Anybody have problems with launchers with reserve air...

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Anybody have problems with launchers with reserve air...

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creating unstable launches?

I was launching a 2 liter with an air tank hooked up to the launcher, and it seemed like the launcher reserve tank volume was kicking the rocket into a spin after it cleared the launch tube.
Did not see the same effect with an FTC..........yet.


Each time we removed the tank and resumed normal operation, the launches were fine.

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Re: Anybody have problems with launchers with reserve air...

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Nick B wrote:creating unstable launches?

I was launching a 2 liter with an air tank hooked up to the launcher, and it seemed like the launcher reserve tank volume was kicking the rocket into a spin after it cleared the launch tube.
Did not see the same effect with an FTC..........yet.


Each time we removed the tank and resumed normal operation, the launches were fine.

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Sorry, we can't help you. We've never had reason to experiment with reserves. If your results are typical, then it is a good thing we never used them. We have a very narrow range of launch angles that we can fly, otherwise we land in trees.
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