So, I acquired a few rockets from Neil Brown and he threw in his Megaladon Shark Jaw rocket. Some of you might remember this beast from LDRS 2012. Well, it's been staring at me since October just begging for me to light an N3300 up it's butt, so I decided to get it ready for the MDRA Sod Farm in July. The body is originally a Thumper kit from Polecat aerospace. So, the configuration is not really changing but it's going to get a new paint job and reimagining.
Specs
Current To-Do List
Specs
- 10in Diameter body
- 7' 6" in. Tall.
- Jaws are almost 4' wide and asymmetric. The slight asymmetry produces a yawing motion in flight.
- Roughly 125lbs on the pad.
- Projected altitude is 1100 ft. on an N3300. Note I need at least 3000N average thrust to get it off the pad safely.
Current To-Do List
- Needs a new av-bay and altimeter configuration
- Need to figure out recovery. Neil did it with a 24' chute on the main body. and 8' on the nosecone. I have a 30' rocket man chute. Thinking about bringing everything down on just it. It's ~125lbs on the pad. There is 16 lbs of nose weight to reach the proper stability.
- Ground test.
- New paint job from my cousin.
- Attempt to hone the simulation to account for the jaws.
- Find a pad and unistrut rail for the launch. I can't fly it off the trailer launchers.
- Complete safety review and launch planning with the BOD and Fred.