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2004, FlisKits, Inc., All rights reserved
Triskelion Instruction Sheet: FK-INS-SP010 Rev: B
your model to look exactly like the picture on the cover of your
kit!
Refer to the following
Flight Preparation
section for all you will
need to know about getting your
Triskelion
on the launch pad
and into the air!
Triskelion Flight Preparation!
1.
Holding the center of
the parachute and the
end of the shroud
lines, draw the
parachute into a spike
as shown in
Figure A.
2.
Fold the parachute
over to make a thinner
spike as shown in
Figure B.
FIGURE A
FIGURE B
1.
Fold this spike in half then roll it up as shown in
Figure C.
Loosely wrap 2-3 wraps of the shroud lines around the
parachute.
FIGURE C
2.
Referring to
Figure D,
take 2-3 squares of flameproof
recovery wadding, crumple up lightly and push into body
tube from the nose cone end
.
The wadding should fill the
tube about 1½ to 2 times the body tube diameter.
NOTE:
Do
NOT
use tissue! The ejection gasses from the model
rocket motor are
HOT
and will ignite tissue. After inserting
the wadding, slide the rolled up parachute into the body,
then gather up the shroud lines and shock cord and push
these into the body tube and place the nose cone back
onto the model.
FIGURE D
3. Select a recommend model rocket motor (per kit
instructions) and install it into the bottom of your model
rocket as follows and as shown in
Figure E:
a. Insert the motor into the motor tube with the nozzle
facing the rear or bottom of your rocket.
b. Push the motor into the tube until it stops and the
engine hook engages and holds the motor in place
FIGURE E
4. Install the igniter per the manufacturers instructions. Many
motors sold today include an “igniter plug”, used to hold
the igniter in place. It is highly recommended that you use
this plug per instructions as they result in the highest
reliability. If, however, you do not have such a plug, you
can refer to
Figure F and G
, and the steps below for a
very reliable alternate method:
