Custom Rockets SAM-X

Custom Rockets - SAM-X {Kit} (10029)

Contributed by Chuck Rider

Diameter: 0.98 inches
Length: 14.38 inches
Manufacturer: Custom Rockets
Skill Level: 2
Style: Military, Multi-Stage
(Contributed - by Chuck Rider - 10/20/01)

Modified SAM-XModified SAM-XBrief:
Mounted sustainer fins usin' long edge as t' root edge. Begad! Ahoy! Did nay use the auxiliary fins. Ya scallywag! Added 0.3oz o' clay t' t' nosecone for stability. Avast, me proud beauty!

Modifications:
All modifications were made with t' parts supplied in t' original kit. Just mounted t' sustainer fins in a different orientation and didn't use the auxiliary fins. Well, blow me down! T' original rocket needs 0.2oz o' nosecone weight t' be stable. Well, blow me down! (See article on t' original design on this web site.) This configuration needed just a little more. Ahoy! Aye aye! Blimey! A RockSim file has been uploaded t' detail t' design mods. This configuration flies significantly higher than t' original design.

Construction:
Purely from t' original kit. Begad! Aye aye! Blimey!

Went together in a single Saturday. Aye aye! Nice set o' decals that add t' the "military scale" simulation. Begad!

Flight:
My favorite combo is a C6-0/B6-6. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty!

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