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MPC Astrobee-D #3-0921
Thanks to Neal Miller we now have instructions and templates for the MPC Astrobee-D. You'll find the fin template with measurements on the last page of the instructions.
https://www.oldrocketplans.com/mpc/..._Astrobee-D.pdf
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Some Scale Data . . .
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A few more items . . .
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A few Orion sounding rockets flew with Astrobee-D nose cones and payload cylinders (here's a picture of one: https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-o...p%3d0%26pl %3d ). The University of Alaska Fairbanks's Student Rocket Program also flew one of those Orion-with-Astrobee-D-payload vehicles, several years ago. But: I take that back, about the UAF's Orion; it had a custom-made (by the Student Rocket Program), fiberglass conical nose cone that looked like a Black Brant III nose cone, but its--and its payload cylinder's--diameter looked the same as that of the Astrobee-D (6 inches, or else quite close to that). I have, however, seen a photograph of an Orion with a very long (about as long as, or even longer than, the Orion's HAWK rocket motor), 6" diameter payload cylinder, topped by an Astrobee-D 5:1 tangent ogive nose. (I don't think it flew at Poker Flat, but at Wallops, Esrange in Sweden, or Andøya in Norway; unfortunately, pictures of such "chimera" sounding rockets aren't indexed by "Orion sounding rocket with Astrobee-D payload section" online--one comes across them by chance.)
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Thanks, Neil! What is the length of each of the MPC T-15 (0.591 in.) dia. main body tube and payload sections please? The published overall length for the MPC Astrobee-D model is 15.6 inches. Kind regards, Jeff Jenkins aka: Faithwalker NAR #46879 SR |
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Main tube 10 and 7/8ths. Payload tube is 1 and 3/16ths. Earl
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Thanks, Earl! Kind regards, Jeff Jenkins aka: Faithwalker NAR #46879 SR |
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Measured off an unbuilt kit. The thing I don't have are the decals. I have one opened kit and two sealed. This particular mini roc is one of the harder to come by. Earl
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Black Shire--Draft horse in human form, model rocketeer, occasional mystic, and writer, see: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperba...an-form/8075185 http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/what...of-2%29/6122050 http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/what...of-2%29/6126511 All of my book proceeds go to the Northcote Heavy Horse Centre www.northcotehorses.com. NAR #54895 SR |
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