Inspired by a balsa BT-60 balsa Gemini capsule I found in my stash-o-stuff, the Estes DOM Orbital Transport Lab and the 4" x .75" switch band tube that I got with a LOC av bay set, I started messin' around in OR and came up with this. Not terribly original or anything, but I think it's kinda cool lookin' and should be pretty fun to build.
I guess ring-fins give OR a headache, so the numbers are funny as far as flight sims go, I threw half an ounce of lead in the nose just to shut it up about stability, I don't think it'll need anything like that much in reality.
This is a quick workup of the design (and I'm no OR expert), so the real thing will be different in a few details, but this is the basic idea. OR screenshots (OR file below):
I guess ring-fins give OR a headache, so the numbers are funny as far as flight sims go, I threw half an ounce of lead in the nose just to shut it up about stability, I don't think it'll need anything like that much in reality.
This is a quick workup of the design (and I'm no OR expert), so the real thing will be different in a few details, but this is the basic idea. OR screenshots (OR file below):