Big_Red_Daddy
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I haven't seen a build log for the AMW 5.5" White Wolf so here is mine. The kit is made by LOC Precision and was drop shipped by them after I ordered from AMW for Black Friday 2017.
From AMW website:
This high-performance 5.5in White Wolf is designed to use motors upto 54mm.
Kit comes complete with: Nose cone, Airframe, Laser cut Plywood fins, Centering rings, Shock cord, Parachute.
This baby howls like a wolf on launch
The motor size is incorrect. It's 75mm which is listed in the specs below and in the motor tube actually in the kit.
More from AMW website:
Features:
Pre-Slotted sturdy cardboard Airframe
Plywood Fins and Centering Rings
Injection Molded plastic Nose Cone
Parachute, cord
Specifications:
Length: 85.5"
Diameter 5.5"
Weight: 36oz
Motor Mount: 75mm x 34"
Fins: 6 plywood
Includes:
42" Slotted Booster
20" Payload
5.5 Long nosecone
25' Tubular Nylon
60" Parachute
3" x 34" MMT
Coupler
3 x 3/8" CR's
Bulkhead
1515 Rail Buttons
I am building this for my level 2 certification. I plan on flying it on a 54mm motor with an adapter. I built the model in RockSim and posted it to RocketReviews. It sims to 5000' on a 54mm K550W. Strangely, on a 75mm K560W, it sims to 7000'. Shouldn't they be much closer? Anyway, I think this will provide a nice level 2 certification and dual deployment opportunity.
I believe this kit is very similar in size/components/quality to the new LOC 5.5" Phoenix, although it is a bit of a budget kit with just the basics, no electronics bay or LOC nose weight system. Not bad for $200.
It did not come with the electronics bay but I purchased it separately from LOC. The kit came with a coupler tube and bulkhead.
This build will hopefully take me less than a month as I intend to fly it on April 7. I heard that Don Ball has built one of these but I haven't seen a build log or flight.
Here's a picture of the dry fit, next to the 3" LOC Precision HyperLOC 300 which is about 5' tall (watch for a build on this one soon too).
Up next: components from the kit.
From AMW website:
This high-performance 5.5in White Wolf is designed to use motors upto 54mm.
Kit comes complete with: Nose cone, Airframe, Laser cut Plywood fins, Centering rings, Shock cord, Parachute.
This baby howls like a wolf on launch
The motor size is incorrect. It's 75mm which is listed in the specs below and in the motor tube actually in the kit.
More from AMW website:
Features:
Pre-Slotted sturdy cardboard Airframe
Plywood Fins and Centering Rings
Injection Molded plastic Nose Cone
Parachute, cord
Specifications:
Length: 85.5"
Diameter 5.5"
Weight: 36oz
Motor Mount: 75mm x 34"
Fins: 6 plywood
Includes:
42" Slotted Booster
20" Payload
5.5 Long nosecone
25' Tubular Nylon
60" Parachute
3" x 34" MMT
Coupler
3 x 3/8" CR's
Bulkhead
1515 Rail Buttons
I am building this for my level 2 certification. I plan on flying it on a 54mm motor with an adapter. I built the model in RockSim and posted it to RocketReviews. It sims to 5000' on a 54mm K550W. Strangely, on a 75mm K560W, it sims to 7000'. Shouldn't they be much closer? Anyway, I think this will provide a nice level 2 certification and dual deployment opportunity.
I believe this kit is very similar in size/components/quality to the new LOC 5.5" Phoenix, although it is a bit of a budget kit with just the basics, no electronics bay or LOC nose weight system. Not bad for $200.
It did not come with the electronics bay but I purchased it separately from LOC. The kit came with a coupler tube and bulkhead.
This build will hopefully take me less than a month as I intend to fly it on April 7. I heard that Don Ball has built one of these but I haven't seen a build log or flight.
Here's a picture of the dry fit, next to the 3" LOC Precision HyperLOC 300 which is about 5' tall (watch for a build on this one soon too).
Up next: components from the kit.