Fireworks+plane

[ilovemetro]

So im flying a demo for a club this weekend, and i thought since its a holiday weekend kind of deal i'd try adding a little something to my flight. Im going to the fireworks store to buy a few of those huge smoke bombs, that are in a probably 1 inch wide cylinder about 6 inches tall, and stick it on the wingtips and light them before flight. any ideas on how to hold this to the plane? will it work well? any input would be nice

[3ddd]

maybe stickon velcro

[ilovemetro]

thats a good idea, i dont know how well it would work though

[3dubya]

it wont the glue on the velcro will melt, the fireworks chamber is on fire remember..

[ShortBus]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 3dubya
	it wont the glue on the velcro will melt, the fireworks chamber is on fire remember..

I'd tie it to a string and put a little eye hook in the wingtip.

[50%plane]

duct tape it. That's what another FG member did, but he did it to the landing gear. Makes pretty good smoke.

For the wingtip, I'd probably use some aluminum inbetween the wing and smoke bomb.

50%

[ilovemetro]

Landing gear, i like that idea. i may do that. or maybe 2 on the landing gear 2 on the wingtips.

[Greyhoundman]

I would try the landing gear as the mount, because those smoke bombs get pretty hot

[rede2fly]

awh man just go for it and open the canopy throw it in and take off. should look great. take pics dude

[Edge540T_Flyer]

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFT71&P=7

[Judge]

I hate to be the resident jerk, but if your club is an AMA club, this is outside the Safety Code:

General Section - #8:

8. I will not operate model aircraft carrying pyrotechnic devices which explode or burn, or any device, which propels a projectile of any kind.
Exceptions include Free Flight fuses or devices that burn producing smoke and are securely attached to the model aircraft during flight. Rocket
motors up to a G-series size may be used, provided they remain firmly attached to the model aircraft during flight. Model rockets may be flown in
accordance with the National Model Rocketry Safety Code; however, they may not be launched from model aircraft. Officially designated AMAAir
Show Teams (AST) are authorized to use devices and practices as defined within the Air Show Advisory Committee Document.
or any device, which s

[Stainless Skills]

I have shot fireworks of my 30% yak countless times. Roman Candles, Smoke bombs, I even duct taped some PVC pipes to the wingtips and shot bottle rockets out of them.

All this is super fun and very easy but you have to remember that just about every firework has a place on it that is well... on fire. No wonder they are so appropriately named.

If you are going to do smoke bombs they will work great no matter how you mount them. But some (some) can get very hot around the center. I laid down a couple pieces of duct tape over the top of my covering and then put the smoke bombs on top of that. Some kind of metal would be good but that conducts heat well.

Oh and smoke bombs shoot fire out of the nozzle where the smoke comes out. You can stick a match next to the smoke outlet and it will catch fire and the smoke is very very hot up to a couple feet away from the nozzle so if you stick it on your landing gear you are going to melt the tail of the airplane.

Hope it works well.