A high soaring model rocket pushing the boundaries of a C sized motor, with a weight of just 10g, and a simulated apogee of 508m at Mach 0.5! Haven’t heard of model rocketry before? Model rockets are miniature scale rockets designed to fly using commercially available black powder engines! This is my second model rocket, with my first soaring up 386m! This Rocket aims to break that record by 122m.
Waiting on a reviewer. We'll let you know as soon as there's a decision.
All CAD is complete for the project, including extra components that i will not be 3D printing. I have designed the secondary fins to add more stability, and because they look really cool, and added an aerofoil cross section to all the fins. The rocket will be spray painted for a smoother surface finish, and will have its name painted on the side. I have also CADed a stencil for the name, which can be 3d printed and attached when spray painting.
Pretty short log, but thank you for reading anyway! I will be shipping the project for funding, so hopefully it gets approved soon!
Phantom is my new project, a high soaring model rocket that stretches the upper bounds of a C-size motor at Mach 0.5! I made this rocket to improve upon my previous design and see how high a rocket can fly on a C6-5 motor.
As with all my other projects, i began this project by sketching out the rocket and how i wanted it to look, as well as deciding a name for it! The sketch also helped me decide what materials each component will be made of, where each part will be positioned, and how each component will be maufactured.
I use an open source app called open rocket to simulate my rockets, which is very helpful in providing theorized flight data and an apogee to determine whether a rocket is fit for flight! My simulation is attached below:
Based upon my simulated design and concept sketch, i began CADing the rocket on Onshape, as the nosecone will be 3D printed, and plan to continue adding an aerofoil shape to the fins. The nose cone is a parabolic series, with a 1mm thick wall and space internally to hold a altimeter. An image of the CAD is attached below.
Thank you for reading this if you made it this far, and hope you like the project! I will be launching this rocket when complete, so look out for that!
