Conical nosecone--need ideas...

[dixontj93060]

In conjunction with a recent purchase, I am looking for ideas from all you history/aerospace buffs out there... Besides the Black Brant, what are some famous/cool rockets/missiles that utilize conical nosecones?

[nh4clo4]

Maybe the Sonda II , Brazil's largest sounding rocket. Link

Or do an upscale of the Polecat Spike. Info here

[karlbaum]

Nike Smoke

[GaryT]

Not Scale but here's my Scratch designed HELLFIRE in 4" & 6", A 7.5" would look awful purdy.



CTI M1670BS

[dixontj93060]

Not Scale but here's my Scratch designed HELLFIRE in 4" & 6", A 7.5" would look awful purdy.

Yep, have a 4" in my build pile, but yes, was looking for a scale of sounding rocket or missile.

[dixontj93060]

Nike Smoke

Yes, nice, but not a true conical.

[dixontj93060]

Maybe the Sonda II , Brazil's largest sounding rocket. Link

I'm liking the Sonda II.

[adrian]

Skylark, a British sounding rocket. Here's my scale model in both single stage and two stage configurations.

[hokkyokusei]

Sprint

[dixontj93060]

Sprint

Didn't really want the whole thing to be a cone...

[hokkyokusei]

Didn't really want the whole thing to be a cone...

Picky

[hornet driver]

Nough said !!

[bobby_hamill]

how about a rocket related to the Black Brant it is called the "skylark"

Bobby

[dixontj93060]

how about a rocket related to the Black Brant it is called the "skylark"

Thanks, yes, I did see that and it is a possible choice. In looking up info on the Skylark program, I saw a related rocket, the Raven shown below. Does anybody have scale/marking info on the Raven (British program not the Raven of US origin)? Although looking back at post #8, are they actually one in the same?

[mkadams001]

Wac Corporal

[dixontj93060]

Wac Corporal

Actually I like the WAC Corporal and the Black Brant II, but I have another constraint... I have this little piece of hardware lying around that I also want to use on this build. Unfortunately the WAC Corporal and Black Brant II have tailcone tapers that would negate its use.

[butalane]

Sprint

Win. The SPRINT motor ... ah ... sooooo cooool.

ASP? At least some of those had conicals. That is a rarely build scale model.

HYDAC? (http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publ...cketConfig.pdf)

The SPARTAN was conicalish

[dixontj93060]

HYDAC? (http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publ...cketConfig.pdf)

Good reference. Looks like the Sirocco and Terrier MK70 are potential candidates too (but can't find anything on the Sirocco except US made).

[daveyfire]

(but can't find anything on the Sirocco except US made).

Does this help?

http://david.tdkpropulsion.com/resou...2070313020.pdf

[dixontj93060]

Does this help?

http://david.tdkpropulsion.com/resou...2070313020.pdf

Thanks David!

[WillMarchant]

How about the Viking?

[dixontj93060]

How about the Viking?

Possible, but it looks more like a 3:1 cone, versus a 5:1.

[Higgs Flyer]

Consider the "Hawk Motor Test Vehicle", as seen in Peter Always' excellent book, "Scale Bash".
It looks "totally bitchin' " as the kids used to say.

http://www.rocketryonline.com/jimbal...Motor_Test.jpg

I had one using the Estes BT-55 11 degree conical......it was a good flyer & good looking......lost it doing a wind test for a TARC team. I'm planning a bigger replacement.

[dixontj93060]

That is a nice looking rocket.

I've pretty much decided on a 2/3rds scale Sonda-2B sounding rocket though.

Consider the "Hawk Motor Test Vehicle", as seen in Peter Always' excellent book, "Scale Bash".
It looks "totally bitchin' " as the kids used to say.

http://www.rocketryonline.com/jimbal...Motor_Test.jpg

I had one using the Estes BT-55 11 degree conical......it was a good flyer & good looking......lost it doing a wind test for a TARC team. I'm planning a bigger replacement.