Electronics
Rocketry has experienced a revolution in technology now available to the common hobbyist. There are a variety of vendors that now provide electronic payload packages to record flight characteristics, altitude, speed, acceleration, and more. Altimeters can (and usually do) include capabilities to control apogee and main parachute deployment events with black powder charges. In addition, GPS and Radio tracking systems are also available. RRC3 Missile Works RRC3 Timer Easy Mini ...
L3 Build – Vacuum Bagging Guide
L3 project build with vacuum bagged fin cans Author: Warren B. Musselman First Published: December 20, 2010 [ View Original Posts ] There have been a few threads recently that got me to thinking that perhaps I should put together an article on my L3 project. This project was an all-composite build with a number of features that I hadn’t seen anyone do – at least up until then and I thought that going over the details along with posting some pictures would be helpful to some of the folks who are interested in composite construction and vacuum-bagging. Essentially, I started with a Performance Rocketry Competitor 5. No reason I chose that kit except that Tim from Wildman came to ...