Finally finished the vacu-formed nose cone. All repairs complete. Ready for next launch window.

The new nose and forward fuselage are built from tooling that I will use for the R/c version of the booster/carrier vehicle. It is made from three .020" PVC plastic vacu-formed parts. They are reinforced with molded 8lb density two part urethane foam. The canard flap is designed to "float" up and down for testing on this version. The nose cone has been ballasted to weigh close to what it will weigh with a receiver, battery pack, voltage converter and canard flap servo. The center of gravity has also been adjusted to mimic the dynamics of a R/c version.

Assuming I get her back in one ( err... two) pieces, I can finish the CAD drawings and print up some decals. Next update... flight report for the final configuration. Stay tuned, this is the last series of mods planned for this version.

Regards,

DJ Miller

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