Finishing up the build of the Wildman Drago, the avionics are installed, recovery gear is attached, and ejection charges are tested.
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@wwitsel2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Thank you for your work on this video
@gump11193 жыл бұрын
Super helpful, the whole series.
@SnoCoScanner6 жыл бұрын
Daron here. Nice video series. Great to meet you at FITS. Can't wait to see the video from the weekend.
@blocc03 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the videos
@dylanhealy44733 жыл бұрын
That was really cool info. I'm just getting back into rocketry because my grandson seems to have interest in it. Keep up the amazing work. You've got a beautiful rocket. What type of motor are you flying and what size is it?
@flyfalcons3 жыл бұрын
In the flight video of the Drago build series, I fly the rocket on a J450DM and a K2050ST, both are 54mm motors.
@liv3mind5595 жыл бұрын
great breakdown of electronics system. If you were using a single Altimeter in a MD rocket would you take the rc2 or rc3?
@flyfalcons5 жыл бұрын
liv3mind functionally they both give you what you need, as you't won't need the third channel the RRC3 provides. The question is if you want to spend a little more to get the data logging beyond altitude that the RRC3 provides. With a MD design, it might be worth it to see your measured max speed. You can also connect the RTX GPS transmitter directly to the RRC3.
@liv3mind5595 жыл бұрын
thanks for the response, yeah the extra data logging i feel would def be worth the little extra cash
@edward_jacobs3 жыл бұрын
Does the altimeter measure altitude relative to the starting point? (E.g. if I'm launching from a high plateau, what prevents the altimeter from thinking I'm already at 800+ feet and deploying the main chutes?)
@flyfalcons3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it calibrates to zero when you power it on so altitude given is above ground level.
@helious747 ай бұрын
Can you explain how you setup your rocket for gps tracking?
@FranktheDachshund4 жыл бұрын
Nice video thanks!
@flyfalcons4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, nice Dachshund in your pic; we have two tan Doxies, a mini and a standard.
@FranktheDachshund4 жыл бұрын
@@flyfalcons The best dogs in the world 3 minis dapple black and tan, black and tan, and a red all shorthaired minis. Your videos are outstanding, there is no reason to watch any other if you want to learn to build a high power rocket. Manufacturers should link to your vids instead of providing directions. Your build quality is amazing.
@johnwilliams94514 жыл бұрын
Does the Drago kit come with everything to assemble the bay with the metal end caps and the powder caps and charge connections or did you construct that all yourself I really like it and I just got my level 2 cert at Midwest power which was run by Wildman and I'm planning on buying his ultimate darkstar for my level 3 attempt and would love to set it up like you did here
@flyfalcons4 жыл бұрын
My kit came with the avbay bulkheads (I had the choice of metal or carbon fiber), but no hardware. I just called Wildman and they sold me a hardware package, though I ended up replacing a lot of it for hardware that I preferred. I got the charge caps and terminals from Apogee.
@johnwilliams94514 жыл бұрын
@@flyfalcons thank you would you be able to tell me which connectors and caps they were if you still know it would be a huge help I'm still kinda green when it comes to dual deployment and I retrofitted my PML kit to do it by basically adding all thread and a rear bulkhead to the payload coupler
@johnwilliams94514 жыл бұрын
@@flyfalcons but it is no where near as nice as your setup and it's wonky to arm it at best... So I'm trying to find a nice setup for my level 3 kit I love your setup it's beautiful
@flyfalcons4 жыл бұрын
@@johnwilliams9451 These are the terminals www.apogeerockets.com/Electronics-Payloads/Electronics-Accessories/Terminal-Block and these are the charge caps www.apogeerockets.com/Ejection_Systems/Ejection_Canisters/Ejection_Canister_Caps_2_pk I would recommend practicing dual deploy on smaller rockets before attempting a level 3. These charge caps hold about 2 grams, and I fill the drogue side with black powder for a good separation. You will need to find charge caps in the 7-8 gram capacity range for a 6"+ rocket. My L3 rocket will be 7.5" in diameter and I have large caps for that.
@t_c52663 жыл бұрын
Hi I'm designing a larger 120lb liquid rocket for a competition and I'm looking for more information on all of the recovery systems. Were there any guides or materials lists you followed on this? Or equations that helped you sort out shock cord selection for your rocket weight etc? Currently I have the parachute diameter figured out (easy part) but now I am engineering the recovery system to be as failproof as possible. Your rocket appears to have the most straightforward approach so I'd like to do a similar style system. Any advice, material lists, equations, or designs would be very helpful for my decision making. Thank you.
@user-bi3dz5cz7v7 ай бұрын
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@ismaellorenzo44153 жыл бұрын
How I make a rocket where I find the plans
@studywithme80552 жыл бұрын
I have a question: how does the vacuum connection work? Do you make a hole from the outside?
@flyfalcons2 жыл бұрын
I connect a shop vac hose to one of the avbay holes, and tape over the other two holes. This works to create a vacuum and simulate a flight to several thousand feet.
@studywithme80552 жыл бұрын
@@flyfalcons Thx for your answer means a lot, one more question: what do you screw the stainless stell screws in that hold the upper part?
@flyfalcons2 жыл бұрын
@@studywithme8055 I use T-nuts from the hardware store that I tap into wood blocks, and epoxy the wood blocks on the inside of the avbay coupler.
@azizahmad19103 жыл бұрын
can you share the circuit diagram of electronics bay please
@notjoseph49714 жыл бұрын
Hey, I'm having trouble finding out how to wire a backup altimeter to my E-bay, could you explain to me how to do so?
@flyfalcons4 жыл бұрын
There are a few different ways to do it but I highly recommend running a completely independent system. So the second altimeter would have its own battery, switch, bulkhead terminals, and charge wells. This eliminates any potential single points of failure that would cause both altimeters to not function correctly.
@iamnotjoseph1233 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the help, I’m bad at visualizing things, could you possibly link me a diagram of the wiring?
@e1Pr0f3ss0r4 жыл бұрын
Can u share those schematics
@emrekermen53343 жыл бұрын
5:01 6:00 There is no need for schematics you can easily understand everything by looking at it :D
@cetrefil91853 жыл бұрын
Hi i'm Cagatay. I'm going to the rocket competition (TEKNOFEST) with my team this year. There may be parts of some points I'd like to consult with you about. Did you have an e-mail address where I could reach you?
@Chuck_Carolina4 жыл бұрын
Where is the winnie? Did it play lawn dart?
@flyfalcons4 жыл бұрын
The what?
@Chuck_Carolina4 жыл бұрын
@@flyfalcons The flight to landing - the first flight?
@flyfalcons4 жыл бұрын
@@Chuck_Carolina Look up part 7 for first flights. A sparky motor and a beast mode K2050ST.
@Chuck_Carolina4 жыл бұрын
@@flyfalcons I appreciate your understanding for my use of the English vernacular, crude as it may be. I like your build videos and the content was all good, but I still want to see the first flight - and I still can't find it.... You are one of the true guys here on KZfaq who replay to comments and I commend you for that. A link would be cool to your up-load for us (me) dummies.
@flyfalcons4 жыл бұрын
@@Chuck_Carolina Give this link a try: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fJtyhq5olaqRg2w.html