Probably the parachute ejection charge.Frankentruck wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:48 pm What is the smoke puff at the end? Hitting the brakes?
Old School Rocket Car Build
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Always looking for new and interesting ways to waste money.
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I thought they were using rocket motors without the parachute ejection charge. Just all 'go' power in the motor.
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Its the ejection charge for the parachuteFrankentruck wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:48 pm What is the smoke puff at the end? Hitting the brakes?
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I build RCs like people would have done back in the '90s ..................................... if they had 3D printers.
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The car went 85mph in 1.7 sec in that video with a small 13lb thrust composite rocket engine....2 days prior I ran a 23lb engine for 1.4 seconds....thing was ballistic but I didn't get a start on my GNSS some didn't get a read....got lots of new engines I will be testing in the near future...stay tuned!
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Building my own engines now...after initial cost for the housing, the reloads are much cheaper...have some runs coming...and several that Thumbs hasn't posted
...but none with this new engine combo....also, I have yet to wreck the car with the Camaro body or custom Factory Works chassis....dozens of runs so far
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I think you sent me a dupe that I didn't post and that was it. I'll check. This was today.
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Another Today.
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