Black Bird Zero

[Orbital]

Based on Blue Bird Zero..

It's 2" mail tube with Carbon fiber coverd Basswood fins. They turned out really nice.. The nosecone is turned Styro vacuum bagged with 2 layers of 12 oz fiberglass using epoxy resin from US Composites. Not bad for my first one.. Piston ejection.. Designed to fly on a G80-10T..


Getting close to done...

 

[Stones]

Excellent! I like the color scheme too.

 

[rstaff3]

Looks great. Bet it really rips on a G80!

 

[Austin]

Great job Orbital...it really looks cool!

Carl

 

[Orbital]

Originally posted by Stones
Excellent! I like the color scheme too.

Well no paint yet.. I was thinking painting it like the Blue Bird but black in place of blue..

I am still filling the tube spiral..

Oh forgot to say it has a 38mm motor tube for use with a Pro38 single grain motor...

 

[DPatell]

I love the Carbon look..please don't paint the fins!

With those reinforcements, you could probably fly it on an H153 Pro motor for your L1.

Looks great!

 

[rstaff3]

I fully agree with DPatell about the fins. Gotta leave the raw carbon look.

 

[Stones]

Originally posted by Orbital
Well no paint yet.. I was thinking painting it like the Blue Bird but black in place of blue..

Must just be my monitor colors but, it looks like a nice cream colored BT with an off shade of olive drab/gray for the NC and the carbon on the fins has a touch of a dark rust color to them. I like it.

 

[Orbital]

No way.. I am not painting the fins.. I was going to change the color of the original fin decals to white so they would contrast nicely against the carbon fiber..