tbzep
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Thank you for posting those pictures. Your son did a beautiful job. Though we have been working hard on the Saturn V, the 1B is my favorite of all we have done so far.
Sheryl@semroc
The same desktop pic, edited to fit on a 1280 x 1024 pixel screen (8 x 5 ratio). This is such a cool picture, and your son did a great job of building and detailing it. (I'm envious ). Those three orange jets coming out of the aft end are too much. I keep switching back to my desktop, because I can't get enough of that pic. Thanks!
Oh, yeah, I keep meaning to ask - what method did he use to build the escape tower?
MarkII
The same desktop pic, edited to fit on a 1280 x 1024 pixel screen (8 x 5 ratio). This is such a cool picture, and your son did a great job of building and detailing it. (I'm envious ). Those three orange jets coming out of the aft end are too much. I keep switching back to my desktop, because I can't get enough of that pic. Thanks!
Oh, yeah, I keep meaning to ask - what method did he use to build the escape tower?
MarkII
How high up did the 1b go with the d12-3??I have the semroc kit built and don't know if I should do its 1st launch it with the d12-3 or aero tech e-15. Thanks and great pictures. John
Thanks! It looks fantastic!Well, I followed the instructions very closely and only changed a step or two....
That's pretty much it. I hope I wasn't too vague.
Wow, great pics. Nice job on the build Intruder. Lots of folk are sketchy on doing the interchangeable mount, but it's not really that difficult once you get going. I'm determined to get my Saturn 1B completed before NARAM....we'll see. How much nose weight was added?
I've seen one fly that was modded like this without the nose weight. So, Rocksim must be on the right track. I'm still debating adding the nose weight. Won't be much if I do....maybe 1/4 oz or something. Thanks for posting the rocksim capture though, it's aiding my decision and confirming what I saw in person.
I normally use the TLAR/TFAR technique for designing, prepping, and building rockets, but this was my son's and I was a little paranoid about it. Ok, a little more than paranoid, especially after Carl wouldn't release the kit with an interchangable mount due potential CP/CG issues.
We flew it before Rocketguy101 replied with the Rocsim data, so I grabbed the quicklink and washers and hefted them a couple of times in my hand, once again using the trusty TFLR technique to determine it was the correct weight. After seeing the Rocsim data, I have concluded that I must have had my internal TFAR equipment calibrated for ballasting a 4 motor cluster instead of the single or triple cluster flights we made that day. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
NICE!
You take great photos.
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