GRAPHITE NOZZLE

AKA: Shipping Delays Cause Minor Design Change The single-use design of Aerotech nozzles may be cost-effective to include in a kit, but when ordering from RCS, the availability of a particular nozzle needed for the motor case may not be available due to shortages or other delays related to their business. Going with the original […]

Fill Adapter

The fill adapter for the tanks can be made from off the shelf components. The fill hose can be obtained from Holley which is one of the listed suppliers in the data pack. There are two types, and the only difference is the color on the fitting, blue or red. The red is supposed to […]

Ball valve Option

While awaiting the additional parts for the forward closure I was reviewing some of the Tripoli Facebook comments and one user mentioned a ball valve option. I looked into it and it is possible but the hardest part is acquiring the tank adapter, which I found. I was able to get a 5/8-18 UNF thread […]

Injector Plates

Perhaps one of the most critical parts of the forward bulkhead assy has been made and is in the mail. Thanks to a highly skilled teacher from Oregon, he was able to make me six of each of the 98 and 54mm injector plates from my son’s Fusion 360 drawings and STL’s. The rest of […]