Yup, we had a short break, although we've been flying we really haven't had much time to edit and post videos. We have quite a few project videos to catch up on over the next couple of months. Hopefully we'll be back to a more regular schedule now.
Thank you - very satisfying to watch the thought processes and engineering. (I missed the intro music, though.) PS Some of us are waiting for the continuation of the Horizon project....
Thanks, the Horizon project is definitely still on the books, and we will be posting some updates soon. Getting our L2 certification was an important aspect of being able to launch the 2 stage Horizon rocket.
I am retired from the UK aircraft industry. Evolutionary development has always been our way of doing things. A lot of modifications to deal with but slow constant improvement. Slow but steady wins the race.
That is some crazy smart workaround with the rubberbands. Thanks for always sharing these incredible builds with us. By the way, is the timer real or just there for dramatic effect? Cause for us we have to wait weeks for an good launch day with low windspeed and no rain. ❤❤❤
I liked the idea of tensioning after packing the chute. I made a device thingiverse item 1477822 a parachute launcher. I needed to launch it clear of spinning propellers so it needs a fair bit of a shove. it can be difficult to pack the chute under tension. Your solution is much smarter!
This has definitely made things easier and just one person can load the parachute now. Previously we needed a second person to hold down the rocket while the other pushed the nosecone on stretching all the rubber bands. We are now using four bundles of rubber bands on the deployment mechanism and so we stretch one bundle at a time. It now throws the 500g nosecone and parachute a couple of meters. There is no way we would have been able to stretch all the rubber bands at the same time.
I like that you not just put things together but also doing tooling for that. Like in this case the hook or the proper launch pad for Horizon. Btw. what's up with that?
The Horizon project has been slowly being worked on in the background. We will post new videos as soon as we are done with this series. (There are 3 more videos to finish for Tajfun 2) Getting our Level 2 certification was an important step in being able to launch Horizon as a 2 stage rocket.
I have seen several different CO2 deployment mechanisms used on larger model rockets. They definitely have their place, but the main disadvantage I see with them is that you have a consumable component that you need to replace each time. With the rubber bands and servo motor, you can test your deployment as many times as you want without incurring any extra costs.
Yes, that makes sense. Some kind of small carbon pressure chamber could work maybe, but that sounds like overengineering :p Great to see a new video again btw! @@AirCommandRockets
Wow, just yesterday I was wondering what happened to you guys. Nice to see that the project is still going :-)
Yup, we had a short break, although we've been flying we really haven't had much time to edit and post videos. We have quite a few project videos to catch up on over the next couple of months. Hopefully we'll be back to a more regular schedule now.
We thank you George. Congratulations on the idea.
Thank you Vicente. :)
Super creative! Also love the little techniques you show (like shining the light into the body tube to illuminate the holes... genius!)
Cheers! :)
Good to see you that you just got a mention on the hackaday podcast!
Cheers for the heads up. I just listened to the podcast. :)
@@AirCommandRockets good stuff mate. I hope you get some traffic to your channel!
So happy to see another video from you 👍, greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Thank you - very satisfying to watch the thought processes and engineering. (I missed the intro music, though.) PS Some of us are waiting for the continuation of the Horizon project....
Thanks, the Horizon project is definitely still on the books, and we will be posting some updates soon. Getting our L2 certification was an important aspect of being able to launch the 2 stage Horizon rocket.
That's some very clever engineering. Clearly you have thought about this a lot / learned a lot from experience!
Thanks Simon :)
Mate, you’re a genius.
Nice job getting that shot of the rubber bands being stretched.
We taped the on-board camera to the hook to get the shot of the rubber bands. :)
Watching your videos make me want to build one
Great! :) One word of warning, water rockets are highly addictive!
A lot of design work and a lot of experience went into that .
Thanks, we have gone through quite a few iterations over the years of this design. In part 7 of the series we modify it again a little bit. :)
I am retired from the UK aircraft industry. Evolutionary development has always been our way of doing things. A lot of modifications to deal with but slow constant improvement. Slow but steady wins the race.
That is some crazy smart workaround with the rubberbands. Thanks for always sharing these incredible builds with us. By the way, is the timer real or just there for dramatic effect? Cause for us we have to wait weeks for an good launch day with low windspeed and no rain. ❤❤❤
Thanks. :) The count down to launch was real at the time of shooting the video. The rocket has flown a couple of times now since this was shot.
I liked the idea of tensioning after packing the chute. I made a device thingiverse item 1477822 a parachute launcher. I needed to launch it clear of spinning propellers so it needs a fair bit of a shove. it can be difficult to pack the chute under tension. Your solution is much smarter!
This has definitely made things easier and just one person can load the parachute now. Previously we needed a second person to hold down the rocket while the other pushed the nosecone on stretching all the rubber bands. We are now using four bundles of rubber bands on the deployment mechanism and so we stretch one bundle at a time. It now throws the 500g nosecone and parachute a couple of meters. There is no way we would have been able to stretch all the rubber bands at the same time.
I like that you not just put things together but also doing tooling for that. Like in this case the hook or the proper launch pad for Horizon. Btw. what's up with that?
The Horizon project has been slowly being worked on in the background. We will post new videos as soon as we are done with this series. (There are 3 more videos to finish for Tajfun 2) Getting our Level 2 certification was an important step in being able to launch Horizon as a 2 stage rocket.
@@AirCommandRockets thank you for the update!
Very cool design!
Thanks :)
Great Video, Thank you!
Amaizing Job!
verry good job George
Thank you LucRockets! :)
Nice idea…..we will implement
3d printing is so cool
Very nice mechanical design! Did you do everything in 123D Design?
Thanks Dan. Yes, all done with 123D design. :)
Can you provide the CAD files?
We'll make those available on ThingyVerse with the last video in the series. We've updated the design slightly since the design shown in this video.
Have you ever considered using a CO2 cartridge used for inflating bike tires?
I have seen several different CO2 deployment mechanisms used on larger model rockets. They definitely have their place, but the main disadvantage I see with them is that you have a consumable component that you need to replace each time. With the rubber bands and servo motor, you can test your deployment as many times as you want without incurring any extra costs.
Yes, that makes sense. Some kind of small carbon pressure chamber could work maybe, but that sounds like overengineering :p Great to see a new video again btw! @@AirCommandRockets