04-06-2021, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Bartlett, TN
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Got it primed and to the point of finishing the paint. I've decided to leave the rudder side of the rocket in the primer white since it gives a dull finish and then paint the other side with Krylon Matte Glacier Gray. I'm not great at painting but I'm hoping the overspray would kinda blend into the white on the belly with no definite line of demarcation. The stripes and teeth are another issue. I'll work it out on paper and if it looks good, maybe TRY to place them on the rocket. My goal is to have it ready for the local club (Mid-South Rocket Society https://midsouthrockets.com/) launch on Saturday. My A8-0s are yet to come in (shipped USPS ground.....) so it looks like the B6-0 will have to work.
Some construction notes. I didn't put the launch lug on the booster. I thought it would be better if the sustainer fins fell directly in the middle between the booster fins. So I attached it at the root of one of the sustainer fins. This also takes some weight (how much does a launch lug weigh) off the glider.
I also tried to give the booster fins (not the rudder) an airfoil shape similar to a gliders wings to perhaps provide some lift. With a total of six fins at lift off, I'm hoping this doesn't affect the boost phase too much. Trimming for glide without the paint didn't work too well. Got some time to get it perfected
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