I just got back into rockets, over here in Germany. I got to thinking about rockets I wanted to build in my childhood. I have been poking around the internet looking at the old Estes plan for the Sputnik-too. Also seen someone made a kit. I got to thinking I could scrounge up some 3 mm dowels (got 'em), a 70 mm Styrofoam ball, (on the way) and some 13mm tubes.
Now here is where I need to talk to you guys with slide rules and rocket simulator programs and whatnot. Instead of just poking and gluing 4 sticks in the back, do you think it would be feasible to make some paper (or balsa) fairings, and mount the sticks on the outside of the ball, slightly forward of the middle line? Kind of make it semi semi scale and not just sticks stuck in a ball?
I would not have a clue on how to crunch the numbers on the CG/CP, and how unstable it would be making this thing at least the closer to the look of the original.
Thanks!
Now here is where I need to talk to you guys with slide rules and rocket simulator programs and whatnot. Instead of just poking and gluing 4 sticks in the back, do you think it would be feasible to make some paper (or balsa) fairings, and mount the sticks on the outside of the ball, slightly forward of the middle line? Kind of make it semi semi scale and not just sticks stuck in a ball?
I would not have a clue on how to crunch the numbers on the CG/CP, and how unstable it would be making this thing at least the closer to the look of the original.
Thanks!