Mark, fear not!! The graduator with just some very modest mods will take almost
anything you can dish out!! Use 1/8th inch dowels epoxied to both side of the
fin tab inside the airframe, then use two part foam from the top centering ring
all the way to the bottom of the rocket. Once it hardens, sand the foam down
far enough into the airframe so that the rear CR will fit in. My buddy built
his graduator stock then added the dowels to the fin roots. He didn't even use
the foam, and he flies it Kosdon I-800's. 200lbs of thrust, 430Ns, .6 second
burn time. These motors are incredible, and in the Graduator, the rocket just
vanishes from the pad. It's truly AWESOME!!! In a nutshell, the Graduator will
stand up to a lot of abuse if mildly modified.
Ron
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Ron Zeppin
Access Rocketry
http://www.accessrocketry.com
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> Thanks for all the input! All very good info indeed!
> I agree with everyone, looking at what is supplied, the fin assembly and
> motor mount must be reinforced. I fear that even a G80 would be
> instrumental to disassemble it if extra intervention is not taken.
> I know it's a bit of a rush but I need it done and flight ready in 3 weeks.
> Herding the wife and kids out to my folks place in West Texas. Flat, no
> trees and 2000 acres, rocketry heaven! We usually load up every rocket
> we've got and hual them out there. Last year our stock Mean Machine kept
> the most of our attention.
> thanks,
> mark