|
Giant Leap's new 48" long couplers in 3" and 3.9" diameter |
|
|
|
|
|
News Release by Giant Leap Rocketry
|
|
Friday, April 04, 2008 |
|
 BATON ROUGE, Louisiana USA — Giant Leap Rocketry, Inc. now has 48” long couplers in 3” and 3.9” diameter tubing. This replaces the prior 36.5” lengths of coupler.
According to Ed at Giant Leap: “This was done for two reasons. First, longer couplers come in handy for avionics bays, reinforcing fin areas and so on. Second, the experimental, home-brew group, using the long couplers for casting motors.” These are now available on the Giant Leap website at: http://www.giantleaprocketry.com
04-04-2008 10:49 PM
#1
|
|
Level 3
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 25
|
Re: Giant Leap Rocketry’s new 48” long couplers in 3” and 3.9” diameter
 They also make great mandrels for making your own composite tubes. |
 |
|
|
04-09-2008 11:55 AM
#2
|
|
Level Two
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 16
|
Re: Giant Leap Rocketry’s new 48” long couplers in 3” and 3.9” diameter
A mandrel was my first thought as well. It is certainly a lot cheaper than trying to find an aluminum or stainless tube of the same dimensions.
|
|
|
|
|
04-09-2008 01:39 PM
#3
|
|
Certified Level One
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 11
|
Re: Giant Leap Rocketry’s new 48” long couplers in 3” and 3.9” diameter
Which, to my understanding, is why full length couplers aren't all that common...
|
|
|
|
Registered users can add comments and discuss this article. To participate, please login or register. |
