X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=rockets%2Fairframes%2FRG-2%2Findex.mdwn;fp=rockets%2Fairframes%2FRG-2%2Findex.mdwn;h=212cbe14f7c3ddf55990467f1d87a2d7dedb2f4c;hb=1b116422c87b65852cb182cd3e9e2e51ce3e2b64;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hpb=b0983420373ee74d8dbcf7dbffb689d369a133e2;p=web%2Fgag.com diff --git a/rockets/airframes/RG-2/index.mdwn b/rockets/airframes/RG-2/index.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..212cbe1 --- /dev/null +++ b/rockets/airframes/RG-2/index.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# RG-1 + +Robert's second full-custom rocket, with TeleMetrum electronic-deployment. + +## Motivation + +After the success of [RG-1](../RG-1), Robert decided it would be fun to build +a similar rocket in smaller diameter to try and get more than a mile above +ground on a G motor. The timing coincided with the first prototype builds of +[TeleMetrum v0.2](http://altusmetrum.org/TeleMetrum), so naturally he wanted +to fly one of those as the electronics system. + +## Design Details + +* 38mm phenolic air frame +* 29mm phenolic motor mount +* [Giant Leap](http://giantleaprocketry.com/) Pinnacle 38mm nose cone +* 1/8 inch birch plywood fins in a custom shape, with rounded edges +* 1/4 inch birch plywood centering rings and bulkheads, CNC milled, the two + that hold the fins are notched for perfect fin alignment. +* avionics bay design similar to Bdale's Trick-o-Treat + +## Build + +## Flights +