FF...
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Oct 3, 2007
6:40 pm
19140
I just saw a documentary about the moon landings and the space race. I think I can use the Lunar Lander for future fiction scale since it really never flew...
Jeff Graham
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Oct 3, 2007
7:47 pm
19141
It never flew? I think that there may be about 12 people who may argue with you, they think they flew in it to the moon's surface. Jack Kane...
John Kane
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Oct 3, 2007
9:52 pm
19142
... More than 12 Jack. Apollo 9, 10, and perhaps most famously 13 crews also flew the LM, although they didn't land on the moon, and in the case of Apollo 9 ...
Bob Kaplow
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Oct 3, 2007
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19143
from what I saw they said it was filmed in a studio Jeff Graham jgraham1971@... http://www.smashrocketry.org/ ... From: Bob Kaplow To:...
Jeff Graham
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Oct 4, 2007
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19144
... Thanks, Lee. I'm going to go ahead and try the twin B's for my C Dual Egglofter. Who knows, it may pull a surprise or two (we'll find out on Sunday).... ...
David Montgomery
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Oct 4, 2007
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19145
... Correct - all done with smoke and mirrors - just like the Kennedy assasination, the World Trade Center collapse and Rosie Odonnell winning an Emmy...
D.Dale Greene
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Oct 4, 2007
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19146
... Jeff, You've been watching that old O.J.Simpson movie 8)(And if the glove doesn't fit, you must aquit; more recently a local DJ phrased the recent robbery...
Larry B. Rice
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Oct 4, 2007
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