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Skill4
Length72.00"
182.88cm
Diameter3.00"
7.62cm
Weight11.11lbs
5.04kg
Parachute50"
127.00cm
Drogue24"
60.96cm
Motor Mount54mm
DeploymentDual-2 Computers

RED HEAT

OpenRocket / RockSim

Likefileicon F - G - RED HEAT X3-54 KL - Reloads.ork

Description

Build from scratch, 3 layers of Kevlar wraps over a cardstock tube, all soaked in epoxy !Fins though the wall, and tip to tip fiberglassed, also 2 layers of fiberglass wraps over the rocket frames. Had a CATO with this rocket that fried the whole inner section and it seems it made the rocket tube stronger !! Rocket was also painted a few times, Last time painted with automotive primer and paint. After that polished and waxed to protect the paint. Rocket flies well on high power motors, some rotation but acceptable. Also removed the switch band on all rockets and installed dual recessed switches.

Redid the sled with the stratologgers on a G12 fiberglass sled. Seems all fits nice with Iphone space.

Have to rotate the upper bay because the plastic screw hit the launch rail !

Working on the spin in the next few days also....According Jason the trim should be on the left side of the rocket, looking from the back of the rocket. Opposite of his EZI rocket, Will start will 1" full width Scott professional masking tape over the full length of the fin. Will put a thin strip of epoxy on it to secure the masking tape. And when all seems to work I will paint it.

Update 03/21/2017 - Working on the spin, sanded the fin edge down and applied 1" Scott masking tape on all three fins and on top of that a 1/2" Scott making tape, both fulllengthof fin.

Update 04/25/2017 - Since the spin went in the other direction on the April 2017 flight I took off one layer of masking tape and see how that works the next time when this rocket flies. Also started fixing the nose cone that got bumped on this launch, came from the rail 15/15 though it was a 10/10.... Some bondo applied and sanding and painting next. Fixed the rail buttons as well, the seem so very small so I installed new screws and grinded them down so they don't hit the rail. Also bras pipe in the sled glued on, came loose with the April 2017 Launch.. After all this some polish and waxing..

Update 04/27/2017 - Still working on the nose cone, used bondo first and now using the bondo filler and sanded it all smooth. Will apply primes next and then the white paint.

Update 04/28/2017 - Primed the nose cone and the section on the body tube that had the old rail button on it, pached that hole and primed it and when dry will be ready for paint, need to cut out the flame to repaint it.


Parachutes: Main 50" - Drogue 24"


Charges: Drogue 1.8 grams/2.2 grams - Main 1.8 grams/2.2 grams FFFFg.

 

Comments

timcub
Like 2017-05-18 07:09:06Z

Wow Freddy - that is awesome work - I never looked at the build pics before! 

frewi80
Like 2017-05-18 17:46:49Z

Well Tim, this is my first High Power rocket, the Epoxy mix was wrong on this one like 50/50..So I had to take all the kevlar off again and redo the whole thing. This one had a first CATO on the pad....we all laughed....Yes we did, it was funny seeing that....but the heat cooked the whole tube inside and is very strong now..haha...This rocket went thru a lot and had just minor scratches.. This is my L2 rocket..

timcub on 2017-05-18 11:09:06Z wrote:

Wow Freddy - that is awesome work - I never looked at the build pics before! 


Summary

Total Launches9 Highest Altitude7252 ft
2210.41m
Cumulative Altitude39393 ft
12006.99m
Total Fail0 Highest Velocity652 MPH
1049.72km/h
Average Altitude4924 ft
1500.84m
Average MotorJAverage Thrust446Total Thrust4016
Motor SumMMotor Failure1 Average Speed433 MPH
697.13km/h
Averages & cumulative are calculated if there are actual values present, not just estimated. None of the averages or weighted. Please do not populate actual values with estimates.
# = Number of Launches  ? = Estimated

Launches

DateTitleLikesWeight#StatusAltitudeVelocityMotor
chiclet 2024-05-11 20:45:00Z
RED HEAT - TENTH FLIGHT
Like 11.11lb.
5.04kg
1 Pending ?4500 ft
?1371.60m
J670-19-White thunder
IMG_9888 B.jpg 2021-06-20 01:57:00Z
RED HEAT - NINTH FLIGHT
Like 11.11lb.
5.04kg
1 Success 4404 ft
1342.34m
?4500 ft
?1371.60m
372 MPH
598.92km/h
?350 MPH
?563.50km/h
J295-13-CL
IMG_6330 B.jpg 2020-01-25 16:59:00Z
RED HEAT - EIGHT FLIGHT
Like 11.11lb.
5.04kg
1 Success 3681 ft
1121.97m
?4400 ft
?1341.12m
347 MPH
558.67km/h
?381 MPH
?613.41km/h
J450-14-DM METAL STORM
00557b49fa2b4eabOrg B.jpg 2019-01-19 09:15:00Z
RED HEAT - SEVENTH FLIGHT
Like 11.11lb.
5.04kg
1 Success 5268 ft
1605.69m
?5437 ft
?1657.20m
436 MPH
701.96km/h
?422 MPH
?679.42km/h
K454-19-SKIDMARK
IMG_8813 B.jpg 2017-04-23 13:53:00Z
RED HEAT - SIXTH FLIGHT
Like 11.11lb.
5.04kg
1 Success 5089 ft
1551.13m
?5013 ft
?1527.96m
441 MPH
710.01km/h
?405 MPH
?652.05km/h
J449-15-BS
13443314_10209937491540100_2429346962736259835_o.jpg 2016-06-11 10:10:00Z
RED HEAT- FIFTH FLIGHT
Like 11.11lb.
5.04kg
1 Success 6657 ft
2029.05m
?6778 ft
?2065.93m
536 MPH
862.96km/h
?489 MPH
?787.29km/h
K500-18-RED L
Red Heat X3.jpg 2015-11-14 16:22:00Z
RED HEAT-FORTH FLIGHT
Like 9.89lb.
4.49kg
1 Success 4728 ft
1441.09m
?5437 ft
?1657.20m
427 MPH
687.47km/h
?422 MPH
?679.42km/h
K454-19-SKIDMARK
tomach.jpg 2015-03-13 20:00:00Z
RED HEAT-THIRD FLIGHT
Like 11.12lb.
5.04kg
1 Success 7252 ft
2210.41m
?8875 ft
?2705.10m
652 MPH
1049.72km/h
?599 MPH
?964.39km/h
K675-18-SKIDMARK
tomach.jpg 2014-11-07 19:00:00Z
RED HEAT-SECOND FLIGHT - LEVEL II Flight
Like 11.11lb.
5.04kg
1 Success 2314 ft
705.31m
?2680 ft
?816.86m
260 MPH
418.60km/h
?276 MPH
?444.36km/h
J330-16-CLASSIC
tomach.jpg 2014-10-10 20:00:00Z
RED HEAT-FIRST FLIGHT
Like 11.11lb.
5.04kg
1 Motor Failure ?2245 ft
?684.28m
?264 MPH
?425.04km/h
J400-8-SMOKEY SAM

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