nice, what is the top diameter (the Herc end)? I have dwgs of the Nike M5 motor. I don't have a 3D printer but would like to attempt to model in Solidworks, and will put stl files out for those interested...I have photos from the Ft Sill Museum.
Maybe contact this guy?I have a challenge for someone with a 3D printer . How about the transition for the Nike Hercules. Make it around 2" or even better 3" Nike Booster tubes. I have a print but don't have the time or 3D design software.
If you could get a better resolution image, I could whip up a model pretty easily.
25.376" at the top
Give this a few minutes to sync - Herc.zip
There's a Peter Alway dwg in there that has mismatched dimensions but, since he cites the other sketches, that's what I'd go with...
Looks like that's all I need. It will be tonight's project, Project Momaday (my project names are selected from a random list; I have no idea what "Momaday" means).25.376" at the top
Give this a few minutes to sync - Herc.zip
Here is what I got so far, I don't think I have the weld lines on the Nike motors oriented correctly as the holes in the top of the motor don't line up ... I will look at it some more tonight when I get home. Also, I "shelled" the transition out to be hollow like the real thing, but for modeling purposes, you might want it solid.
I'll upload the file to my website.Ready to buy when available
Don't forget about the diamond airfoil booster fins... We'll need some nice prints of these as well... or am I getting ahead of the program(?)
Nice work with the solid modeling, the transition is looking great!
Momaday - Nike-Hercules Actual Brent (13.64%)
in cm in cm Vendor
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Booster diamater (OD) 16.57 42.09 2.26 5.74 LOC
Booster diamater (ID) - - 2.14 5.44 LOC
Top of transition diameter 33.00 83.82 4.50 11.43
Top of bevel diameter 25.38 64.46 3.46 8.79
Transition height 27.38 69.53 3.73 9.48
Bevel height 5.81 14.76 0.79 2.01
Booster interface height 5.28 13.41 0.72 1.83
Length of booster and nozzle 130.47 331.39 17.79 45.20
Length of fairing (from bottom) 27.98 71.06 3.82 9.69
Length of boat tail transition 51.63 131.13 7.04 17.88
Length of sustainer (to point) 299.13 759.78 40.80 103.63
Sustainer diameter (OD) 31.50 80.01 4.30 10.91
Sustainer diameter (ID) - - - -
Length of nose (from point) 136.00 345.44 18.55 47.11
Length of nose (from top) 133.50 339.09 18.21 46.25
Total length (to top) 464.56 1,179.98 63.36 160.94
I wasn't actually planning 2 stage although that would be cool. I am not sure the abs plastic would hold up to staging. 4 38mm motors will give some respectable altitude. I am thinking dual deploy.
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