My fiance has been watching me work on my L1/L2 Binder Design Excel Plus 54 for some time with growing interest. We've built little Estes rockets for our kids to paint and fly at a nearby field. Now she want to try her hand at a large L0 rocket that is built to fly on L1 as well. I've got a ton of 2' long 3" diameter heavy wall mailing tubes that have been crying for attention. This is the perfect opportunity to build something with her that can fly on G to I motors that can also fall in the class 0 category so we can launch at the nearby field our club uses.
I want to fabricate as much as possible by myself to help hone my building skills.
Nosecone will be a PNC-3.00 for thick-walled tubes
Airframe: 3" x 2' heavy walled paper mailing tubes
Coupler: cut down mailer tube
Fins: 3-ply 1/4" plywood cut to shape
Centering rings: same 3-ply plywood cut with a flywheel cutter
Motor: 1-4 grain 38mm CTI
Here is the initial design.
Sims to 1000' on a G and almost 3000' on an H.
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I want to fabricate as much as possible by myself to help hone my building skills.
Nosecone will be a PNC-3.00 for thick-walled tubes
Airframe: 3" x 2' heavy walled paper mailing tubes
Coupler: cut down mailer tube
Fins: 3-ply 1/4" plywood cut to shape
Centering rings: same 3-ply plywood cut with a flywheel cutter
Motor: 1-4 grain 38mm CTI
Here is the initial design.
Sims to 1000' on a G and almost 3000' on an H.
View attachment Lara.ork
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