Redcat Racing Tornado BB Rocket Car
04-15-2008, 03:44 PM
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Redcat Racing Tornado BB Rocket Car
Well this all started as just a crazy idea and with the help of some good friends we made it happen. We built a very functional rocket assist pack for a Tornado BB and so far we have had nothing but successful launches.
We started with building the rocket tube out of stainless steel and came up with a very simple mounting system. We proceeded to do a few test runs by using a normal rocket igniter pack and just letting the wires drag behind the car. We quickly realized that it was a big hassle to time the rocket ignition with this method. After a bit of brainstorming we came up with the concept of an on board ignition system for it. The ignition system is comprised of a 9 volt power source and a micro pressure switch that is activated when the throttle servo hits full throttle. It also features an on/off switch so the rocket can be hooked up without the system being "hot".
A special thanks to Darin for helping with the project.
I had a lot of fun putting this project together and I hope you guys enjoy![sm=biggrin.gif]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_7ckJ6ffYM&fmt=6
We started with building the rocket tube out of stainless steel and came up with a very simple mounting system. We proceeded to do a few test runs by using a normal rocket igniter pack and just letting the wires drag behind the car. We quickly realized that it was a big hassle to time the rocket ignition with this method. After a bit of brainstorming we came up with the concept of an on board ignition system for it. The ignition system is comprised of a 9 volt power source and a micro pressure switch that is activated when the throttle servo hits full throttle. It also features an on/off switch so the rocket can be hooked up without the system being "hot".
A special thanks to Darin for helping with the project.
I had a lot of fun putting this project together and I hope you guys enjoy![sm=biggrin.gif]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_7ckJ6ffYM&fmt=6
04-15-2008, 04:37 PM
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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado BB Rocket Car
OMG! thats fricken great on too many levels! now all you need to do is hit a good jump!
Seriously though many props on this!
-Wayne
Seriously though many props on this!
-Wayne
04-15-2008, 04:43 PM
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Awesome, totally freaking awesome. My favorite is the sound during the on board camera scene at night. What happened to the buggy tire tread? 
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04-15-2008, 06:06 PM
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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado BB Rocket Car
OMG...............someone needs to radar a stock buggie and then the Rocket add on.................that was wild.
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04-15-2008, 06:24 PM
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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado BB Rocket Car
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What happened to the buggy tire tread?
Darin
What happened to the buggy tire tread?
Darin
Thanks for the comments guys!!
-Derek
04-17-2008, 12:43 PM
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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado BB Rocket Car
We were using C67 rockets for this video. It was the largest rocket we could fit between the shock tower.[)]
-Derek
-Derek
