Here I go again, this time with a Proline Rocketry carbon fiber kit called the "Mongoose 75". It's a minimum diameter rocket made mostly with carbon fiber parts, except for the nosecone, which is filament wound fiberglass, perfect for my Eggfinder GPS. Here is a link to the kit on the Proline Rocketry website:
https://prolinerocketry.com/store/p...id=85&osCsid=64134d7c379271eb664ae45ab656cfbc
Started out by setting up the 8 ft. table in the front room and laying out the parts:
Nothing quite like CF shining in the morning sun! Actually, it's a halogen lamp, but still makes the CF shine.
Fitting parts together was a breeze, Gary's Proline kits are top quality and all the seams butt up flush. My first concern was the space available at the top of the fincan with a 6XL casing installed. I had issues with my Wildman Blackhawk 54 when I used the Aeropac MD retainer, it took up too much room, making it hard to add a drogue and tracker beacon. When I lined everything up, here is what it looks like:
Maybe 6 inches if I make a Nomex pocket for the drogue and slide it up beside the big charge cups on the avbay bulkhead. I think I will slide the switch band down an inch, giving me just over one caliper of coupler going down into the fincan.
The two short coupler pieces with the 1/4" bulkhead sandwiched in the middle will be the motor retainer, with a 3/8" nut glued on the topside that the aluminum all-thread will screw into. It also fits the forward closure in my casing.
Thanks to some guidance from Kaycee on another thread, I have some ideas for the anchor point, which will be the U-bolt with a swivel on it, mounted over the 3/8" nut. I will use 1/4" kevlar braided cord and a small Aerocon 18" drogue chute, about all that will fit in that space.
Yesterday I measured and weighed all the parts, which came out to just over six pounds and eight feet long, so with the big motor casing, I figured I will need a chute for a 13 lb. rocket. I ordered a Fruity Chute's Iris Ultra 48" Compact Parachute, some swivels, quick links and a small deployment bag. Since I wanted the classic Red/Black colors on the chute, it will take 4 weeks to get it here. Hopefully just in time for the Octoberfest launch in Jean, NV next month.
I will also be building an eight foot tower based on Kaycee's design, which I got to use at Airfest. Here is a shot of the designer and his five ft. tower:
I haven't started gluing parts together yet on the Mongoose, so no progress to report. Next on the list is to build it on Open Rocket, which I will be doing today. Stay tuned...
https://prolinerocketry.com/store/p...id=85&osCsid=64134d7c379271eb664ae45ab656cfbc
Started out by setting up the 8 ft. table in the front room and laying out the parts:
Nothing quite like CF shining in the morning sun! Actually, it's a halogen lamp, but still makes the CF shine.
Fitting parts together was a breeze, Gary's Proline kits are top quality and all the seams butt up flush. My first concern was the space available at the top of the fincan with a 6XL casing installed. I had issues with my Wildman Blackhawk 54 when I used the Aeropac MD retainer, it took up too much room, making it hard to add a drogue and tracker beacon. When I lined everything up, here is what it looks like:
Maybe 6 inches if I make a Nomex pocket for the drogue and slide it up beside the big charge cups on the avbay bulkhead. I think I will slide the switch band down an inch, giving me just over one caliper of coupler going down into the fincan.
The two short coupler pieces with the 1/4" bulkhead sandwiched in the middle will be the motor retainer, with a 3/8" nut glued on the topside that the aluminum all-thread will screw into. It also fits the forward closure in my casing.
Thanks to some guidance from Kaycee on another thread, I have some ideas for the anchor point, which will be the U-bolt with a swivel on it, mounted over the 3/8" nut. I will use 1/4" kevlar braided cord and a small Aerocon 18" drogue chute, about all that will fit in that space.
Yesterday I measured and weighed all the parts, which came out to just over six pounds and eight feet long, so with the big motor casing, I figured I will need a chute for a 13 lb. rocket. I ordered a Fruity Chute's Iris Ultra 48" Compact Parachute, some swivels, quick links and a small deployment bag. Since I wanted the classic Red/Black colors on the chute, it will take 4 weeks to get it here. Hopefully just in time for the Octoberfest launch in Jean, NV next month.
I will also be building an eight foot tower based on Kaycee's design, which I got to use at Airfest. Here is a shot of the designer and his five ft. tower:
I haven't started gluing parts together yet on the Mongoose, so no progress to report. Next on the list is to build it on Open Rocket, which I will be doing today. Stay tuned...
