bandman444
Well-Known Member
Hey TRF-ers,
I don't think Ive ever been as excited about a build before!
Background:
This is going to the Ventura County Rocketry Association's (VCRA) first build together. VCRA is a very new club and as of right now consists of 8-10 members. Our paperwork for NAR recognition has already been mailed and we should be a "Legal" club before to long. As of now we are an only LPR and MPR and it will probably stay as such. We decided to build a group project to 1) Become more unified as a club 2) To kick off the club at NSL 3) To utilize some of the strengths of our members.
I will be the project coordinator and will be the one running the simulations. (And hopefully keeping this updated)
We picked this design out of the suggestions from the group because of its relative ease of construction, cost, recognition factor, child enthusiasm level, and of course its freakin awesomeness!!!
As always a concern with very tall skinny rockets was the choice of materials. (I dont like noodle-y rockets, you?) Wouldn't the world be great if we could all afford 22foot tall 6" fiberglass rockets? But we can't. :eyeroll: With fiberglass not an option do to weight and more importantly cost, we needed to find another suitable Body Tube material.
After looking through a few of the cardboard replacements, we settled on Blue Tube. I sent Randy of Always Ready Rocketry an email regarding this project and what his thoughts were. He was very helpful in giving his opinion on a few things. He also offered to give us a deal on the order. Thanks Randy!
Right now the final weight of the rocket will be between 25-30lbs and will fly on Large K motor at NSL. (My vote is for the CTI K1440) Also it will have a 54mm MMT. You will here a lot of right nows because nothing is set in stone yet. Right now the plan is to KIS by flying it on motor ejection. We will be sealing off the rest of the BT by using a simple bulkhead. The plan is to recover all in one piece with a Top Flight Recoverys 120 chute.
That is about it for now guys. Be sure to subscribe.
I would love to hear what you think.
Bryce
As a little teaser...
I don't think Ive ever been as excited about a build before!
Background:
This is going to the Ventura County Rocketry Association's (VCRA) first build together. VCRA is a very new club and as of right now consists of 8-10 members. Our paperwork for NAR recognition has already been mailed and we should be a "Legal" club before to long. As of now we are an only LPR and MPR and it will probably stay as such. We decided to build a group project to 1) Become more unified as a club 2) To kick off the club at NSL 3) To utilize some of the strengths of our members.
I will be the project coordinator and will be the one running the simulations. (And hopefully keeping this updated)
We picked this design out of the suggestions from the group because of its relative ease of construction, cost, recognition factor, child enthusiasm level, and of course its freakin awesomeness!!!
As always a concern with very tall skinny rockets was the choice of materials. (I dont like noodle-y rockets, you?) Wouldn't the world be great if we could all afford 22foot tall 6" fiberglass rockets? But we can't. :eyeroll: With fiberglass not an option do to weight and more importantly cost, we needed to find another suitable Body Tube material.
After looking through a few of the cardboard replacements, we settled on Blue Tube. I sent Randy of Always Ready Rocketry an email regarding this project and what his thoughts were. He was very helpful in giving his opinion on a few things. He also offered to give us a deal on the order. Thanks Randy!
Right now the final weight of the rocket will be between 25-30lbs and will fly on Large K motor at NSL. (My vote is for the CTI K1440) Also it will have a 54mm MMT. You will here a lot of right nows because nothing is set in stone yet. Right now the plan is to KIS by flying it on motor ejection. We will be sealing off the rest of the BT by using a simple bulkhead. The plan is to recover all in one piece with a Top Flight Recoverys 120 chute.
That is about it for now guys. Be sure to subscribe.
I would love to hear what you think.
Bryce
As a little teaser...