I'm new to the forum and still a rookie in the rocket building world though I understand the physics... ...mostly.
I'm thinking of building a rocket that launches as a normal rocket on an Estes C class motor. At ejection charge, a burn string releases a pair of wings out slits in the body sides. The wings unfold in nearly the same way as a bird wing works using kabob skewers or something for bone's and some yet to be determined joints. I'll skin it with trash bag or something.
Kind of an elaborate system I know and probably won't launch very high because of the weight of the wing bones. But the dramatic effect of seeing a rocket transform into a bird will be worth it. Anyone attempt such a thing before?
I'm thinking of building a rocket that launches as a normal rocket on an Estes C class motor. At ejection charge, a burn string releases a pair of wings out slits in the body sides. The wings unfold in nearly the same way as a bird wing works using kabob skewers or something for bone's and some yet to be determined joints. I'll skin it with trash bag or something.
Kind of an elaborate system I know and probably won't launch very high because of the weight of the wing bones. But the dramatic effect of seeing a rocket transform into a bird will be worth it. Anyone attempt such a thing before?