Babe, I know it's valentines day... but air command rockets just uploaded! 😁
@laurence4051
3 жыл бұрын
Always happy to see an update, fantastic work as usual.
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Laurence!
@istvanfrank9201
3 жыл бұрын
As allways , advanced work good and clean , and good to watch. Greeting from Hungary 😊😊😊
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@lonl123
3 жыл бұрын
With all the work and engineering you'all are investing in this rocket, you will have definetly earned the world record...fantastic watching you'all.
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers! :)
@simonabunker
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing engineering as always! Looks like it's worth the wait!
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Simon. :)
@bw4786
3 жыл бұрын
You deserve more views
@tomgeorge3726
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, George, great clip. Thanks for all the great videos you guys are producing. Fantastic video of full construction, makes us appreciate your fine efforts and successful results.
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the nice words Tom. :)
@st0rmforce
3 жыл бұрын
This is going to be amazing. When you look back at the development of the series of rockets, it's great to see a progression of improvements each time. Can't wait to see a 2-stage fiberglass rocket
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. We are skipping the fiberglass 2 stage rocket for now, (we've done the large fiberglass 1st stage with boosters - See Polaron Series) and just moving onto the carbon fiber 2 stage rocket now.
@pavanj.b3197
3 жыл бұрын
the legend hath returned
@sharadthecurioustardigrade1533
3 жыл бұрын
Have been waiting for 3 months!
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the long wait. ... :)
@sgriffett541
3 жыл бұрын
more more more… patiently waiting in the winter cold... thanks George! from your number one fan in Canada
@lucianobuck2646
3 жыл бұрын
Mis Felicitaciones George, como siempre genial!!! Saludos
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Luciano
@Shreyam_io
3 жыл бұрын
so we are getting more videos.... yessss
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Yup, there shouldn't be that long a gap between them now :)
@AndreBandarra1
3 жыл бұрын
Great to see you guys back at it :)
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andre, we're really now pushing to get it finally finished. Hoping to get it in the air towards the later part of this year.
@AndreBandarra1
3 жыл бұрын
@@AirCommandRockets can't wait to see it! especially that separation moment :)
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
@@AndreBandarra1 That's the bit I am most worried about, which way will it be facing when it releases? :)
@vitorkameoka9971
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, excellente vídeo. Brazilian watching.
@shere_kan8329
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you back ! Awesome work !!
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers :)
@nicholasvandermerwe6575
3 жыл бұрын
Seeing that you guys have uploaded a new video, instantly makes my day:):)
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support Nicholas :)
@Briaaanz
3 жыл бұрын
Your film production values keep getting better!
@toamastar
3 жыл бұрын
Great to see an update! I love this project, you do great work and your videos are always well made and entertaining :) Can't wait to see your next ones!
3 жыл бұрын
Oh!, new video from the boss of the game! 🙂🍿
@kayboku7281
3 жыл бұрын
Wow that is truly amazing work! Cant wait to see it fly!
@motoflyte
3 жыл бұрын
Great project !
@fabioferreiragomes
3 жыл бұрын
..........Espetacular
@MuhammadDaudkhanTV100
3 жыл бұрын
Cool working
@michaeljacquesson4278
3 жыл бұрын
Hello George, very happy to see u again (from france). Wonderful job, very professional! When do you think the rocket can flight?
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael. We are targeting the later part of this year. We are limited to when we have access to the club's high power launch site which is only 2-3 times per year.
@joshmyer9
3 жыл бұрын
16:30: software developer confirmed! (I remember seeing some of the classics on your bookshelf years ago, but using Visio to do a mechanical sketch is something only one of us developers would think to do. 🤓)
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
I like my Visio, it does the job well for what we need at times. :)
@kpmmasskarthi
3 жыл бұрын
Guys u r back!
@조재현-e7c
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm an engineer in model rocket team KURBC in Korea. If it's not much trouble, could you let us know what type of disposable roller you are using? We also tried using roller but epoxy was sticking on the roller as we roll it. It might be the viscosity of our epoxy but if not, I think it might be that we are using a different type of roller from yours. Anyway, your videos are absolutely fantastic and very informative for an amateur team like us. Huge appreciation from Korea. Keep up on your work please! Thank you
@조재현-e7c
2 жыл бұрын
Just to be clear, we are not entirely copying your rockets, as we are making a "solid rocket engine built-in" rocket. There weren't much material to study about making a tube-shaped cfrp composite on internet. And then your video showed up using PVC mandrel and we decided to go with that. I hope you are ok with it. 😥
@AirCommandRockets
2 жыл бұрын
@@조재현-e7c Hi, absolutely, that's why we put up our videos so others can hopefully find them useful in their projects. :) You asked about what kind of rollers we are using. These are just basic foam rollers. They do absorb quite a bit of the epoxy but this also helps get you good coverage. This is the one we use: www.bunnings.com.au/uni-pro-85mm-little-ripper-mini-foam-roller-cover-and-frame_p1660164 We have tried other foam rollers with smaller diameters and finer density, but we found those didn't rotate as nicely and tended to slide on the tube.
@조재현-e7c
2 жыл бұрын
@@AirCommandRockets Thank you for your response! I think we'll try foam rollers next time. It seems like we've been using (short-hair) woven rollers which caused the sticking issue. 😅 By the way, we've done an experiment yesterday with the help from your video and the results were incredible! I'd like to thank you for your videos. 😄
@dolphinmodeactivated2152
3 жыл бұрын
I like ur vids. Belgium watching
@vijayanbu8933
3 жыл бұрын
Good morning sir
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Good Morning :)
@morkovija
3 жыл бұрын
Regarding the operation at 5:50 - if the whole purpose of that additional white layer is to provide compression - i've heard some good things about using basic duct tape. The ones with not super strong adhesive
@morkovija
3 жыл бұрын
I see you're already using that method in some of your processes. Nice!
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
No that's peel-ply, it really doesn't do much for compression, but it allows excess epoxy to seep through, so when you remove it after it cures, it removes the excess weight, and leaves a uniform finish.
@morkovija
3 жыл бұрын
@@AirCommandRockets thanks for clarification! Love your stuff, cant wait for testing to see what pressures those tanks stand up to
@websitesthatneedanem
3 жыл бұрын
6:57 - Smartarse! 😆😆😆 👍
@arro_rockets
3 жыл бұрын
20:30, is the ring idea going to be the method you use? I saw examples of other solutions in a previous video, such as hooks on the sustainer that go in holes on the booster section. If the ring idea is the one you go with, how come that was superior to the other ideas?
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
No we haven't decided on the final design for how the booster will be held together at the top, but the ring is still a candidate because we know it works. The master template will allow us to explore the other options as well.
@arro_rockets
3 жыл бұрын
@@AirCommandRockets Awesome, I'll be interested in seeing which design works best :)
@letsgocamping88
3 жыл бұрын
What kind of weight do your rockets weigh in at? Do you think you’re rockets are close to as lean as they can be or do you see areas where you will be looking to shed a few grams in future revisions. Your deployment mechanism for instance went on quite the diet. I suppose there’s always a balance between performance, durability and safety with pressure chamber design.
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Good questions, I think the weights of our high performance rockets are reasonable for DIY at home, but certainly still sub-optimal. I think if you were to produce the same rockets in a professional environment, with the right epoxy, military grade carbon fiber tow, optimally wound to the right angles, vacuum formed and post cured in an autoclave, I bet you could double the performance per weight than what we are getting. That would probably also set you back 5-10x the cost. Yes we always try to balance performance against strength, what tools and materials we have available and cost.
@jab9934
3 жыл бұрын
why are you making carbon fiber tubes for the booster mockup and not just use simple plastic tubes?
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
We did use the PVC tubes for the mockup up until now. We have now started making the actual flight hardware with carbon fiber. Or did you mean the for the master Template? For the master template we want the exact dimensions of the final tubes, these are slightly bigger than the PVC tubes.
@3210hej
3 жыл бұрын
would an option be to replace the peelply with an perforated release film, and then not get the bad surface?, then again, that could lead to to smooth an suface so it might still need sanding for adhesion
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
I think it would be worth exploring, ... anything to reduce the amount of sanding needed. :)
@Da5idc
3 жыл бұрын
Great video as always One question - why wax and baking paper?
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
The wax lets the baking paper slide along it. Because the PVC pipes are not tapered you need all the help you can get to slide the tube off the mandrel.
@Da5idc
3 жыл бұрын
@@AirCommandRockets thanks for the answer - so it's a bit of a belt and braces approach?
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
@@Da5idc Hadn't heard that expression before. (Had to look it up) :) ... The baking paper sticks to the inside of tube probably as effectively as a post-it note. The other side of the baking paper is what slides along the PVC tube. The paper just slides on the wax better than it slides on the bare PVC. We didn't develop this technique. A lot of rocketeers use this.
@tasesq
3 жыл бұрын
Where do you get your composite supplies? (Cloth / sleeves / resin etc?) thank you!
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
All carbon fiber products we buy from Soller Composites in the US. So far the best selection we have found at really good prices, and they provide great service. All fiberglass and resin, we buy locally from a boat builder.
@MrHuggaga
3 жыл бұрын
i'm starting to wonder, at which point there are electronics added for steering and stuff.. ;D
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
Let me check my schedule ..... ahhhh ... Thursday ... :) But seriously, that would be an interesting project to work on. :)
@Da5idc
3 жыл бұрын
Two more questions if I may: Why fibreglass over carbon? When you had to sand, what about a thin layer of resin to smooth the surface? (this isn't to question you, just to learn)
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
The fiberglass cloth we use for the top layer is quite fine so it smooths out the surface nicely. It also protects the carbon fibers underneath it when sanding, Extra resin would be harder to smooth out evenly without dripping, as it is quite runny. We tried something similar in the very early days, where we mixed micro balloons into the epoxy to make it into a paste, and then we applied it to the cured sleeve to fill in any dimples in the sleeve. This was very time consuming and still required a lot of sanding. Adding the thin layer of fiberglass is pretty quick and easy and gives a good result.
@makerbeelab5546
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Would you be so kind to show where did you get your carbon fibre sleeve from? I tried to find one on ebay but was not successful.
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
We buy all our carbon fiber products from here: www.sollercomposites.com/
@alienbeef0421
3 жыл бұрын
Yay
@NitinRana108
3 жыл бұрын
Wow..
@bankbank8477
3 жыл бұрын
In which Thailand has competition Shot at a 45 ° angle Use the wind 40psi Can I get a way from you?
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
I am not sure I quite understand. Are you asking for tips for getting the best performance out of a rocket launched at 45 degree angle and pressurised to 40psi?
@bankbank8477
3 жыл бұрын
@@AirCommandRocketsYes i need advice ( I am using Google Translate😅.)
@AirCommandRockets
3 жыл бұрын
@@bankbank8477 Here is a set of tips for flying higher. If you angle the rocket, it should translate to flying further. www.aircommandrockets.com/flying_higher.htm
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