mbemerick1
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Way Cool!
Wayco's 3" BlackStar
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stickershock23
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This rocket is done. All I have left to do is take it out on a full moon night and repeat the oath. I will have to wait to "Stuff the biggest motor in it" because the L935 would bust our waiver here. Maybe the K300 to 10,033ft., but that would be pretty close too.
Today I put the "Stickershock" holographic decals on Blackstar:
Tried to get the lighting right for the effect:
Added a coat of future but not sure I like it, might clean it off and spray clear.
This has been one of my longest builds, taking two months to finish. Just checked and there have been over 900 views, hope you found something here to help with your next project!
AWESOME Wayne!
Took the "Blackstar" to Airfest and flew it for the first time on a CTI K454 Skidmark:
High altitiude flights were on hold Sunday, but Thrustcurve estimated the flight to 5400 ft. Kloudbusters don't really bust clouds, but they thought the ceiling was at 5500 and let me fly. No clouds were busted with this flight to 5800 ft. Redundant altimeters saved it from a hard landing, the second ejection charge got the main out at 500 ft. I'm upping the charges to 2 grams for it's next flight.
High altitiude flights were on hold Sunday, but Thrustcurve estimated the flight to 5400 ft. Kloudbusters don't really bust clouds, but they thought the ceiling was at 5500 and let me fly. No clouds were busted with this flight to 5800 ft. Redundant altimeters saved it from a hard landing, the second ejection charge got the main out at 500 ft. I'm upping the charges to 2 grams for it's next flight.
Second flight of the Blackstar went off at GHS last weekend. Flew on an AT K456 Dark Matter to 5088 ft.
Sharon got a good shot of it as it came off the rail:
Christina got the video:
Recovery was a breeze out on the dry lake bed, you could see the rocket a mile away, and we used my Jeep "Hyjak" to chase it down:
You can see the launch site in the background of that last shot, over a half mile away.
Sharon got a good shot of it as it came off the rail:
Christina got the video:
Recovery was a breeze out on the dry lake bed, you could see the rocket a mile away, and we used my Jeep "Hyjak" to chase it down:
You can see the launch site in the background of that last shot, over a half mile away.
KenRico
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Thanks for the update Wayco! Also agree very good shot of the Dark Matter motor.
Two shots with a K, time for a new Letter...otherwise you better buy a hood !
Wish I could have seen it in person, from the video seemed to be really quick off the pad . Did Sharon and Mark fly theirs ?
Kenny
Two shots with a K, time for a new Letter...otherwise you better buy a hood !
Wish I could have seen it in person, from the video seemed to be really quick off the pad . Did Sharon and Mark fly theirs ?
Kenny
Hardline
Ecstatic and Joyous
Mark was not able to get off work.
I gave my RRC3 to Wayne so he could fly his Rapiditty Rocket and didn't have time to get in another one to finish my Blackstar avbay in time. But I'm taking it back for Rocstock and will fly it planned for Sunday am.
Wanna drag race????? :grin:
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KenRico
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Yes I do.. but have to finish mine first .
What motor are you planning to use ?
Kenny
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Second flight of the Blackstar went off at GHS last weekend. Flew on an AT K456 Dark Matter to 5088 ft.
Sharon got a good shot of it as it came off the rail:
Hey, that looks a lot like our second flight, at LDRS in July. Here's ours on a CTI K454 Skidmark:
Mark at Stickershock hooked us up pretty well too...we don't have good glamor (aka porn) shots of the rockets before they got all dirty, but my boys showed off our new builds before the launching started on Friday:
We weren't as lucky with that Sumo as we were with the DS3. The motor cato'd and all we came home with was the nose cone. I suppose that we chose an unfortunate name for that one. :y:
By the way...did I just hijack a otherwise perfectly excellent thread? If so, my sincerest apologies. I just could not resist, seeing the similarity between the two launch shots.
You better get right on it buddy, I've got an L935 that is making me itch....
Eargesplittin Loudenboomer? Yeah, you were asking the rocket gods for an event there....
Latest flight on the Blackstar was at RocStock 38 on an L935 Imax. Here I am loading it, biggest motor you can stuff up the pipe:
Flew to 12,934 ft:
Flew to 12,934 ft:
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Latest flight on the Blackstar was at RocStock 38 on an L935 Imax. Here I am loading it, biggest motor you can stuff up the pipe:
Flew to 12,934 ft:
And the cradle will rock !
Official Wildman status for flying the biggest motor that will fit in that Black Star !
Kenny
I have an Open Rocket file, let me see if I can attach it to an email and send it to you.
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Here you go.
blackbrandt
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Wayco.... can you email it to me ([email protected]) and I can post it here? I also need the file. 
Thanks!
Thanks!
I'm resurrecting this thread to update what my Blackstar has been doing the past eight years. This has been a real workhorse of a rocket in my fleet, so I'm documenting all the flights I've made since it's first flight at Airfest back in 2013:
9-1-13 K454 Skidmark 5787 ft. Airfest Argonia, KS.
10-27-13 K456 Dark Matter 5044 ft. GHS MARS Red dry lake, AZ.
11-9-13 L935 Imax 12,934 ft. ROCstock 38 Lucerne CA.
2-22-14 K540 Metalstorm 7293 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
6-14-14 K513 Fast Jack 6741 ft. ROC Lucerne, CA.
11-10-14 L935 Imax 12,833 ft. ROCstock 40 Lucerne, CA.
5-23-15 K750 Redline 10,897 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
8-1-15 K750 Redline 10,926 ft. Hellfire Bonneville salt flats, UT.
9-4-15 K750 Redline Burn through casing at Airfest, rebuilt fincan
11-22-15 K635 Red Lightning 10,630 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
2-27-16 K750 Redline 11,912 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
6-10-16 K635 Red Lightning 10,413 ft. LDRS ROC Lucerne, CA.
8-6-16 K540 Metalstorm 7837 ft. Hellfire Bonneville salt flats, UT.
2-25-17 K732 NYWR 54/1600 6209 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ. first research load
4-22-17 L1446 NYWR 54/2550 11,508 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
9-3-17 L1453 NYWR 54/2550 12,185 ft. Airfest, Argonia, KS
10-21-17 K540 Metalstorm 7318 ft. TCC Helm, CA.
11-4-17 K540 Metalstorm 7426 ft. SSS G. Harry Stein Memorial launch, AZ.
11-11-17 K540 Metalstorm 7585 ft. ROCstock Lucerne, CA.
1-27-18 L1446 NYWR 54/2550 12,430 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
2-24-18 L1345 NYWR 54/2550 11,955 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
3-24-18 K815 Skidmark 10,612 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
4-7-18 K635 Red Lightning 10,023 ft. SSS Springblast, AZ.
5-16-18 K815 Skidmark 11,519 ft. LDRS at TCC Helm, CA.
9-1-18 L1374 NYWR 54/2550 11,446 ft. Airfest Argonia, KS.
3-22-19 L1540 NYWR 54/2550 10,416 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
8-30-19 L1091 Wayside White 54/2550 11,519 ft. LDRS Airfest Argonia, KS.
8-31-19 K736 NYWR 54-1600 5423 ft. LDRS Airfest Argonia, KS.
1-4-20 K540 Metalstorm 7340 ft. TRASD Holtville, CA.
1-25-20 L1487 NYWR 54/2550 11,334 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
3-11-21 L1645 NYWR 54/2550 11,5322 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
I figured after 32 High Powered flights I would make a few upgrades, so today I replaced the tubular nylon drogue shock cord with some 1/4 inch kevlar and a new 60 inch Top Flight streamer. I also replaced the aft terminal block on the avbay.
Other than the K750 burn through on 9-4-15, this rocket has performed perfectly, and the avbay, payload tube and nosecone are original.
9-1-13 K454 Skidmark 5787 ft. Airfest Argonia, KS.
10-27-13 K456 Dark Matter 5044 ft. GHS MARS Red dry lake, AZ.
11-9-13 L935 Imax 12,934 ft. ROCstock 38 Lucerne CA.
2-22-14 K540 Metalstorm 7293 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
6-14-14 K513 Fast Jack 6741 ft. ROC Lucerne, CA.
11-10-14 L935 Imax 12,833 ft. ROCstock 40 Lucerne, CA.
5-23-15 K750 Redline 10,897 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
8-1-15 K750 Redline 10,926 ft. Hellfire Bonneville salt flats, UT.
9-4-15 K750 Redline Burn through casing at Airfest, rebuilt fincan
11-22-15 K635 Red Lightning 10,630 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
2-27-16 K750 Redline 11,912 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
6-10-16 K635 Red Lightning 10,413 ft. LDRS ROC Lucerne, CA.
8-6-16 K540 Metalstorm 7837 ft. Hellfire Bonneville salt flats, UT.
2-25-17 K732 NYWR 54/1600 6209 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ. first research load
4-22-17 L1446 NYWR 54/2550 11,508 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
9-3-17 L1453 NYWR 54/2550 12,185 ft. Airfest, Argonia, KS
10-21-17 K540 Metalstorm 7318 ft. TCC Helm, CA.
11-4-17 K540 Metalstorm 7426 ft. SSS G. Harry Stein Memorial launch, AZ.
11-11-17 K540 Metalstorm 7585 ft. ROCstock Lucerne, CA.
1-27-18 L1446 NYWR 54/2550 12,430 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
2-24-18 L1345 NYWR 54/2550 11,955 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
3-24-18 K815 Skidmark 10,612 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
4-7-18 K635 Red Lightning 10,023 ft. SSS Springblast, AZ.
5-16-18 K815 Skidmark 11,519 ft. LDRS at TCC Helm, CA.
9-1-18 L1374 NYWR 54/2550 11,446 ft. Airfest Argonia, KS.
3-22-19 L1540 NYWR 54/2550 10,416 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
8-30-19 L1091 Wayside White 54/2550 11,519 ft. LDRS Airfest Argonia, KS.
8-31-19 K736 NYWR 54-1600 5423 ft. LDRS Airfest Argonia, KS.
1-4-20 K540 Metalstorm 7340 ft. TRASD Holtville, CA.
1-25-20 L1487 NYWR 54/2550 11,334 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
3-11-21 L1645 NYWR 54/2550 11,5322 ft. TRA/PHX Eagle Eye, AZ.
I figured after 32 High Powered flights I would make a few upgrades, so today I replaced the tubular nylon drogue shock cord with some 1/4 inch kevlar and a new 60 inch Top Flight streamer. I also replaced the aft terminal block on the avbay.
Other than the K750 burn through on 9-4-15, this rocket has performed perfectly, and the avbay, payload tube and nosecone are original.
