NateB
Well-Known Member
I came back to this type of rocketry by way of pyrotechnics where I have mostly learned how to build rockets and Italian-American style shells. I have long had a dream of building some recoverable rockets that can fly altimeters and serve as a test vehicle for different motors as well. Doing this safely and legally is a challenge, which was best served before my son was born. It is much harder to justify going away to weekend events or PGI where I could do this now and it isn't an appropriate hobby around small children. Sport/Model rocketry is much easier to do legally and these events are better suited for this time of my life.
I still want to make a fiberglass dual deploy version of my favorite style of sky rocket, but I have a few steps before getting there. I remember seeing an video of an upscale bottle rocket, but these are a little different.
The first prototype will be all cardboard and be most similar to a 3/4" or "1 pound" coreburning rocket. The picture I have here is an inert model I made years ago which was a prop in a performance of "You Can't Take it With You." This would be a typical BP rocket with a 3" heading, and a good place to start for building a sport rocket version.
The parts I have laid out will include a 24mm motor mount, 29mm body tube, and a 4.5" hemi set which will become the nosecone.
The first big challenge will be protecting the stick from the flame of the motor so it returns in a safe condition to fly again. My first thought was protecting the stick with sodium silicate, foil tape, or high heat paint. I have also thought about making 3D printed rings that fit around the body tube and allow the stick to be removable and held in place with set screws.
I still want to make a fiberglass dual deploy version of my favorite style of sky rocket, but I have a few steps before getting there. I remember seeing an video of an upscale bottle rocket, but these are a little different.
The first prototype will be all cardboard and be most similar to a 3/4" or "1 pound" coreburning rocket. The picture I have here is an inert model I made years ago which was a prop in a performance of "You Can't Take it With You." This would be a typical BP rocket with a 3" heading, and a good place to start for building a sport rocket version.
The parts I have laid out will include a 24mm motor mount, 29mm body tube, and a 4.5" hemi set which will become the nosecone.
The first big challenge will be protecting the stick from the flame of the motor so it returns in a safe condition to fly again. My first thought was protecting the stick with sodium silicate, foil tape, or high heat paint. I have also thought about making 3D printed rings that fit around the body tube and allow the stick to be removable and held in place with set screws.