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Here are some exciting projects UROC members are working on. If you have a special project that you're excited to share with others. send it to us! Upload a picture and give us all the details. We'd like to know things like how long it took to build. The purpose or philosophy behind the project, size, motors, recovery systems, etc. Our members like to know things like: Construction methods, motors, what electronics, how you expect the craft to perform, etc. Give us all the juicy details and let us know when you're planning on flying her. |
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Here's some shots of the rocket the Overmoes (Alan and Brad) plan on flying at HellFire15. I showed it at the last meeting. We are planning on putting it up on an N1000 which is the long burn N which has a 12 second burn.
The rocket is about 10 ft tall and 5" in diameter. We are calling this project Sgt. Pepper. It should be cool one way or another. 
I have always built short fat rockets because I liked seeing them take off slow. So for Hellfire this year I decided to go in the opposite direction and build long and lean. My project started with a Liberty Launch Systems Competitor 4. This is a 10 foot long all fiberglass kit with G-10 fiberglass fins, coupler and a 5:1 nose cone, and comes equipped with a 24" long 75mm motor mount tube and centering rings. The booster section is only 48" long, which could present some problems with a few motors that I might want to use and not provide enough room for a proper installation of a drogue system. So I also purchased an additional coupler and 24" airframe section. With the additional section added on, the booster is now 72" long, plenty long enough for even the longest 75mm motors. 
Bob Morstadt's HellFire project this year is a beautiful, scratch built Gemini-Titan. Bob's Titan is a 5-inch diameter model that uses 2 extra long H-motors (Aerotech H268-M). 
Steve Anderson is planning on staying busy at HellFire this year, he has lots of big projects. His biggest has been named "Werner von Braun" in honor of the Chief V-2 Scientist. The rocket is a PoleCat Aerospace kit and weighs in at 11 pounds empty and could weigh nearly 20 pounds with motor, recovery and electronics. Steve is planning on using dual electronics with PRM to support dual deployment. He's considering his Rocketman R7 parachute but is not sure if it will be big enough.
Steve Anderson's first of two projects featured at HellFire this year is actually a pair of rockets. The project consists of two NCR Phantoms which he purchased already built from Paul Shefield and Scott Danner. Steve has named the rockets appropriately Castor and Pollux (the Gemini Twins). The intent is to fly them in a drag race on G75's. The Phantom 4000 is one of North Coast Rocketry's most popular kits over the years. Even when Estes bought out NCR they kept the Phantom around. Over the years there have been many improvements made to the design of the kit.Upcoming Events
| 09/13/2010 September Club Meeting SL County Gov. Center General Meeting |
| 09/18/2010 September Sport Launch Pony Express Test Range Sport Launch |
| 10/09/2010 UFO 2010 NAR Competition Pony Express Test Range NAR Competition |
| 10/11/2010 October Club Meeting SL County Gov. Center General Meeting |
| 10/16/2010 October Sport Launch Pony Express Test Range Sport Launch |
