Name that rocket

[Kem Payza]

I’m lending this to my daughter for her science class and it was likely an Estes or Centauri kit that I built in the 1970’s but I can’t remember the name. Polaris?

 

[tsmith1315]

There's a much more fun way to find out than having someone here tell you

Go to Sven's site and peruse the old catalogs! Rabbit hole warning...

https://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/rockets.html

 

[Kem Payza]

Thanks, so far I don’t see it in the 1970 catalog. Maybe a different year.

 

[tsmith1315]

Most other manufacturers are in there as well. Sorry, I don't know Centuri's products well enough to be helpful.

It looks great for it's age!

 

[SolarYellow]

What's the body tube diameter? It looks kinda like a Goblin nose cone on a Cherokee with a non-standard paint scheme.

 

[Kem Payza]

Most other manufacturers are in there as well. Sorry, I don't know Centuri's products well enough to be helpful.

It looks great for it's age!

My memory is coming back, I believe that this was scratch built and I used a body tube diameter and fin shape similar to the Cherokee-D. and I used a tangent ogive nose cone rather than secant ogive, and I put my own trim on it. I still have the red deco tape after all these years but I have no idea where I got the black and white decals.

 

[Kem Payza]

What's the body tube diameter? It looks kinda like a Goblin nose cone on a Cherokee with a non-standard paint scheme.

That’s pretty much correct !

 

[DocSeuss]

The colors/sticker patterns looks like the Mk 109 Stingray E2X kit from the 90s/00s.

image source I found on google (didn't know he'd made one of these): https://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2012/10/estes-mk-109-stingray-build-finished.html

Is it possible that looking into the Mk 109 kit might lead to "it's using stickers from some old kit!" and that would help you? Or is it possible you restored the kit at some point, putting Mk 109 stickers on it?

 

[lr64]

If they were different colors, the upper marking reminds me of a Polish air force insignia, and the lower one of a chemical hazard symbol.

I think you should make up a name with a reference to both of the above. Maybe after a Polish chemical company. Chemiczne Police? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grupa_Azoty_POLICE

 

[BABAR]

I think you should make up a name with a reference to both of the above. Maybe after a Polish chemical company. Chemiczne Police? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grupa_Azoty_POLICE

hmm….

Spirytus?
Slivovitz?
Staropolski?

Just googled Polish alcohol brands. At least 1 and 3 sound like good rocket names.

 

[lr64]

hmm….

Spirytus?
Slivovitz?
Staropolski?

Just googled Polish alcohol brands. At least 1 and 3 sound like good rocket names.

Whichever one is the cheapest, and therefore more of a chemical hazard. I suppose in the US we could name a rocket after Red White and Blue beer, which was amazingly cheap, and tasted that way. Not as bad as Miller, though.

 

[SolarYellow]

For some reason, MGD is undrinkable anywhere else, but still manages to taste great in the desert.