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Greetings Rocketeers!
I'm starting this thread to chronicle my build out and maiden flight of a 1/2 scale AQM-37A Jayhawk. The Jayhawk is a beloved rocket in both the low and high-powered rocketry community. The HPR community especially has fond thoughts of the early HPR days with Eric and Dirk Gates flying their full-scale Jayhawk. Later, people like Sather (@SMR) would bring a 10" Jayhawk to the Mid-West. They have unusual features like a delta wing and winglets and usually a distinctive test orange/black or red paint job. In short, they are sexy rockets.
I am building a 1/2 scale version. So, with the basic specifications:
Propulsion is based on a 75mm MMT able to take L&M motors (and others with adapters). L2200G is my go-to for shake down, but I would like to try a low M in this rocket as well.
I want to do an accurate boat tail and wire tunnel sub tube that runs longitudinally, which is something the Gates brothers did, but rarely do other modelers follow this feature. In addition, for my own skill improvement, I want to focus on an electronics bay in the wire tunnel for a nose ejection and tether recovery - something that I used on my ALCM Cruise Missile and it worked so well.
So, let's get some reference materials out here:
Come along for the journey!
I'm starting this thread to chronicle my build out and maiden flight of a 1/2 scale AQM-37A Jayhawk. The Jayhawk is a beloved rocket in both the low and high-powered rocketry community. The HPR community especially has fond thoughts of the early HPR days with Eric and Dirk Gates flying their full-scale Jayhawk. Later, people like Sather (@SMR) would bring a 10" Jayhawk to the Mid-West. They have unusual features like a delta wing and winglets and usually a distinctive test orange/black or red paint job. In short, they are sexy rockets.
I am building a 1/2 scale version. So, with the basic specifications:
- Length: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
- Wingspan: 3 ft 4 in (1.00 m)
- Height: 2 ft 2 in (0.66 m)
Propulsion is based on a 75mm MMT able to take L&M motors (and others with adapters). L2200G is my go-to for shake down, but I would like to try a low M in this rocket as well.
I want to do an accurate boat tail and wire tunnel sub tube that runs longitudinally, which is something the Gates brothers did, but rarely do other modelers follow this feature. In addition, for my own skill improvement, I want to focus on an electronics bay in the wire tunnel for a nose ejection and tether recovery - something that I used on my ALCM Cruise Missile and it worked so well.
So, let's get some reference materials out here:
Come along for the journey!