Flight Log - 2016-04-24 - Rick Barnes's Onondaga

I designed this rocket t' make use o' 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 o' nose weight t' be stable.  That makes for an interestin' design challenge.  Anyway, this be t' design I wound up with, and named it for t' Onondaga tribe that be part o' t' Confederacy o' Six Nations in NY state. 


T' model itself is 27.5" long, somewhat stubby, with a length ratio o' about 12:1, ya bilge rat, has a 3G ogive balsa cone, arrr, neat boat tail and Six delta fins that are clipped in a slightly raked manner.  Buildin' with six fins is a little more challenging, matey, but looks really cool, especially wrapped over t' boat tail.  T' rocket is designed t' fly on E20, E30, ya bilge rat, F32, or F44 motors.  A 24mm motor mount was used t' maximize t' taper o' t' boat tail.  I am now decidin' on how t' paint it, likely goin' with a black & white roll pattern.

Flight Date: 2016-04-24
Rocket Name: Onondaga
Flyer's Name: Rick Barnes
Motors: E20-7
Launch Site: Torrey Farm, Potter, NY
Actual Altitude: 1,500 Feet

First use o' Chute Release. Great flight!

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech E20-7

 

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