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I like the LOC Mini-Magg. Maybe it's the fact that it looks a bit like the Genie missile. I dunno. What if we stack two on top of each other, sort of?
This was the inspiration for my first two-stage HPR attempt. (Give a guy his L2 and he gets visions of grandeur!)
I'm building it for the occasion of my youngest brother's safe return from his first deployment with the Navy. I plan to test it at the SEARS launch in Samson, AL this weekend, and with any luck he'll get to watch it fly in his honor at the ROSCO launch on 5/20. Maybe I can even persuade Chuck to let Sam Hill (yes, that's really his name) push the launch button.
This is an appropriate one to build for him 'cause it's short and squat, er I mean stout, like Sam
Here is the design, in Navy colors of course:
You'll notice a few differences from the stock design. First, I lengthened it by 10". I agonized over this, but it's the right thing to do and cuts down on the amount of nose weight needed. Second, it's two-stage with a 54mm booster and a 38mm sustainer.
Several things came together recently to make this project happen. I already had the nose which I bought off Ken with Performance Hobbies at a ROSCO launch last fall.
Then, I came into a case of OOP 5.38x42" tubes via eBay. I refuse to pay the retail price for these from LOC. Perfect, since I'm not following the exact Mini-Magg proportions anyway.
Lastly, I drove to Colorado Springs to visit my MIL and other family members. While there I hit up Jesse Ulibarri (ModelRocketGuy.com) and Apogee for the MMTs, CRs, and honking J760 and J94 motors to put in this puppy.
Jesse is great. Work with him anytime you can! It was nice supporting him and saving shipping all at the same time.
Up next: build pix!
This was the inspiration for my first two-stage HPR attempt. (Give a guy his L2 and he gets visions of grandeur!)
I'm building it for the occasion of my youngest brother's safe return from his first deployment with the Navy. I plan to test it at the SEARS launch in Samson, AL this weekend, and with any luck he'll get to watch it fly in his honor at the ROSCO launch on 5/20. Maybe I can even persuade Chuck to let Sam Hill (yes, that's really his name) push the launch button.
This is an appropriate one to build for him 'cause it's short and squat, er I mean stout, like Sam
Here is the design, in Navy colors of course:
You'll notice a few differences from the stock design. First, I lengthened it by 10". I agonized over this, but it's the right thing to do and cuts down on the amount of nose weight needed. Second, it's two-stage with a 54mm booster and a 38mm sustainer.
Several things came together recently to make this project happen. I already had the nose which I bought off Ken with Performance Hobbies at a ROSCO launch last fall.
Then, I came into a case of OOP 5.38x42" tubes via eBay. I refuse to pay the retail price for these from LOC. Perfect, since I'm not following the exact Mini-Magg proportions anyway.
Lastly, I drove to Colorado Springs to visit my MIL and other family members. While there I hit up Jesse Ulibarri (ModelRocketGuy.com) and Apogee for the MMTs, CRs, and honking J760 and J94 motors to put in this puppy.
Jesse is great. Work with him anytime you can! It was nice supporting him and saving shipping all at the same time.
Up next: build pix!
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