RocketNerd
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Okay so before i ask for opinions let me update you with where i am at now.
The rocket total height is 5 and a half foot including nose cone. All made from 1 and 3/4 inch thin walled but sturdy pvc.
I made the nose cone out of pvc, cutting wedges into it and epoxying the gaps and forming a tip.
Sorry some of the images are a little blurry..
The fins are light weigh ply wood, seem rather strong and should hold up
The parachute is made from satin. Cut and stitched myself. Measures 32 inches across..
My hang up.. I am so indecisive i cant for the life of me decide how tall i want this thing.. Im tempted to leave it as is but part of me wants it shorter. It weighs around 22 ounces right now. I know its all a matter of personal opinion but what do you guys think? Also I feel the fins are a little on the big side?
Also what is the lowest motor i could fly this on? I have a f50-6t handy, would that thing get this going? im not looking to set altitude records lol, a couple hundred feet and successful recovery i would be happy Would an E9 get her up?
I originally had designed this rocket to be flown on Rcandy motors because i really wanted to truly scratch build from the ground up including motor and all. I have built a few 1" diameter motors that functioned great, although my ejection method being built in isnt exactly reliable..I know that they produced enough thrust to get her going. But i want her back in one piece and am not willing to risk all my hard work due to a faulty delay grain/ejection charge nor am i willing to risk injuring someone, because a 1 pound pvc rocket coming in ballistic is going to do some major damage! So that being said, Kno3/sugar is on the back burner until i get some nice proven flights out of it on a Pro series F class or any class for that matter.
So what do you guys think, Rocket height, fin size, Motor size? Any other opinions to make this thing look nice and function as intended!?
The rocket total height is 5 and a half foot including nose cone. All made from 1 and 3/4 inch thin walled but sturdy pvc.
I made the nose cone out of pvc, cutting wedges into it and epoxying the gaps and forming a tip.
Sorry some of the images are a little blurry..
The fins are light weigh ply wood, seem rather strong and should hold up
The parachute is made from satin. Cut and stitched myself. Measures 32 inches across..
My hang up.. I am so indecisive i cant for the life of me decide how tall i want this thing.. Im tempted to leave it as is but part of me wants it shorter. It weighs around 22 ounces right now. I know its all a matter of personal opinion but what do you guys think? Also I feel the fins are a little on the big side?
Also what is the lowest motor i could fly this on? I have a f50-6t handy, would that thing get this going? im not looking to set altitude records lol, a couple hundred feet and successful recovery i would be happy Would an E9 get her up?
I originally had designed this rocket to be flown on Rcandy motors because i really wanted to truly scratch build from the ground up including motor and all. I have built a few 1" diameter motors that functioned great, although my ejection method being built in isnt exactly reliable..I know that they produced enough thrust to get her going. But i want her back in one piece and am not willing to risk all my hard work due to a faulty delay grain/ejection charge nor am i willing to risk injuring someone, because a 1 pound pvc rocket coming in ballistic is going to do some major damage! So that being said, Kno3/sugar is on the back burner until i get some nice proven flights out of it on a Pro series F class or any class for that matter.
So what do you guys think, Rocket height, fin size, Motor size? Any other opinions to make this thing look nice and function as intended!?
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