Guess what this is!!

[LW Bercini]

Ok........................if you guys are not gonna be better players...........I'm not gonna share my exciting finds with you!!!!

[FONT=&quot]...and this is the reason why I added that last line to my signature....[/FONT]

 

[hornet driver]

OK, this might be too easy--

 

[Lowpuller]

S....

Not easy

 

[georgegassaway]

Yeah, I recognized it too.

Some pics of one on display (maybe that one), at: https://www.flickriver.com/photos/rocbolt/sets/72157631763670751/


OK, someone want to post another one?

 

[rharshberger]

OK, this might be too easy--View attachment 310973

Where was this taken?

 

[hornet driver]

Where was this taken?

U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville

 

[rharshberger]

U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville

Thanks, if only I still lived in TN where I grew up trips to these locations would be much easier.

 

[Lowpuller]

 

[rharshberger]

View attachment 311033

That one might be a bit hard to get dimensions off of, nice picture though.

 

[georgegassaway]

OK, this one's gonna be more difficult.

Same rules, post only the first letter of the name (NOT the whole name), and how many pics it took.

Pic 1:

Pic 2:

 

[Lowpuller]

I need another hint please.

I am guessing this is domestic and either a missile or sounding rocket.

First I thought P but the wrong color

Then NO ,but it just doesn't look right.

 

[georgegassaway]

Pic #3:

Pic #4:

Pic#5 - Operationally, more of a dark green/olive color, but the above B&W was the best "big" image I had found.

Here's part of a drawing that has more accurate colors and some markings.

 

[rharshberger]

Its a B!

 

[georgegassaway]

Its a B!

What pic # was the one that made you recognize it?

Bristol Bloodhound. One of the "not pretty"-ist missiles ever to be operational. With the four solid motor that dropped off quickly after accelerating it fast enough for the two ramjets to take over.

[video=youtube;gAIGXu1QpGM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAIGXu1QpGM[/video]


OK, someone else's turn to post something.

 

[rharshberger]

What pic # was the one that made you recognize it?

Bristol Bloodhound. One of the "not pretty"-ist missiles ever to be operational. With the four solid motor that dropped off quickly after accelerating it fast enough for the two ramjets to take over.

[video=youtube;gAIGXu1QpGM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAIGXu1QpGM[/video]


OK, someone else's turn to post something.

It was #3 George, as soon as I saw the tips of the boosters is when the realization hit.

 

[Woody's Workshop]

Man, that would be a great one to build!
I'm going to search for schematics.
Anyone have info on this one already?

 

[georgegassaway]

I did not know until now, that there was another missile looking much the same, using some of the same parts, called Thunderbird. Main difference was that the Thunderbird used an internal liquid fuel rocket engine at the back, while Bloodhound used the two side-mounted ramjets.

THERE IS A MODEL ROCKET KIT of the Thunderbird (version 1). Apparently BT-60 sized.

Might also be a good source for using most of the parts to convert into a Bloodhound..... main issue being scratchbuilding the Ramjets.

https://www.modelrockets.co.uk/shop...rd-sam-british-cold-war-deterrent-p-3263.html

Shipping might be a bit steep.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_(missile)

OK, someone else want to come up with another rocket for people to identify?


.

 

[Woody's Workshop]

Them lop sided nose cone would a bugger to carve out.
eRockets sells ram jet cones in many sizes in balsa.
Using a body tube, engine block and a smaller nose cone you can make your own open front ram jet.

 

[neil_w]

TopRamen's SA5 Gammon build features similar boosters. I think he made his offset nose cones and nozzles with paper shrouds. Was looking really good before the build went into hibernation.

https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?132499-S200-ANGARA-SA-5-GAMMON-Build-Finally