moof Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 I was looking through Pyrobin.com for a document when I came upon this picture: http://pyrobin.com/files/picture%20002_5.jpg It looks like to me that the guy fused the comets to start burning first then quick matched the comets to ignite the rocket. What is the effect gained by this attachment? Is there some sort of super tail achieved? Also, will this actually work and will the rockets fly straight? This is a picture al9335 posted once: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v242/al9...urrent=pic1.jpg Is this an alternate method of attaching a comet to a rocket? Thanks
superman1451 Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 I think adding the comet gives a broader range of effects then just adding metals or delays to the rocket itself.Heres an example:http://www.skylighter.com/skylighter_info_...sp?Item=137#art It should work and fly straight as long as the rocket has enough power to lift it
al93535 Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 That was a titanium whistle added to the side of the rocket. The comet will simply add a fuller tail that can achieve many more effects then the delay composition can create. Yes it will work. Always test the rocket first with full weight expected. As long as it gets going fast enough it will fly straight... Lots of cool stuff can be created this way, crackling rockets, strobes, huge tails...
moof Posted February 1, 2009 Author Posted February 1, 2009 Thanks for your replies. It seems that there were more ways to give affects to rockets than I thought. Would it be better to first ignite the attached devise or the rocket ?
Seymour Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 With good quickmatch it will not matter either way. It depends on the effect you want. If you want your rocket to have a green flare on it, and you want that green flare to burn on the ground for a period of time before screaming into the sky, then you would light the green flare first, and you would have a simple mechanism to have the rocket light after the flare has burned for a period of time. For other effects, different set ups would be used. I advise not lighting one then the other on separate fuses.
Brakkie Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=AHbjE81O1ho Anyone ever tried this? It could be quit hilarious because everyone would think........ Ahhhhhh! Nice fountain!
TheSidewinder Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 Hey, those are neat! I've never seen them here in the States, but would buy them in a heartbeat.
FrankRizzo Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 LOL...Psyco_1322 Made something similar at the PGI convention last year. Didn't exactly work the way it was intended to, but was still a neat effect. I'm sure they'll be perfected by this summer though.
psyco_1322 Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) Me? I don't make fireworks, I don't know what your taking about Ya there was a dozen or so roman candles on top of a 3lb nozzle-less bp rocket. I had like TWO fuse failures on that rocket. First the main fuse lit up the candles, that worked then it lit a piece of fast visco that lead down to the motor. Well I used up some green shell leaders and had to tye two together, which I have never had fail on me, but this time it did. So the roman candles burn up and the rocket just sets there looking stupid. Ok, so I grab the torch, break the chunk o' candle off the top and light the remaining fuse. Some how, this crazy burning fuse fails to light a chunk of raw exposed black powder. Gay. After fusing the rocket with some normal visco again, it finally flew. Come to find out the extra mineral oil I put in, to slow the fuel down to fix some catos I was having, made for quite the weak engine. Its delay, with no payload, coasted over and headed for the ground. EEk! Good thing it failed on me. Lesson learned: Mineral oil sucks for bp rockets. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n3/psyco_1322/PGI%202008/S4024296.jpg http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n3/psyco_1322/PGI%202008/th_S4024313.jpg Edited February 11, 2009 by psyco_1322
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