Ccolvin968
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So... if you've seen any of my other posts you'll notice I have a thing for SpaceX and the Falcon 9 (plus all of their other projects).
Last night, I built the Falcon 9 and Fairing kit that SpaceX manufactures and sells in OpenRocket.
After the end of that, I started kicking a dangerous idea around to build a larger version of the kit... x2.
So after having a dream about it, (yes, I had a dream about building it...) I built the scaled up version in OpenRocket.
It turns out that it flies in OR, so that's a good thing.
Here are the basic stats:
Weight: 3 pounds, 9 oz.
Length: 61.8 inches
Main Body: 3.5 inches
Fairing/Payload bay: 4.5 inches
Motor Mount: 38mm
Retainer: Aeropack
I've attached the OR file at the end of the post.
If you have a few extra minutes, please take a look and see if you notice any critical errors to why it wouldn't work.
This is just an idea as of right now.
I have not sourced the parts or anything of the kind.
I'm thinking that I may need to have someone with access to a 3D printer print out some of the parts if I can't find them.
I have never built a HPR rocket with heavy cardboard... Only two out of FG.
Is this too lofty or something with a bit of resourcefulness and elbow grease is doable?
It would probably be one of my favorite projects ever!
It isn't letting me attach my OR file for some reason.
I'll try adding it as a separate post.
Any feedback, positive or negative is greatly appreciated.
Last night, I built the Falcon 9 and Fairing kit that SpaceX manufactures and sells in OpenRocket.
After the end of that, I started kicking a dangerous idea around to build a larger version of the kit... x2.
So after having a dream about it, (yes, I had a dream about building it...) I built the scaled up version in OpenRocket.
It turns out that it flies in OR, so that's a good thing.
Here are the basic stats:
Weight: 3 pounds, 9 oz.
Length: 61.8 inches
Main Body: 3.5 inches
Fairing/Payload bay: 4.5 inches
Motor Mount: 38mm
Retainer: Aeropack
I've attached the OR file at the end of the post.
If you have a few extra minutes, please take a look and see if you notice any critical errors to why it wouldn't work.
This is just an idea as of right now.
I have not sourced the parts or anything of the kind.
I'm thinking that I may need to have someone with access to a 3D printer print out some of the parts if I can't find them.
I have never built a HPR rocket with heavy cardboard... Only two out of FG.
Is this too lofty or something with a bit of resourcefulness and elbow grease is doable?
It would probably be one of my favorite projects ever!
It isn't letting me attach my OR file for some reason.
I'll try adding it as a separate post.
Any feedback, positive or negative is greatly appreciated.