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My blue tube is on its way and my order includes both the 6" tubes for my level 3 rocket and 4" tubes for the prototype that will be documented in this thread.
This project has a bit of a history already. It will be partially built out of parts salvaged from the wreckage of an older rocket built out of PML quantum tube that shredded on its first flight attempt under K power. (It had six successful flights under J power under its belt when this happened) If you were at Midwest Power 10 in 2012, you might have seen the shred. I recovered most of the parts and the fins and nose will be reused in this build. (Good thing too as the fins were a custom job from PML.) I've been intending to do this rebuild for a long time, but was delayed by my California rocketry hiatus, lack of funds, and then the unavailability of blue tube.
Since it took me so long to get to this rebuild and my level 3 project is on the horizon, I've decided to test a couple of things I'm going to be doing on the level 3 project on this rocket first.
To summarize, the project objectives are as follows:
-Try the construction methods planned for my level 3 rocket on this rocket first.
-Try bag deployment on the main parachute for the first time.
-Set up recovery connections so that minimal force is applied to wood bulkheads. Forces should be applied to metal parts only.
-Reuse parts from old rocket.
-Successfully fly and recover the rocket in a series of four flights on an I229T, J275W, J415W, and K540M.
-Achieve a decently smooth finish with body tube spirals not visible.
-Anything else important that pops into my head later.
The blue tube isn't here yet, but i started the build by dremel-ing off the old epoxy from the fins and assembling a 4" blue tube e-bay kit I had lying around.
Also, since it's being built partially from salvaged parts, the rocket's name will be Phoenix and the paint scheme will be blended blue, yellow, orange, and red to suggest a flame.
My blue tube is on its way and my order includes both the 6" tubes for my level 3 rocket and 4" tubes for the prototype that will be documented in this thread.
This project has a bit of a history already. It will be partially built out of parts salvaged from the wreckage of an older rocket built out of PML quantum tube that shredded on its first flight attempt under K power. (It had six successful flights under J power under its belt when this happened) If you were at Midwest Power 10 in 2012, you might have seen the shred. I recovered most of the parts and the fins and nose will be reused in this build. (Good thing too as the fins were a custom job from PML.) I've been intending to do this rebuild for a long time, but was delayed by my California rocketry hiatus, lack of funds, and then the unavailability of blue tube.
Since it took me so long to get to this rebuild and my level 3 project is on the horizon, I've decided to test a couple of things I'm going to be doing on the level 3 project on this rocket first.
To summarize, the project objectives are as follows:
-Try the construction methods planned for my level 3 rocket on this rocket first.
-Try bag deployment on the main parachute for the first time.
-Set up recovery connections so that minimal force is applied to wood bulkheads. Forces should be applied to metal parts only.
-Reuse parts from old rocket.
-Successfully fly and recover the rocket in a series of four flights on an I229T, J275W, J415W, and K540M.
-Achieve a decently smooth finish with body tube spirals not visible.
-Anything else important that pops into my head later.
The blue tube isn't here yet, but i started the build by dremel-ing off the old epoxy from the fins and assembling a 4" blue tube e-bay kit I had lying around.
Also, since it's being built partially from salvaged parts, the rocket's name will be Phoenix and the paint scheme will be blended blue, yellow, orange, and red to suggest a flame.
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