Ray Dunakin
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I've just uploaded five new photos to my site. The first four are from a dual launch in the desert near Ocotillo. One rocket was a 2.6" diameter two-stage, powered by Pro38 three-grain I motors. The booster had "Smokey Sam" propellent and the sustainer had the regular propellent. Got a couple great shots, including one take at apogee with a veiw across the mountains and freeway. The smaller rocket was powered by an Aerotech G80. I'd hoped to get pics of the bigger one coming up behind the small one, but no such luck.
The fifth photo is of a fin repair that I did recently. The rocket had crashed at Plaster Blaster back in October, resulting in a triangular chunk being torn out of the leading edge of one fin. I filled the gap with epoxy, a couple bits of thick carbon fiber cloth, and a layer of 6oz fiberglass all sandwiched between two sheets of wax paper and clamped tightly between two boards. This pic shows the result, prior to painting.
https://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=3009006&a=30098271&f=0
The fifth photo is of a fin repair that I did recently. The rocket had crashed at Plaster Blaster back in October, resulting in a triangular chunk being torn out of the leading edge of one fin. I filled the gap with epoxy, a couple bits of thick carbon fiber cloth, and a layer of 6oz fiberglass all sandwiched between two sheets of wax paper and clamped tightly between two boards. This pic shows the result, prior to painting.
https://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=3009006&a=30098271&f=0