Saturn V that's uses multiple engines

[JPalmer621]

Here is my scratch 2 stage 5 motor cluster Saturn V, 1 D12 and 4 C5-3s. Second stage is a D12-3

 

[Leo]

Dose anyone know if a Saturn V that's is 1/70 scale and uses multiple engines instead of 1 big engine.

Not that I'm aware of for 1/70 scale.

Centuri's 1/100 scale Saturn V came with a 3 engine cluster.

This is what I did to my Estes 1/100 scale version. Designed an adapter to hold 4 Estes engines:

 

[NOLA_BAR]

Here is my scratch 2 stage 5 motor cluster Saturn V, 1 D12 and 4 C5-3s. Second stage is a D12-3

It looks like you are using larger fins as well?

 

[JPalmer621]

It looks like you are using larger fins as well?

Yes I used larger fins. Lots of weight in this rocket. Remember 2 stages

 

[NOLA_BAR]

Yes I used larger fins. Lots of weight in this rocket. Remember 2 stages

For the second stage did you use flip-out fins? I have seen some staged Saturn v's do this technique.

 

[JPalmer621]

Yes I did flip out fins. See Apogee news letter 313 for pictures. My friend got credit for my rocket so you will not see my name. LOL

 

[NOLA_BAR]

Yes I did flip out fins. See Apogee news letter 313 for pictures. My friend got credit for my rocket so you will not see my name. LOL

At least you still call him a friend!

 

[MClark]

Years ago at BALLS there was a Saturn V with a composite G and 4 BP D’s.
I don’t remember how they were ignited but I was not 100% good with it. Flyer insisted he had done it before and worked.
I told him to take it to 2000’ pads or take it home.
G and two Ds on same side lit and came straight for us crashing at 1000’ out.
I looked at flyer, he looked at me, nothing was said. Just walked out for debris.

 

[Art Upton]

Back in the mid to late '70s I took a Centuri Saturn V, 1/100th scale, and modified it for 5 first stage engines. The kit had vacuformed nozzles of thin plastic so I cut them up to fit around the engine tubes and they looked fairly good. I flew it 3 or 4 times and it flew great on 5 C engines. Here is a picture I took of it at a contest behind the KSC HQ building in April 1979 which may have been its last flight.

Wow a Pacer Car is in the background....

 

[Sterk03]

Multiple engines. That's a tall order because we're talking composite motors on the 1/70 scale Saturn V. And composite motors aren't very suitable for clusters.​

The Estes Saturn V motor is 31/2 inches up from the aft of the rocket and Boyce 5 motor fin can would have the motors all the way aft like a real rocket? The Estes is just for cp/cg or reasoning for this? as my Saturn V's all have stability problems no matter how you balance them with weights?

 

[lakeroadster]

The Estes Saturn V motor is 31/2 inches up from the aft of the rocket and Boyce 5 motor fin can would have the motors all the way aft like a real rocket?

The Estes is just for cp/cg or reasoning for this?

as my Saturn V's all have stability problems no matter how you balance them with weights?

Lot's of questions there... or statements?​