From 4ae3b26a6ac33df700f9cd2fcc59abf85ce156a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bdale Garbee Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:52:56 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] adding many of my other airframe projects --- rockets/airframes/FreedomFlies/index.mdwn | 28 ++++++++++++++++ .../Polecat_Goblin_10.jpg | Bin .../Polecat_Goblin_10.rkt | 0 .../{goblin10 => Goblin10}/index.html | 0 rockets/airframes/Horizon/index.mdwn | 21 ++++++++++++ rockets/airframes/HorizonRebuild/index.mdwn | 30 ++++++++++++++++++ rockets/airframes/Horizon_Rebuild.mdwn | 14 -------- rockets/airframes/NoNukes/index.mdwn | 30 ++++++++++++++++++ rockets/airframes/Thor/index.mdwn | 20 ++++++++++++ .../{yikstik => YikStik}/YikStik.jpg | Bin .../{yikstik => YikStik}/YikStik.rkt | 0 .../airframes/{yikstik => YikStik}/index.html | 0 rockets/airframes/goblin10.mdwn | 1 - rockets/airframes/yikstik.mdwn | 1 - 14 files changed, 129 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) create mode 100644 rockets/airframes/FreedomFlies/index.mdwn rename rockets/airframes/{goblin10 => Goblin10}/Polecat_Goblin_10.jpg (100%) rename rockets/airframes/{goblin10 => Goblin10}/Polecat_Goblin_10.rkt (100%) rename rockets/airframes/{goblin10 => Goblin10}/index.html (100%) create mode 100644 rockets/airframes/Horizon/index.mdwn create mode 100644 rockets/airframes/HorizonRebuild/index.mdwn delete mode 100644 rockets/airframes/Horizon_Rebuild.mdwn create mode 100644 rockets/airframes/NoNukes/index.mdwn create mode 100644 rockets/airframes/Thor/index.mdwn rename rockets/airframes/{yikstik => YikStik}/YikStik.jpg (100%) rename rockets/airframes/{yikstik => YikStik}/YikStik.rkt (100%) rename rockets/airframes/{yikstik => YikStik}/index.html (100%) delete mode 100644 rockets/airframes/goblin10.mdwn delete mode 100644 rockets/airframes/yikstik.mdwn diff --git a/rockets/airframes/FreedomFlies/index.mdwn b/rockets/airframes/FreedomFlies/index.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b1add94 --- /dev/null +++ b/rockets/airframes/FreedomFlies/index.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Freedom Flies + +This was Bdale's first dual deploy airframe. + +## Motivation + +After successful L1 and L2 certs, Bdale wanted to try his hand at a full +custom high power aiframe, and chose the +[PerfectFlite](http://www.perfectflite.com/) +[MAWD](http://www.perfectflite.com/catalog/MAWD.html) commercial recording +altimeter to make this a dual deployment system. + +## Design Details + +* 75mm phenolic air frame +* 38mm BSD cardboard motor mount +* [Giant Leap](http://giantleaprocketry.com/) old-style 75mm nose cone +* 1/16 inch G10 fins in a custom shape, with rounded edges, cut from surplus + printed circuit board material. +* 3/8 inch birch plywood centering rings and bulkheads, CNC milled, the two + that hold the fins are notched for perfect fin alignment. + +## Build + +## Publicity + +## Flights + diff --git a/rockets/airframes/goblin10/Polecat_Goblin_10.jpg b/rockets/airframes/Goblin10/Polecat_Goblin_10.jpg similarity index 100% rename from rockets/airframes/goblin10/Polecat_Goblin_10.jpg rename to rockets/airframes/Goblin10/Polecat_Goblin_10.jpg diff --git a/rockets/airframes/goblin10/Polecat_Goblin_10.rkt b/rockets/airframes/Goblin10/Polecat_Goblin_10.rkt similarity index 100% rename from rockets/airframes/goblin10/Polecat_Goblin_10.rkt rename to rockets/airframes/Goblin10/Polecat_Goblin_10.rkt diff --git a/rockets/airframes/goblin10/index.html b/rockets/airframes/Goblin10/index.html similarity index 100% rename from rockets/airframes/goblin10/index.html rename to rockets/airframes/Goblin10/index.html diff --git a/rockets/airframes/Horizon/index.mdwn b/rockets/airframes/Horizon/index.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3a350e5 --- /dev/null +++ b/rockets/airframes/Horizon/index.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# BSD Horizon + +This was Bdale's first high power airframe. + +## Motivation + +This is the airframe the earned Bdale his L1 and L2 certifications. + +## Design Details + +* 98mm BSD cardboard air frame +* 38mm BSD cardboard motor mount +* 1/8 inch G10 fins +* 1/4 inch birch plywood centering rings and bulkhead + +## Build + +## Publicity + +## Flights + diff --git a/rockets/airframes/HorizonRebuild/index.mdwn b/rockets/airframes/HorizonRebuild/index.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..45f7626 --- /dev/null +++ b/rockets/airframes/HorizonRebuild/index.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Horizon Rebuild + +This is an improved redesign and rebuild of Bdale's first high power airframe. + +## Motivation + +The airframe that earned Bdale his L1 and L2 certifications was severely +damaged after the nylon strap portion of the recovery harness failed at +altitude during a flight at the NCR North launch site. The nose cone, payload +bay, and parachute were recovered on the day. The fin can turned up later +in the weekend after Bdale had to leave, and was returned a few weeks +later. Only the nose cone, fins, and rail buttons from the original airframe +survive in this rebuild. + +This rebuild is configured with a 54mm motor mount and electronics bay capable +of dual deployment with redundant electronics. + +## Design Details + +* 98mm Giant Leap DynaWind air frame +* 54mm Giant Leap phenolic motor mount +* 1/8 inch G10 fins, recycled from [Horizon](../Horizon) +* 3/8 inch birch plywood centering rings and bulkheads + +## Build + +## Publicity + +## Flights + diff --git a/rockets/airframes/Horizon_Rebuild.mdwn b/rockets/airframes/Horizon_Rebuild.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 19a2c60..0000000 --- a/rockets/airframes/Horizon_Rebuild.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ -## Basic Data ## - -### When Built ### -### Who Built It ### -### Rocksim Model ### -### CNC Files ### -### Photos ### - -## Objectives ## -## Special Techniques ## -## Observations ## -## List of Flights ## - -[[!tag tags/rockets]] diff --git a/rockets/airframes/NoNukes/index.mdwn b/rockets/airframes/NoNukes/index.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bc3b22e --- /dev/null +++ b/rockets/airframes/NoNukes/index.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# No Nukes + +## Motivation + +Bdale's wife Karen bought an air brush and asked for a rocket to paint. Bdale +scrounged the parts pile and threw this rocket together very quickly. This is +a simple single-deploy rocket for motor based ejection. + +## Design Details + +* 98mm [Giant Leap](http://giantleaprocketry.com) phenolic air frame +* 38mm phenolic motor mount +* 6-32 t-nuts for Kaplow clips +* MadCow Rocketry [98mm nose cone](http://www.madcowrocketry.com/servlet/Detail?no=74), though we debated using the [Giant Leap](http://giantleaprocketry.com/) Pinnacle 98mm nose cone, which would also be a good choice +* 1/4 inch birch plywood fins, upscaled from the LOC Lil Nuke +* 3/8 inch birch plywood centering rings and bulkheads, CNC milled, the two + that hold the fins are notched for perfect fin alignment. + +## Build + +Construction occurred during September 2009. + +## Publicity + +## Flights + +First flown at NCR's Oktoberfest 2009, on a Cesaroni Pro38 2-grain Imax +motor. This was my first use of a Pro38 grain spacer to fly this reload +in my 3-grain case. It was a beautiful flight, but the airframe acquired +a lengthy zipper at deployment. diff --git a/rockets/airframes/Thor/index.mdwn b/rockets/airframes/Thor/index.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..625a2af --- /dev/null +++ b/rockets/airframes/Thor/index.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# BSD Thor 3" + +A kit that caught Bdale's eye. + +## Motivation + +## Design Details + +* 75mm BSD cardboard air frame with full-length coupler +* 38mm BSD cardboard motor mount +* 1/4 inch birch plywood fins +* 1/4 inch birch plywood centering rings and bulkheads + +## Build + +## Publicity + +## Flights + +Not yet flown. diff --git a/rockets/airframes/yikstik/YikStik.jpg b/rockets/airframes/YikStik/YikStik.jpg similarity index 100% rename from rockets/airframes/yikstik/YikStik.jpg rename to rockets/airframes/YikStik/YikStik.jpg diff --git a/rockets/airframes/yikstik/YikStik.rkt b/rockets/airframes/YikStik/YikStik.rkt similarity index 100% rename from rockets/airframes/yikstik/YikStik.rkt rename to rockets/airframes/YikStik/YikStik.rkt diff --git a/rockets/airframes/yikstik/index.html b/rockets/airframes/YikStik/index.html similarity index 100% rename from rockets/airframes/yikstik/index.html rename to rockets/airframes/YikStik/index.html diff --git a/rockets/airframes/goblin10.mdwn b/rockets/airframes/goblin10.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index be29670..0000000 --- a/rockets/airframes/goblin10.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -[[!map pages="rockets/projects/goblin10/* and ! rockets/projects/goblin10/*/*"]] diff --git a/rockets/airframes/yikstik.mdwn b/rockets/airframes/yikstik.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 646d5d9..0000000 --- a/rockets/airframes/yikstik.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -[[!map pages="rockets/projects/yikstik/* and ! rockets/projects/yikstik/*/*"]] -- 2.30.2