Thought I would post a picture of the fin set completed and on the airframe.
Thanks again everyone for the help.
Terry
Looks awesome Terry. When is or was it’s first flight?
Looks great, well done.
Is the construction as you had planned, and within weight limits? Or did you make adjustments on the fly which brought improvements?
for the WIN!!!
Those look sweet!!!
Nice job! Keep up the good work!
Thanks guys .
Once I got one infusion to work correctly I just kept knocking them off. There were four fins , so there were 8 different infusions I had to do. This project gave me some good pratice.
The rocket came out pretty much as planned other than were I tried to experiment with the checkerboard pattern carbon.
It will be a while before this fly’s.I still have to build the sustainer and save up some cash. Im thinking sometime in 2012.
Since you guys are doing such a great job of patting me on the back I might as well post a couple more pics.
Seriously, thanks again everyone for helping.
And Canyon , Herman, the photography advise paid off too.
Very well done. What altitudes can you expect from such rockets?
If I can ask how much does a motor for a rocket this size cost? By the way I love your plastic wrap trick for keeping your fabric clean.
Well done mate! I found out my wife’s co-worker’s husband is into high-power rocketry, so I might ask you some stuff later. I love the melding in the second pic!
Sorry , haven’t checked back in a while.
I’m hoping to reach the waiver at Blackrock (100,000ft). I haven’t got to the point where I can do any accurate simulations yet. Ill have a better idea how high it will go once I can run these sims.
Motors this size can run over $1,000 each. And it holds four motors in the booster. The sustainer will hold one motor. But I plan to use a homemade brew propellant which should be a fraction of the cost.
Terry
100.000 ft, that is 33 km, or some 20 miles???
That is more than I expected… If you do that over here, you have a problem. Too crowded airspace. How to get the unit back? I guess it can easily land miles away from where you started.
People come from all over the world to fly at the Blackrock Desert.
Its a dried up Lake bed that is about 70miles x 70 miles of wide open flat space.
I have to take a 3000 mile trip to get there. Ive only been there once but hope to get back for 2112 launch.
The rocket has a GPs unit in it. When it lands I take the last coordinate and plug it in my car GPS. Just drive right to it.
I found your next project tbone! The X-51 Waverider
That things scary looking.
Terry