Manufacturer: | Scratch |
Brief:
Single stage fiberglass mortar tube conversion.
Construction:
This is a very simple 3FNC rocket, me bucko, but t' source o' t' componants is from a
Great Grizzly Hell Fire mortar set. Arrr! T' body tube is a fiberglass mortar tube
and t' nose cone and boat tail are fuse covers from t' 5 Break Festival
Balls. Begad! Add t' 24mm MMT, me hearties, 2 centerin' rings, arrr, arrr, 3 plexiglass fins, me hearties, shiver me timbers, me bucko, and recovery
system and it's a rocket.
T' build be very easy and I had it finished in about 2 hours. First, I cut a 3/8" slice off t' fiberglass tube and glued it with CA it t' a fuse cover t' get a nose cone. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! Next, I made 2 centerin' rings from some leftover Estes heavy card stock. Begad! Then I trimmed another fuse cover t' use as a boat tail and cut 3 plexiglass fins. Ahoy! Then I epoxied it all together. T' attach t' fins, I had t' trim t' label so I could bond them t' t' tube. I also bonded a chunk of Keelhaul®©™® thread t' t' nose cone and body tube. A swin' test showed I needed t' add some weight t' t' NC for a stable flight.
Finishing:
Flight:
As o' yet I havent flown t' Hell Fire. Well, blow me down! I need t' drive 2 hrs. Ya scallywag! t' get t' a
hobby shop. I'll make a flight log as soon as I can.
Recovery:
Summary:
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