X-15 scratch build

SteveNeill · Nov 16, 2019

It is a lot of lumber and I have spent a couple of days cutting all the pieces for 12 kits. Laser cutter soon.

DEcals came today they are great! Pictures soon.

KILTED COWBOY · Nov 19, 2019

I am waiting for this one.
I got my can of black satin rattle can paint and all my supplies lined up. Work bench is cleared off of all my other projects.
Hope to do a launch on my Christmas vacation.

SteveNeill · Nov 19, 2019

KILTED COWBOY said:
I am waiting for this one.
I got my can of black satin rattle can paint and all my supplies lined up. Work bench is cleared off of all my other projects.
Hope to do a launch on my Christmas vacation.

Decals are inbound in the mail. Just waiting on them to start shipping. Sim results look good. Stable and over 575 ft. on a D12-3 and 875 on a E but I think it will goa bit higher sims can be off.

SteveNeill · Nov 19, 2019

Video about the X-15 and applying decals on the website: https://sngaero.wordpress.com/

KILTED COWBOY · Nov 19, 2019

Thanks for the video Steve

neil_w · Nov 19, 2019

Looks great. I build very few kits these days but am sorely tempted... or maybe wait for the Starship kit. Any timeline on that one?

Tom Howe · Nov 19, 2019

Very sharp model. I like it. WIll it be offered as a kit and if so who will it be available through?

Nice...................

-T

KILTED COWBOY · Nov 19, 2019

Tom Howe said:
Very sharp model. I like it. WIll it be offered as a kit and if so who will it be available through?

Nice...................

-T

Yes Steve is selling these kits just started taking orders about a week or so ago.
Go on his website SNG Aero. Has a few different models

KILTED COWBOY · Nov 19, 2019

SteveNeill said:
Video about the X-15 and applying decals on the website: https://sngaero.wordpress.com/

Nice video, in it you talked about your sim and the need for nose weight. Is the weight of the resin nosecone sufficient or is additional weight recommended?

SteveNeill · Nov 20, 2019

According to openrocket it's fine. No additional nose weight. Star ship is on hold to we finish off the falcon one for bt60 with the Dragon capsule. We need to fly the Starship and haven't yet.

SteveNeill · Nov 20, 2019

A lot of "Why no Star Ship?" has been the overload of X-15 orders we are catching up on. We are almost there. It's just Mary and me doing all this work.

burkefj · Nov 20, 2019

Steve, where are you setting your CG, leading edge of the wing at the root?

SteveNeill · Nov 20, 2019

burkefj said:
Steve, where are you setting your CG, leading edge of the wing at the root?

Frank it's a bit back from there and the CP behind that. It's a but perfect so far.

Saluki · Nov 20, 2019

Steve, I have ordered an X-15 and a Delta wing from you. I have been keeping up with every post you make on Facebook.
Now I see you're talking about making it bigger. I believe you have found the golden rocket. I have been in model rockets since the 60s and I am 71 this next month and for all these years I have always ask myself why ESTES and some of the other company's didn't offer a decent scale model of the X-15. Looks like you on to something. Thank you and Marys for your good work.

SteveNeill · Nov 21, 2019

Test Flight this Sunday.

KILTED COWBOY · Nov 25, 2019

So Steve

SteveNeill said:
Test Flight this Sunday.

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So Stevehowdid the test flight go Sunday.
Are you about ready to ship?

SteveNeill · Nov 26, 2019

KILTED COWBOY said:
So Steve

So Steve how did the test flight go Sunday.
Are you about ready to ship?

Test flight did happen as I never heard back from the section in Irwindale. That's a 2 hour drive for me. The kits were all shipped today and the replacement decals.

SteveNeill · Nov 26, 2019

I started on the larger X-15 today and got the nose cone, tail cone, canopy plug and most of the tail, fins and filet parts cut.

What you are seeing is the parts just sitting on place. Nothing is glued.

Keep in mind that over the wing tunnel goes the 1/16 balsa that creates the scale looking tunnels just like the smaller model.

The canopy will in 2 sections back and forward I did this so the scale tunnels will remain flush and connected to the main body tube.

The canopy gets vacuum formed separately in clear PETG and this way you can mask the windows, primer and paint. Then you have the clear windows to see the pilot figure I'm making inside.