New from Auckland, New Zealand

[Maude]

Hi there, I'm a new member and I joined after doing a google search for the strake measurements of a Standard Missile. I have an interest in aviation and military aviation and I hang out on a daily basis at the Secret Projects board.

 

[Cape Byron]

Welcome!

 

[Hobie1dog]

To the forum

 

[lr64]

Welcome. I've seen some wild stuff on Secret Projects.

 

[teepot]

Welcome to the Forum.

 

[Maude]

Welcome. I've seen some wild stuff on Secret Projects.

There'd be plenty of missile and rocket threads there which would be a good source of modelling ideas for members of this board.

 

[lr64]

For instance:
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/nasa-langley-spacejet-concept.11026/

The Planet Satellite SHOULD be on that forum and would make a great rocket plane, with the right engineering:
https://hushkit.net/2015/10/16/whisky-business-the-strange-story-of-the-planet-satellite/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Satellite
Oh, I guess it is, in a small way. I don't know how accurate this drawing is, but it's pretty:
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/motocars-cutaway-drawings.23005/page-15#post-592109
Keep in mind that the original Planet Satellite was structurally inadequate.
Note also the XP-56:
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/northrop-xp-56.33375/

And any number of real rocket gliders:
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/th...rcraft-4302-rocket-propelled-prototype.19002/
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/korolev-rocket-plane.5021/
a great 2-stage project:
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/von-brauns-ferry-rocket-of-1952.3361/

This got me thinking about Russian rocket powered interceptor projects, such as the Bi-1:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bereznyak-Isayev_BI-1

 

[Maude]

Something I checked for on the Secret Projects forum was for a thread concerning the Sparroair air-launched sounding rocket based on surplus rocket-motors from retired Sparrow I AAMs, there isn't one so I'll open a thread there about it.

 

[NTP2]

Welcome!

 

[spigalau]

Hi Maude - NZRA do monthly member launches (most months) out of Orini.

For more details see - https://www.nzrocketry.org.nz/

D.

 

[lr64]

Hi Maude - NZRA do monthly member launches (most months) out of Orini.

For more details see - https://www.nzrocketry.org.nz/

D.

Did you guys have Slim Gaillard naming things down there? ;-)

 

[Idaman Omarghodgiesan]

Hi there, I'm a new member and I joined after doing a google search for the strake measurements of a Standard Missile. I have an interest in aviation and military aviation and I hang out on a daily basis at the Secret Projects board.

Hi, and welcome to RF! NZ is on my bucket list, it's beautiful country. I look forward to seeing your posts here at RF.... Greg, i. e. (my real first)

 

[Onebadhawk]

Welcome to TRF ...

Teddy