Could anyone recommend a simple, clean design 3" diameter rocket kit for a 38mm motor that features a 4:1 or 5:1 conical cone (essential), payload bay, with TTW fin mounting? I'm looking for something around 40" - 50" in length resembling a basic minimum diameter vehicle. Fiberglass tubes + cone okay. I imagined going scratch but thought I'd first ask the Forum community if anyone knows a good match. Thank you!
Kit recommendation: 3" dia for 38mm motor
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The conical nose cone restricts you to maybe a Black Brant or WAC Corporal but I don't know of anyone making one in 3". Most all kits favor an ogive nose.
Scott_650
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That conical nose cone requirement is a puzzler - not a lot out there I can think of - Composite Warehouse uses a conical cone on their “stubby” style Lotus http://www.compositewarehouse.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=18_61&product_id=130 so I suppose they’d be willing to swap into another kit.
Thank you both. Yes, the conical might very well be the stopper here and thus direct me to a scratch built effort. My options are open but the cone was the starting point. I just imagined someone out there might would have one in a kit and maybe, just maybe, in sleek min diameter form. Thanks again.
Scott_650
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CW does sell that conical nose cone separately for $69.99 - the thirty extra bucks for the Lotus kit is probably less than the motor mount, fins and body tube if you bought them by the piece so it would be a good kit to stretch. CW’s stuff is very nice, I have a 2.6” Arrow waiting to be built. Good luck with your project - post some updates to the forum if you can.
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