The Hokey BoonDoggle, a configurable 3 stage rocket (24mm->18mm->13mm)

I've had this idea in my head for some time, I wanted to do a gap staged rocket that started with a 24mm motor, to a 18mm motor, to a 13mm motor on top. I sketched out an idea, stared at it, and muttered to myself, "whatta hokey boon-doggle". So it was named.

Hokey has a cluster configuration, so each side pod contains 13mm motor mounts that will deploy twin parachutes, one out of each side. Alternately, the central 24mm motor can be adapted down to 18mm and deploy a single parachute out of the central tube for a single motor, single stage launch.

Boon has a rear eject streamer that should be ejected as the top stage lights. The nose cone section contains a small payload section for an altimeter.

Doggle sits on top and is also rear eject. It weighs 0.7 oz (no motor) and sims to over 500 ft on its own.

Stickers were from Stickershock23.com, he did great work.

NICE!!!!!!
In three stage, go low on middle stage and sustainer, maybe B6-0 and 1/2 or even 1/4A mini for first flight.

Hope you have a windless day and a big field! Should be entertaining.

Hope you get 5 straight trails.

Dude, that is awesome! Well done.

cvanc said:

Dude, that is awesome! Well done.

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Thanks!

BABAR said:

In three stage, go low on middle stage and sustainer, maybe B6-0 and 1/2 or even 1/4A mini for first flight.

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Yeah, that is a good idea. I'll probably launch each one individually first, and then start launching some combinations. The 1/2A3-4 looks like a good option for the top position. Launching Hokey as a single stage cluster is the only one that needs nose weight, it looks like every other combination has decent stability. Lots of simming.... It'll be interesting...

Gotta like a fade paint job. very nice

That is a hoot. Look forward to hearing flight reports (and seeing video of course). Hope you get it back!

Very cool!

That's awesome. If I'm reading this right, your available flight configurations are:
Hokey
Boon
Doggle
Hokey Boon
Boon Doggle
Hokey Boon Doggle

Can you do a Hokey Doggle?

With some tiny ISCs, we could get all the permutations!

boatgeek said:

That's awesome. If I'm reading this right, your available flight configurations are:
Hokey
Boon
Doggle
Hokey Boon
Boon Doggle
Hokey Boon Doggle

Can you do a Hokey Doggle?

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I'd need a transition interstage coupler for Hokey Doggle, I should do that for completeness.

Now, a Doggle Hokey would be a little more difficult!

Let’s hope it doesn’t get Pokey!

BABAR said:

Let’s hope it doesn’t get Pokey!

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I missed an opportunity there! Maybe a boosted dart called "Pokey"......

Just came across this what a cool design!

Very cool. I misread the thread title at first, thought it was "Hokey Boon Doggie", that is, I E at the end rather than L E. Which suggested "Boon Doggy", a spoonerism of "Dune Buggy", sort of, close enough. What sort of rocket that would be I have no idea.

802high said:

Just came across this what a cool design!

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Thanks! It was fun to turn a harebrained idea into cardboard, balsa, and black powder smoke.