Dry fit of L3 build, changing a couple of things from my initial attempt
designed around 6GXL CTI case with a single airframe break. Airframe: canvas phenolic 3.9", 1/8 CF plate fins (4), 3.0 canvas phenolic motor tube, 3d printed tailcone, single parachute - reefed at apogee, fully inflated at lower altitude, activated by line cutter (redundant setup - tinder piranha, eggtimer quark, eggtimer wifi), main electronics housed in the nose cone coupler - 2 Protons, TRS ham tracker, HD sideview camera - looking out via crystal window. Nat of Upscale and Mike of MacPerformance have been fantastic in their help customizing components, Nat CNC'ed the fins and all the AV bay components, Mike did his magic on beveling the fins and customizing airframe components.
will start assembling it over the next months, targeting cert flight during SpringFest launch in Vegas in March next year. Assembly is straight forward, have fab some brackets for the electronic bay and lock in the recovery system once I've successfully tested it in another rocket.
Will post updates as the build materializes and keep details here https://rocketryprojects.blogspot.com/
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designed around 6GXL CTI case with a single airframe break. Airframe: canvas phenolic 3.9", 1/8 CF plate fins (4), 3.0 canvas phenolic motor tube, 3d printed tailcone, single parachute - reefed at apogee, fully inflated at lower altitude, activated by line cutter (redundant setup - tinder piranha, eggtimer quark, eggtimer wifi), main electronics housed in the nose cone coupler - 2 Protons, TRS ham tracker, HD sideview camera - looking out via crystal window. Nat of Upscale and Mike of MacPerformance have been fantastic in their help customizing components, Nat CNC'ed the fins and all the AV bay components, Mike did his magic on beveling the fins and customizing airframe components.
will start assembling it over the next months, targeting cert flight during SpringFest launch in Vegas in March next year. Assembly is straight forward, have fab some brackets for the electronic bay and lock in the recovery system once I've successfully tested it in another rocket.
Will post updates as the build materializes and keep details here https://rocketryprojects.blogspot.com/
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