Shrox Snipet "Upscale

[Wallace]

Been working on this for awhile. Saw the pic on Apogee"s website and loved it. Using some "salvaged" parts from my crashed Estes Scion..O.R. says it will fly. Any opinions?

View attachment Shrox 3 inch.ork 1.ork final.ork

 

[Wallace]

1/8" Light ply fins with 1 layer of 6 ounce fiberglass vacuum bagged with foodsaver. I am considering/sort of in the process of adding the same layer to the Estes tubes. Would this be a "good" idea, or just add unnecessary weight?

 

[Cl(VII)]

1/8" Light ply fins with 1 layer of 6 ounce fiberglass vacuum bagged with foodsaver. I am considering/sort of in the process of adding the same layer to the Estes tubes. Would this be a "good" idea, or just add unnecessary weight?

I have done vacuum bagged CF over bass wood, and it is incredibly strong. You could do 2 oz (or 6 oz) glass over basswood, and get a really strong fin (not Mach 2 strong, but pretty stout) that probably weighs less than the light ply alone.

Weight versus strength is always a person choice. I HATE repairing rockets, so I -over-build them for the landings more than the flights.