Solar Flare Upscale - Northern Colorado Rocketry

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July 27, 2010 at 3:07 am #41086
MikeS
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I now know for sure I will not be at a launch till Oktoberfest.

I was going to bring My rocket at the Sept. launch but can not.

What will I be flying?

My Estes Solar Flare Upscale. I was going to keep it under
wraps but it is looking so cool I just had to show it off.

The band on the bottom will be much narrower and it
will be as close to the original paint scheme as I can get.

NAPA should be able to make rattle can paint pretty close.

I will not be two stage but will be duel deploy.

Maiden fleight on a J500.

http://picasaweb.google.com/mshinn2001/EstesSolarFlareUpscale#
July 27, 2010 at 3:39 am #53044
greywolves
Hi Mike,

Very cool, awesome fin structre!

Whats the weight?

I’ll be looking forward to October.
July 27, 2010 at 5:07 am #53045
MikeS
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Not sure yet.

It will be heavy, a lot of my upscales are.

Low and Slow.
July 27, 2010 at 12:56 pm #53046
Adrian
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Wow, that’s cool. Looking forward to seeing it fly.

-Adrian
July 27, 2010 at 7:50 pm #53047
Steve Jensen
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Mike I wasn’t sure to its size until you were standing next to it.

Really cool. Can’t wait to see it fly.

This upscale work isn’t as easy as it looks. I was playing with an Anubis (Launch Pad kit), but realize the fins may suffer the same fate as your upscale swift as I upscale it.

Might ask for your opinion on this, but guess I will not be seeing you until Oktoberfest.
July 28, 2010 at 3:53 am #53048
John A. Wilke
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That is probably one of the coolest rockets I have EVER seen!

I once saw a monster Astron “Sprite” upscale that… had a horrible ending. I hope your rocket fares better! Those ring assemblies have challenges when upscaled. That said, your ring is smaller and I think you will do great.

That thing is gorgeous – I can’t wait to see it!

JW
July 29, 2010 at 1:50 pm #53049
Warren B. Musselman
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I’m always so impressed by these upscale projects that folks do. I’m still stuck in the land of 3FNC and 4FNC birds, usually minimum diameter.

Good luck with this project Mike – looks awesome.

Warren
July 29, 2010 at 7:46 pm #53050
Chris LaPanse
That looks awesome Mike 😀

I can’t wait to see it in person, and it should look great on the green motor.
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