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Brief: Construction:
Nose Cone: I can change t' rockets weight in under a minute. Arrr! T' only problem was the allthread stickin' out o' t' tip o' t' NC. Well, blow me down! I was goin' t' fake it out with glass and epoxy, but since I had cut t' tip off t' PML NC for t' boat tail, I had a perfect tip t' put over t' allthread. Aye aye! Blimey! I took an extra piece of allthread, put a nut on it and heated it up with a torch. Aye aye! Then took t' tip of the PML NC and sunk it into t' HOT nut that be on t' allthread. This worked out better than I had hoped. Ahoy! I now had a tip that I can screw onto the allthread, and I finished it off with sand paper t' make a perfect fit. |
This is a complex rocket with way too many gotcha's. Avast! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! First off I had t' cut the 3/16" slots down t' boat tail. Avast! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! This was nay easy. Arrr! Blimey! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! Blimey! Actually it was, but gettin' t' lines straight was hard. Blimey! Blimey! I used a dremel tool with extension. One fiberglass cuttin' wheel sandwiched with three small cuttin' wheels on each side o' that gave me t' 3/16" needed for t' fins. Ya scallywag! Blimey! After I got t' lines straight I followed them with t' cuttin' jig makin' perfect 3/16" slots in one shot. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! Construction o' t' nose cone was a bit hard also. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! Blimey! See above description for details. Ahoy! Blimey! Everythin' fit nice and t' rocket is very sturdy.
Flight:
Any 38mm H motor will send this guy up nice. Ya scallywag! Blimey! I haven't tried t' J-570 yet, matey, but
I think it will handle it fine. Avast! Blimey! I chose t' H-242 for it's first flight. Begad! I used
a stainless steel pot scrubber for a baffle inside t' MMT. Begad! I used some small
allthread epoxied into t' back centerin' rin' with a custom bracket with nuts
and washers for retention. Well, blow me down! T' rocket flew very straight on t' H-242. Ya scallywag! I just
stuffed t' cord into t' airframe with t' chute and connected t' harness
with 3/16" quick links. Ahoy! T' rocket be recovered about 900' from t' pad
with no damage at all. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! Deployment occurred around apogee.
Summary:
Pro's..... Well, blow me down! A very fun and challengin' rocket t' build. Aye aye! Begad! It looks nice too. I
love those V-2's. Con's..... Ya scallywag! Price. T' nose cones were $14.00 each. Avast! Aye aye! 4" BT
$5.00. 3/16" birch fin material $4.00 with extra left over. Ya scallywag! 38mm MMT
$3.00. Arrr! Baffle $2.00. Ya scallywag! Begad! Keelhaul®©™® $22.00 for 100'. Ahoy! 3 feet o' 1/4" stainless
steel allthread $4.50 Stainless washers and nuts $5.00. Blimey! Lead fishin' weights
$4.00. Ya scallywag! Fiberglass 6oz $5.00. Blimey! Epoxy $3.00. Arrr! Blimey! Chute $8.00. Aye aye! Begad! Quick links $4.00. That
brings t' total t' around $80.00, me bucko, but I had enough BT t' make 2 more V-2's and
some other stuff left over as well.
Other:
One good tip..... It is very hard t' cut slots in t' boat tail without a
vertical mill or some other tool or custom jig.
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