On TRF, DMKeifer posted this illustration from the old Centuri Mercury Redstone instructions. I'm posting it here because I can't pull up the Centuri instructions on the JimZ website.
It was about time I tied a 12" Odd'l chute to the capsule.
There are two reasons for using this tie.
1. If the tower comes loose, it stays with the capsule. Yes, the tower can pop off on a hard landing.
2. The capsule base hits the ground first lessening the chance of tower damage.
When tied with these lengths of line the capsule will hang at a sharper angle.
NOTE: The aerodynamic spike is not in the illustration. Centuri recommended that it come off for flight and be inserted for display.
Using the Internet Archive ( http://archive.org/ ), you should be able to access the instruction at the following URL:
ReplyDeletehttps://web.archive.org/web/20100809135903/http://www.spacemodeling.org/JimZ/ks-1.htm
Thanks Naoto!
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