AZ_Ron
Well-Known Member
Here's a couple of pics of the 9.25" Super Daddy (3X Upscale Big Daddy) I built about 2 years ago...
I don't have the other construction photos anymore unfortunately...lost the hard drive they were on.
The airframe is a 30" long piece of Maximum Thrust Tubing, that was painted with Epoxy to stiffen it up. It was not 'glassed.
The Fins are 3/8" Baltic Birch, with a layer of 5.7oz Carbon Fiber.
Nosecone is a Maximum Thrust unit borrowed from Mark Clark original ThunderBall Bowling Ball rocket.
Motor Mount is a central true 4" mount, with 4-38mm outboards.
This was slated to fly on a Homebrewed 'N' motor at Balls last year, but that didn't happen...for a few reasons!
The Electronics bay is located between the top and 2nd Centering rings...the top centering ring is removeable, and the electronics, Skyward Electronics Altimeter, and a Missile Works PET for the outboards are mounted to .125" G10, and slid into slots machined in 1/2" pieces of Oak. The Oak pieces also serve as the support and mounting posts for the top Centering ring (Wish like hell I still had those pics!!)
For the first/only flight, I made a 4" to 3" adapter, and used a 3" 'M' motor I had made... Unfortunately for me, I made a miscalculation on the Nozzle throat, and the motor over pressurized and blew the nozzle. The fins, electronics, chutes were all fine, the airframe needs to be replaced, and a new MMT has already been made. A new Nosecone was made up by Bob Heninger, who made the 16" cone for the Gila Monster.
She'll fly again....just waiting for it to cool down... 110 in the garage right now...Oh, by the way, I think I set a LOW altitude record for an 'M'....the Altimeter was beeping out 136ft...
Here's the pic of her on the rail... I'm the BIG guy on the left...
check the next message for a most spectacular pic of the cato!
I don't have the other construction photos anymore unfortunately...lost the hard drive they were on.
The airframe is a 30" long piece of Maximum Thrust Tubing, that was painted with Epoxy to stiffen it up. It was not 'glassed.
The Fins are 3/8" Baltic Birch, with a layer of 5.7oz Carbon Fiber.
Nosecone is a Maximum Thrust unit borrowed from Mark Clark original ThunderBall Bowling Ball rocket.
Motor Mount is a central true 4" mount, with 4-38mm outboards.
This was slated to fly on a Homebrewed 'N' motor at Balls last year, but that didn't happen...for a few reasons!
The Electronics bay is located between the top and 2nd Centering rings...the top centering ring is removeable, and the electronics, Skyward Electronics Altimeter, and a Missile Works PET for the outboards are mounted to .125" G10, and slid into slots machined in 1/2" pieces of Oak. The Oak pieces also serve as the support and mounting posts for the top Centering ring (Wish like hell I still had those pics!!)
For the first/only flight, I made a 4" to 3" adapter, and used a 3" 'M' motor I had made... Unfortunately for me, I made a miscalculation on the Nozzle throat, and the motor over pressurized and blew the nozzle. The fins, electronics, chutes were all fine, the airframe needs to be replaced, and a new MMT has already been made. A new Nosecone was made up by Bob Heninger, who made the 16" cone for the Gila Monster.
She'll fly again....just waiting for it to cool down... 110 in the garage right now...Oh, by the way, I think I set a LOW altitude record for an 'M'....the Altimeter was beeping out 136ft...
Here's the pic of her on the rail... I'm the BIG guy on the left...
check the next message for a most spectacular pic of the cato!
Sorry about the CATO, glad he'll fly again!
