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When designing rockets, or thinking about what I want to build next, I am often driven by the motors that I want to fly or the performance I am looking to achieve.
My next project is a supersonic spear aimed directly at all out performance. Built for full tilt 76mm K motors and the largest 54mm motors on the market (yes to include the Loki 54/4000) I call her NO LIMITS!
At a high level she will be 4" in diameter, 92.5" long, sporting a 76mm motor mount, a conical nose cone from MadCow, and an Aeropack tail cone.
The majority of the parts will be from a WildMan Extreme kit so that makes things very simple. Contemplating a set of custom double beveled fins from PLM, but that will be a game time decision. All structural bonding will use System Three T88, and RocketPoxy will be used for the fillets and where I need an adhesive that will "stay put."
Plan to use the "epoxy dam" method of fin attachment. Believe that this will be perfect as there will be about .5" between the motor mount tube and the inside of the air frame. The "dams" will be made with 1/2" bass wood sticks.
Recovery will be fairly standard, 1/2" tubular Kevlar bridal, OBH harnesses and, if she is light enough, I will use the 8' RM chute that I have laying around. To keep cost down I will be using the same electronics sled and altimeters (RRC2+ and RRC3) that I use in my WM Drago 4. They are flight proven and, well, I have them.
Will be building a provision in the nose cone to house a GPS tracker. Really liking the Missile Works RTx system. Jury is still out there...
Ordered the parts yesterday along with a J800T, K1100T, and K1103X for shake down flights. The CTI 2 grain cases and AT 2560 hardware are proving to be challenging to find. Really want to let her rip on a K1000, but that wont be till fall.
Looking forward to this one!!!
My next project is a supersonic spear aimed directly at all out performance. Built for full tilt 76mm K motors and the largest 54mm motors on the market (yes to include the Loki 54/4000) I call her NO LIMITS!
At a high level she will be 4" in diameter, 92.5" long, sporting a 76mm motor mount, a conical nose cone from MadCow, and an Aeropack tail cone.
The majority of the parts will be from a WildMan Extreme kit so that makes things very simple. Contemplating a set of custom double beveled fins from PLM, but that will be a game time decision. All structural bonding will use System Three T88, and RocketPoxy will be used for the fillets and where I need an adhesive that will "stay put."
Plan to use the "epoxy dam" method of fin attachment. Believe that this will be perfect as there will be about .5" between the motor mount tube and the inside of the air frame. The "dams" will be made with 1/2" bass wood sticks.
Recovery will be fairly standard, 1/2" tubular Kevlar bridal, OBH harnesses and, if she is light enough, I will use the 8' RM chute that I have laying around. To keep cost down I will be using the same electronics sled and altimeters (RRC2+ and RRC3) that I use in my WM Drago 4. They are flight proven and, well, I have them.
Will be building a provision in the nose cone to house a GPS tracker. Really liking the Missile Works RTx system. Jury is still out there...
Ordered the parts yesterday along with a J800T, K1100T, and K1103X for shake down flights. The CTI 2 grain cases and AT 2560 hardware are proving to be challenging to find. Really want to let her rip on a K1000, but that wont be till fall.
Looking forward to this one!!!