the UNLTIMATE staging mechanisms topic

[Jelo]

after making my topic on fins, im making one on staging mechanisms, something other people have problems with. please describe your staging mechanisms!
also, feel free to comment on other people's mechanisms and suggest ideas.

[Jelo]

for those of you that like boosters, coz we can all admit they make your rocket look cool, this page is for you!

[Jelo]

so much usefull information on air command's website, here is a complex staging mechanism they made:
[youtube][/youtube]
as me any questions if you do not understand how it works

[rockets-in-brighton]

so much usefull information on air command's website, here is a complex staging mechanism they made:
[youtube][/youtube]
as me any questions if you do not understand how it works

Erm. Woudn't it make more sense to ask George? No offense, but he probably knows how it works.

[air.command]

Erm. Woudn't it make more sense to ask George? No offense, but he probably knows how it works.

Thanks Steve, ... yup always happy to answer questions.

[Jelo]

well im not gonna impose it to him while i can answer questions myself but since hes said he would feel free

[Jelo]

i made up a simple system that uses G forces at launch to make the bottles seperate, very easy but only suitable for rockets creating a lot of g-force at launch, heres a picture:
its basicaly just a 22mm launcher instaled on the rocket, with the force of acceleration the large pvc ring holding the tie cables together falls down, by the time this happens, the booster has already blasted very high in the sky, and it better to have some momentum when the second stage launches for the rocket to launch horisontaly. for more info on the launcher look at this post: http://www.wra2.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=808

[rockets-in-brighton]

i made up a simple system that uses G forces at launch to make the bottles seperate, very easy but only suitable for rockets creating a lot of g-force at launch, heres a picture:
its basicaly just a 22mm launcher instaled on the rocket, with the force of acceleration the large pvc ring holding the tie cables together falls down, by the time this happens, the booster has already blasted very high in the sky, and it better to have some momentum when the second stage launches for the rocket to launch horisontaly. for more info on the launcher look at this post: http://www.wra2.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=808

Also needs something to act as a weak spring to stop the large ring from dropping prematurely during pressurisation.

[Jelo]

yep but if the spring is too tight it might not go down

[Jelo]

yep but if the spring is too tight it might not go down

[rockets-in-brighton]

yep but if the spring is too tight it might not go down

Tricky, isn't it?

[Jelo]

i think all you should put is something to block the ring up while pressurising and take it off just before launch