Saturday, August 31, 2019

Estes Gryphon #7280 Build, Part 10, Streamer and Controller Wire Standoff





The streamer attachment is easy enough.
A few inches down from the nose cone base, the streamer is taped to the shock cord.






TIP: The launch controller wire stand off should be dry assembled first before using glue. It took me two tries to get the right assembly order and the pieces lined up before gluing.




The long dowel sticks out the bottom balsa piece at an angle. It's not necessary to do this but I cut off the overhang.





The bottom lug and dowel ends were sanded flush after the glue dried.

We've all had boost gliders get hung up on the launcher, where the micro clips catch up on the elevon or rudder. With the controller wires tied at the top of the dowel, the clips are far off to the side as the rocket is launched. Follow the instructions for it's use and positioning on the launcher.

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