Farside-X Rocksim Design File

Contributed by Bob Cox

Comments: Here is a typical three-stage design. With RockSim, you can change the radial position of the fins to either line up the fins, or stagger them.

Designer: Out-Of-Production kit. Try ebay...

Download oop_estes_farside-x.rkt

To use the design file above, you need Rocksim which is available from Apogee's website.

CG: 10.4582 inches from front
CP: 19.5892 inches from front
Margin: 5.58 Overstable

Parts Breakdown

• Custom Elliptical Nose Cone
• Estes Paper Body Tube (1.6370 in)
• Custom Conical Transition
• Estes Paper Body Tube (0.9760 in)
• Estes Paper Ring (0.8850 - 0.9500 in)
• Estes Paper Body Tube (0.7360 in)
• Estes Paper Ring (0.6510 - 0.7100 in)
• Custom Balsa Trapezoid Fin Set
• Custom Polyethylene LDPE Parachute (12.00 in)
• Estes Paper Ring (0.7360 - 0.9500 in)
• Estes Paper Ring (0.7360 - 0.9500 in)
• Estes Paper Body Tube (0.9760 in)
• Estes Paper Ring (0.8850 - 0.9500 in)
• Estes Paper Body Tube (0.7360 in)
• Estes Paper Ring (0.8850 - 0.7100 in)
• Custom Balsa Trapezoid Fin Set
• Estes Paper Ring (0.7360 - 0.9500 in)
• Estes Paper Ring (0.7360 - 0.9500 in)
• Estes Paper Body Tube (0.9760 in)
• Estes Paper Ring (0.8850 - 0.9500 in)
• Estes Paper Body Tube (0.7360 in)
• Estes Paper Ring (0.8850 - 0.7100 in)
• Custom Balsa Trapezoid Fin Set
• Estes Paper Ring (0.7360 - 0.9500 in)
• Estes Paper Ring (0.7360 - 0.9500 in)

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