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1 # RG-1
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3 Robert's first full-custom rocket, with electronic-deployment.
4
5 ## Motivation
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7 Robert has wanted to try out electronic deployment for a while.  He received
8 a [PerfectFlite](http://www.perfectflite.com/) 
9 [MAWD](http://www.perfectflite.com/catalog/MAWD.html) commercial recording
10 altimeter with dual deployment support as a gift, and this is the rocket 
11 designed to make use of it.
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13
14 ## Design Details
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16 * 54mm phenolic air frame
17 * 29mm phenolic motor mount
18 * [Giant Leap](http://giantleaprocketry.com/) Pinnacle 54mm nose cone
19 * 1/8 inch birch plywood fin in a custom shape, with rounded edges
20 * 1/4 inch birch plywood centering rings and bulkheads, CNC milled, the two 
21 that hold the fins are notched for perfect fin alignment.
22
23 ## Build
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25 Construction began the weekend of 11-13 September 2009.
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27 ## Flights
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29 First flown at NCR's Oktoberfest 2009.