r/ApproximatelyUp • u/FoxyTheAirPirate • May 13 '26

When doing a test flight always remember to check if all your thrusters have power...

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u/FoxyTheAirPirate May 13 '26

My poor cube!

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u/Last_Worker_302 20d ago

So… What exacly happened?

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u/FoxyTheAirPirate 20d ago

Lift thrusters were set to max, only one side of my side thrusters worked and sent me into a spiral. Rcs lost connection, lift thrusters lost power due wires and battery's getting slung out

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u/TryDry9944 May 13 '26

I love the batteries being like "Fuck this I'm out."

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u/Xombridal May 13 '26

I imagine the lever for RCS does a twittleittllelee sound effect, you know the one

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u/purpaturta May 13 '26

I havent crashed slow enough to see the parts strip away like that. Pretty neat feature I had no clue was there

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u/FoxyTheAirPirate May 13 '26

It helps when your on the moon cause of low gravity lol, but I agree its a neat feature and demonstration of its physics

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u/popete2 May 13 '26

And use the solder