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Its 39".

its the 2.1" sized rocket. 39" oal. Just looks and feels a tad stubby.

I have the kit assembled but it looks too short. I am planning on extending the body tube 12" with a coupler and extra section of BT. Possibly extending the NC instead and making an AV bay. Any thoughts?

Gonna mount the rail buttons tonight and she will be done minus paint. My next question is the length of the 1/2" tubular nylon shock cord? 3x total length?

as it is configured I have the nose cone and the AV bay fixed together via screws. The body tube to the lower AV bay fit is what I'm talking about. I am gonna use a JLCR and configure as a single deply set up. The upper portion will be fixed in place but remain optional for DD.

I use CA to build up on my paper tube rockets maybe I'll try it here. I am still considering shear pins. The rocket is almost complete aside from paint. I'm gonna wait until I'm done with ejection tests to paint it. Hopefully I can get the rail buttons mounted this evening and the friction fit...

so I am trying to do a friction fit for the Bt and payload section. It's very loose but adding just one layer of tape and it will not go. Any ideas?

I plan on doing the ejection tests soon. Maybe next week. I need a source for E matches? Also I weighted the rocket minus the motor as ready to launch at 1553g. Now I need to consider what motor is gonna work best to get an L1 cert.

I have a 1/16" static port in the payload section. And I figured I would need something in the booster section also. So what size?

Ok and would you run the wires out of the bottom of the empty case?

I want to do ejection tests. Problem is, I don't know how. I plan on using motor ejection as a single deploy set up and a JLCR. How do I rig the BP set up? How to set it off? I have plenty of black powder stuff as shoot and I hunt with a flintlock in the winter.

Thats was what I was also contemplating. How are you making all the connections? Eye loops, overhand knots in the nylon line? I was gonna stitch eye loops in each end of the nylon and use small D rings. Or just slip them through each other. With the 4' chute how is the descent rate? Hard...

I plan on a JL chute release. Was gonna keep the nose and payload bay connected and deplybthe main chute from there ?

While I am thinking about the recovery set up I ordered a 48" main chute. I plan on using the 12" drogue chute that was included also. I am not sure how to actually rig everything though? The kit came with two lengths of 1/2" tubular nylon. I epoxied a Kevlar harness loop to the motor tube...

I'm getting to the finish line on air frame construction. I used three #8 1/2" sheet metal screws to secure the forward tube to the AV bay and I'm gonna do the same to attach the nose cone to that should I ever want to try DD. Turns out that the fin slots aren't exactly 120 degrees apart, I...

I'm trying to think of every possible way to make this a solid model that will function. I don't want to leave anything to chance.

What would be a good sized motor case for this rocket?

Thanks. Not sure what is next. I need to get the launch button holes located and drilled but I am thinking that the tube is pretty thin and that building up the area and tapping the holes out is the way to go. I was thinking a piece of radiused glass epoxied to the outside of the tube at the...

Here she the motor tube with the Kevlar recovery harness in place with JB weld. [/IMG]

Here's the fins and everything but the retainer[/IMG]