sed6
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Before jumping into my L2 1/2 scale Phoenix build I decided to put some of my planned build practices to the test on my Madcow Phoenix. I read a lot of tips and tricks and hope to be able to apply them to the small build and then the big build. I began in Openrocket with Madcows basic 4 inch rocket. I upscaled it to 1/2 scale and then added an AV Bay in the nose, dual deploy and changed some scaling and the fins. I then scaled it back down to 4 inch and began building.
Here's the basic 4 inch Mad Cow kit. I built the cradle to work on it and you can see my small 1.6 inch Phoenix from launchpad. I tried to build it to scale as much as I could and I'm using it as a guide for the larger rockets.
First up is the easy Bay. Here I've built the bulkheads for the nose cone using my router.
I mocked up an Eggfinder which I plan to use in this and my bigger rocket, just to make sure it all fits. I did the same for my two planned altimeter.
A Jensen circle cutting guide from Amazon really makes it easy to cut perfect bulkheads and centering rings.
Hope you like.
Here's the basic 4 inch Mad Cow kit. I built the cradle to work on it and you can see my small 1.6 inch Phoenix from launchpad. I tried to build it to scale as much as I could and I'm using it as a guide for the larger rockets.
First up is the easy Bay. Here I've built the bulkheads for the nose cone using my router.
I mocked up an Eggfinder which I plan to use in this and my bigger rocket, just to make sure it all fits. I did the same for my two planned altimeter.
A Jensen circle cutting guide from Amazon really makes it easy to cut perfect bulkheads and centering rings.
Hope you like.
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