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[Beeeeeeeeeee]

"Overvolt your servos if that's who you are as a person" Hey man I feel offended. There a 10% tolerance on most electronics for a reason!

[VN_]

This channel is like the greatest rocket documentary ever

[dmacpher]

Now the tough choices - aquafina or dasani water tower for acoustic suppression

[Ratkill]

2:20
As much as I love designing all my projects myself, when you find a cooperative someone with a legit idea that you can really use, MAN does that save time and materials. Its a great feel

[Ameliaross]

This is so cool I can’t wait to see it launch and then land. Best of luck

[christopherpardell]

You have 4 motors actuating four clamps- they are never gonna all release at the exact same moment- you also have 4 times the chance for a clamp delay or motor failure.
I suggest you actuate the red clamp props all simultaneously by making a RING with a crown gear run by a single pinion geared motor so that 4 pins protruding inside the ring all strike the red props at the exact same moment. Alternatively, you could make the Ring Spring loaded so that it is counter wound 80 degrees, just shy of the next clamp over, to a single catch that when released would release the sprung ring to accelerate thru 80 degrees to strike all four clamp props simultaneously and with enough momentum to overcome any amount of upforce on the clamps.
Either way- a large ring with cam pins, spinning outboard of the four clamp mechanisms offers a sure fire way to be certain that all four clamps are struck and released exactly at the same moment.

[Ben-udqg]

8:55 "I said that a landing test would come back in August, and as with any good rocket project, it is delayed."

Truer words have never been spoken

[lowcountryplanespotter]

5 years later: so in a few weeks we will attempt our first orbital launch

[bob]

Not a rocket scientist but shouldn't the firey bits go __into__ the flame trench 🤔

[DarkAeroInc]

This in-depth on the launch pad is great! I think it helps give everyone a greater appreciation for the details and thought that need to go into ALL the aspects of a project like this, not just the complexities and challenges of the rocket itself. Keep up the good work and videos!

[azerwhite]

Mentions legos:
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[AR-cefj]

I never skip the YouTube advertisement in this channel....to support BPS ❤️

[guillaumehumbert]

missed these High Quality videos; good to see you back. Can't wait to see your first launch and landing attempt

[Jaxo]

I’m so hype for this up coming project best of luck to you. Happy to see another video❤️

[markh]

"Black powder motors will light when you look at them the wrong way" LOL

[winstonsmith]

Hold-down - two rods of simple solenoids, 180 degrees (or 120 degrees for three) from each other, inserted into 3D printed fuselage attachments with holes for the rods. Solenoid rods pull back into 3D printed enclosure with rods held back until rocket exhaust is no longer a factor. The end of the rods are protected from corrosion by lacquer coating and/or a thin disc of something non-corrosive epoxied to the end of each rod.

[peter.smith]

Great! About the release mechanics, think again: Use a ring with three release points, activated by one servo only. Less is more and also more simultaneous and 3 point is more stable than 4. Cheers.

[m_disulphide]

love the lego vibe!
black powder rockets also have a much more interesting exhaust plume, so excited to see them flying!

[NicholasRehm]

Interested to see how you’re throttling the solid motors!

P.s. Those of you who want a simple flight controller for all your various projects, I just released my code over on my channel :)

[jadennelson]

Looks cool and is cool and how did you get throttle control