MaxQ
Tripoli 2747
Walt, Gus and Gordo, with the Apollo Pad Abort model.
NARAM 50.
NARAM 50.
Walt, Gus and Gordo, with the Apollo Pad Abort model.
NARAM 50.
Awesome!!! this is going to be fun to follow! From what I am seeing from your calculations....you may wish to call your den workshop Michoud....
how about a full stack shuttle?
I know I wish someone would come up with a nice large size shuttle stack
What ever became of Hanger 11's kit?
https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?20567-Upscale-Space-Shuttle-full-Stack/page2
I bought four 10" nominal diameter Quickrete tubes for fence posts about a week ago and noticed that they varied in diameter. Some could fit inside others.
I bought four 10" nominal diameter Quickrete tubes for fence posts about a week ago and noticed that they varied in diameter. Some could fit inside others.
I mentioned this situation in another thread, but Sonotubes over a certain size (10" for example) are made in two sizes both of which are sold as the same diameter, one of which will slid inside the other. Now back to the regularly scheduled thread.
Well, Bingo.
I was picking up plants for the back yard this afternoon and drove by a FedEx store.
Just so happened they had lightweight Scotch white mailing tubes.
3" dia. x 36"
Tolerances are very good, they are all identical.
They also had all that I needed - for a fraction of the cost of heavier alternatives.
These are thin walled, so they might benefit from a little reinforcement on the outside.
As George suggested earlier, weight savings in the aft end of this project doesn't hurt either.
The load bearing part of this project is going to be the larger central heavier motor mount that will run the entire length of the airframe, and the fins will be through the wall and attach to that (much like he other projects I've built).
So, think I'll break out the drafting pen, and start some cross section/templates.
https://www.staples.com/Staples-White-Mailing-Tube-3-inch-x-36-inch/product_468355
The 3" mailing tubes will also accept a standard 3" Loc coupler if needed.
Trying to imagine the size of this thing and tasks ahead...here is a comparison of my 1/18th scale, 56 in. tall Apollo Little Joe II project next to this 1/23rd scale Saturn 1B.
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that Little Joe is beautiful!!
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