No, I missed that!!!There were at least two more 300's in that group of photos, one of them was the rocket modeled in Post #5.
Aerobee 300 details wanted
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No, I missed that!!!There were at least two more 300's in that group of photos, one of them was the rocket modeled in Post #5.
bobby_hamill
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interesting payload section. both fin sets are 4 fin versions
I'm also looking for Aerobee 300 information so I hope this isn't a hijack. What I want to know is what was the cross section of the Aerobee 300 fins? I've seen several planforms, and the one I am interested in is this:
I thought that was typical for the 300 but I've seen a lot of photos of them with sharper corners and no extension of the trailing edge behind the body. That variant looks like a flat cross section with a beveled leading edge. But for the one pictured, were they tapered from root to tip, and were they also tapered front to back as well? John Coker's Aerobee shows that very well:
Any info would be appreciated. I'm working on an approximate 3X upscale of my old Estes kit.
I thought that was typical for the 300 but I've seen a lot of photos of them with sharper corners and no extension of the trailing edge behind the body. That variant looks like a flat cross section with a beveled leading edge. But for the one pictured, were they tapered from root to tip, and were they also tapered front to back as well? John Coker's Aerobee shows that very well:
Any info would be appreciated. I'm working on an approximate 3X upscale of my old Estes kit.
Yes, both tapered. Details to follow
The 300 sustainer is a 150. They have the trailing edge angled away from the root and extend past the airframe like the Estes model.
This is the basic cross section:
The full-size fin tip is 0.125" radius.
That's the confirmation I've been looking for. Thank you very much, I appreciate it!
Your quite welcome, I'm eager to see pics of your upscale!
I will post some when it's finally complete.
