Scale Phoenix for Level 1

This weekend I was able to spend some time in the workshop (currently I'm in the army...) and slotted the tube shown below. The fins and stuff were made earlier. Btw, the tube is not a regular spiralled phenolic, but so-called "Pertinax", which is also used for electronics boards.

Shown is a dryfit of the lower section (the nosecone is not done yet) of a scale AGM-54 Phoenix. Diameter 102 mm (4.0 in), length including nosecone 1.07 m (42.1 in), weight is about 1 kg (2.2 lbs). For comparison a C6-3 engine is shown in the pictures. The motor mount is 38 mm, but the Phoenix will mostly fly on 29 mm G and H motors.

<img src="https://www.shuttle-endeavour.de/webimg/phoenix%20im%20bau.jpg" width="619" height="600">

I will certify level 1 in March at ALRS either on my PML Phobos or on this rocket (or a Mini BBX, if I get it done in time).

Oliver

Very cool looking rocket!

Very nice! Gotta love the Phoenix...

Regarding the Poll: I did L1 on a kit and did L2 "in style" on a scratch build. I'm much more proud of the L2 certification; but not because of the higher impulse. I still fly far more L1 motors than J+.

I'd go with your Phoenix for L1 if it was me - that thing will fly very nicely (and probably to a modest altitdue) on an H with motor ejection for sure. It'll have more personal meaning for you.

Whoah, that thread is _old_. I certified on the Phobos, but it was lost in very cold weather in Switzerland due to a weak ejection charge in 2002 or 2003. Even though it hit 1.5 m of snow I wasn't even able to recover the nosecone. Only the fins and the parachute made it through.

The Phoenix flew again this summer (after a 3 year hiatus due to studying in France) and kicked the casing. I redid the aft centering ring for better retention after a big hassle of getting the old one out, today I realized my t-nuts look the wrong way. DOH! (see that thread on getting rusty on building techniques...) All over again -- at least I'll be able to use my new circle cutter... The epoxy-covered balsa nosecone will get a layer of glass and the fins need better fillets. Then I'm ready to maybe get a decent finish onto that rocket.

Apart from that I'm working on a 3-stager (G80+E30+D12).

Oliver