my next project

[Ed Dawson]

You bet we’re watching. Thanks for posting!

Makes me want to head to the shop and build something.

[Anonymous]

It’s good to hear that you guys are enjoying the videos. I got started on doing the tip to tip fiberglassing of the fins. The method that I use is the 1/3 – 2/3 – Full
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtYYsX3VEmc

I went with all fiberglass. Hopefully to prove that you can do some extreme flights with an all hand layed fiberglass rocket. Hopefully it works out.

Tony

[Anonymous]

Here’s the finshed rocket. 72″ long and just under 8 pounds ready to fly less motor. It has an ARTS2, G-Wiz LCX, Beeline GPS and a Walston. It is dual deployment with 30 feet of 3000# Kevlar and a small 12 inch drogue.The motor is an N1610 Ex motor in the AT 98/15360 case. I hope to fly it on Aug 5th at Aeronaut.
The point of building this rocket was to prove that you could do ‘extreme’ flights with a “roll your own” fiberglass and basic epoxy rocket. I’m not saying this would hold up to the N10,000..but still extreme. So, I’ve named this rocket “tuff enough”. The decals are cut from carbon fiber looking decal material.

Tony

[John A. WilkeParticipant]

Tony, that really looks great! Keep us posted. I love that fin “look” – a number of my rockets have resembled that.

Where are you flying it on 8/5? Is that a Black Rock launch?

[MikeSModerator]

Great looking rocket. Great colors.

[Anonymous]

John, It will be out at BR. I’m also putting up my KestreL on an Ex load in the CTI 54 6GXL case. This might be the first time a CTI case has been used for Ex. Below are the 3 Ex motors I’ll be flying.

I like the colors too! I seem to have good luck with yellow rockets.

Tony

[Ed Dawson]

Hey, I even like the red, white, and blue motor casings. How patriotic!

Did you plan that, too? 🙂

(Are those those tapered cores, or is that just my eyes?)

[Anonymous]

not planned..now that you mention it..they do look cool. Good eyes! I ran short on my 1.063 mandrels and poured 2 of the grains for the “red” motor with 1″ cores. I drilled them out before assyembly.

Tony

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