While I rediscovered my rocketry hobby from elementary school last year, I also had a dozen 1/2A motors and nothing till fly them on, so I decided to try and convert a static paper model into a flying model. The idea was not to spend any money on the model.
After some browsing, I decided on the most overly ambitious and iconic model I could. A Saturn V. Here are the plans I started with. . I will try and find the link to the plans later.
After a couple of days, this is the final product. . Im using scotch tape fins to stabalize. The top section blows off for recovery. This model was a bit odd a rush job and barely paced the 5' test. I will test to see if it flies tomorrow and of it does, I plan to builds a second model with a lot more TLC.
Considering that this is my first scratch build and third paper model, I'm quite pleased with the project.
After some browsing, I decided on the most overly ambitious and iconic model I could. A Saturn V. Here are the plans I started with. . I will try and find the link to the plans later.
After a couple of days, this is the final product. . Im using scotch tape fins to stabalize. The top section blows off for recovery. This model was a bit odd a rush job and barely paced the 5' test. I will test to see if it flies tomorrow and of it does, I plan to builds a second model with a lot more TLC.
Considering that this is my first scratch build and third paper model, I'm quite pleased with the project.