fat boy upscale

[blackbrandt]

Does anyone have a plan for the estes Fat Boy rocket, and how much (about) would a 7.51 inch diameter upscale weigh?

[T-Rex]

Not being a butthead, just helping you to help yourself.....

If you download Open Rocket, ( http://openrocket.sourceforge.net/ ) then get the rocksim file from Rocket Reviews ( http://www.rocketreviews.com/ ), you can figure it out with what ever materials you think you might want to use.

Also you would have OR for future design ideas...

[RocketManDan]

You can also download the trial version of ROCKSIM

[T-Rex]

You can also download the trial version of ROCKSIM

But that only gets you 30 days, correct?

OR is freeware, so if one is in high school or a starving college student, it makes a better place to start (IMO). Which reminds me, I need to send Sampo a donation when I get paid next.

[RocketManDan]

But that only gets you 30 days, correct?

OR is freeware, so if one is in high school or a starving college student, it makes a better place to start (IMO). Which reminds me, I need to send Sampo a donation when I get paid next.

don't know what to tell you...just offering some suggestions

[hardinlw]

Depends on what you build it from and how much nose weight you put in. Mine is PR fiberglass tubing and a Scotglas fiberglass NC with a fair amount of ballast in the nose, which in hindsight was overkill. It went 3300' on a K550. I'll throw it on the scales when I get home and let you know what it weight less engine and parachute.

[Buckeyegator]

Mine was heavily built using Flexible phenolic from Red Arrow Hobbies. Fiberglass throughout plus fins....Curtis nosecone....without the motor and noseweight, it weighed 11.5 pounds. ON the AMW M-1350 and the Gorilla Motors M1665, it got up to 8400 feet.

Terry

[sooner.boomer]

...get the rocksim file from Rocket Reviews ( http://www.rocketreviews.com/ )

Thanks for posting this reference. I was wondering if something like this existed, and if not, why. It would be a real boon to see a sim file for each entry in JimZ's plan archive.