jeffgeraci
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I'm out of my slump, finally! I've decided to go for my level 2, and i'm going to push my luck on this one.
My challenge is to create an open-body rocket, without any nose cone, that can run on a single "J" motor, but then after my cert, I want the option of powering it with 2 or 3 (38mm) motors. Therefore, I want to make the central motor removeable and resizeable, and I plan to run ferrings along two sides to house (2) 38mm motors and recovery systems.
It's not the first open body rocket I'll have built, but this one will be 8 feet long, 6" diameter airframe, and it will be much more powerful. I don't have Rocsim or any of those other fancy programs, because I prefer to experiment. Since I don't draw plans when I build my rockets (I doodle bits of my idea on post-its), I created a couple drawings on the paint program so I can share my plan with you.
This new build thread will have plenty of pictures, and i'll keep it updated. I just want to know if anyone has any thoughts or wants to contribute anything before I go and order the components. I also will need a name, but that can evolve. Thanks!
My challenge is to create an open-body rocket, without any nose cone, that can run on a single "J" motor, but then after my cert, I want the option of powering it with 2 or 3 (38mm) motors. Therefore, I want to make the central motor removeable and resizeable, and I plan to run ferrings along two sides to house (2) 38mm motors and recovery systems.
It's not the first open body rocket I'll have built, but this one will be 8 feet long, 6" diameter airframe, and it will be much more powerful. I don't have Rocsim or any of those other fancy programs, because I prefer to experiment. Since I don't draw plans when I build my rockets (I doodle bits of my idea on post-its), I created a couple drawings on the paint program so I can share my plan with you.
This new build thread will have plenty of pictures, and i'll keep it updated. I just want to know if anyone has any thoughts or wants to contribute anything before I go and order the components. I also will need a name, but that can evolve. Thanks!
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