Thanks kcobbva! I'm glad you like it. I didn't mod the file for the changes to the nosecone that I'd do... That's outside of OR's abilities.
I did a
little bit of work on another file today... I hope you all like it.
Mind you, I didn't add the decals (would have required an air fin)(and that's just a bit more trouble than this file is worth), and I rotated the black fin to move it away from the launch lug (easier masking).
Motor is shown overhanging the body tube by 1/4". In reality, it looks like it could have completely slid inside the body tube.
Here's a mod to the Estes Mosquito (801) to improve chances of recovering it...
The problem with the Mosquito is the ejection charge. The rocket launches, you follow the smoke up, and at or near apogee, the ejection charge goes off, and depending on what way the rocket is pointed the rocket then is propelled in that direction. But it doesn't leave a smoke trail... The ejected motor does. We see the smoke, and follow it down, finding the motor. Who knows which way the empty rocket was fired off?
A potential solution is to tether the nosecone to the motor with a Kevlar thread, and allow the motor to blow the nosecone off like a typical rocket. This destabilizes the rocket, and the motor and the rocket (with the nosecone) come down together. Additionally, a piece of chrome Trim Monokote on a fin can help you spot the rocket on the descent on a sunny day as it glints on the way down.