Flight Log - 2016-05-28 - Rick Barnes's Onondaga

I designed this rocket to make use of a nose cone that was left over from another project.  That cone was already drilled and weighted, so I needed a rocket that required that amount of nose weight to be stable.  That makes for an interesting design challenge.  Anyway, this is the design I wound up with, and named it for the Onondaga tribe that was part of the Confederacy of Six Nations in NY state. 


The model itself is 27.5" long, somewhat stubby, with a length ratio of about 12:1, has a 3G ogive balsa cone, neat boat tail and Six delta fins that are clipped in a slightly raked manner.  Building with six fins is a little more challenging, but looks really cool, especially wrapped over the boat tail.  The rocket is designed to fly on E20, E30, F32, or F44 motors.  A 24mm motor mount was used to maximize the taper of the boat tail.  I am now deciding on how to paint it, likely going with a black & white roll pattern.

Flight Date: 2016-05-28
Rocket Name: Onondaga
Flyer's Name: Rick Barnes
Motors: E20-7
Launch Site: Historic Aircraft Group, Geneseo, NY
Actual Altitude: 1,300.00 Feet
StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech E20-7

 

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