Devlog 2: Rocket designing

Today, I’ve been searching for more fitting parts.
I also used OpenRocket in order to plan the construction of the rocket and to do flight calculations.

I’ve also learned that parachutes are god damn expensive, which is why I’ll probably make my own from nylon fabric.

How did I find this out?

While plotting the calculations for the rocket, there was a spike in acceleration, since the parachute’s diameter was too small. Therefore I needing a bigger parachute.

Yeah!

Other things I might need to do:

• Shorten the body
• Change the Rocket Motor
• learn how to actually fit the motor in with the rings securely
• learn how to secure the nose cone with the shock cord and the deployment of the parachute

Devlog 1: Rocket

Today, I’ve spent most of my time searching for the right parts for the rocket.
I felt that I needed a lot more research, which I’ll be doing without recording. :/

I plan to install a camera in order to record the flights as well as an IMU to measure how far the rocket went.
Maybe even a Piezo, so that the rocket is easier to locate after it landed.

Do you have any other ideas on what to add?
Maybe any tips? :D

Here is an extract image of the partslist that I am working on rn