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Rocket List for frewi80
| Title | Rating | # | Altitude | Length | Diameter | Weight | Motor Diameter | Description | ||
|  | 0 | Just the cover build for the RTX tracker.... and some modifications after the first flight. Update 04/29/2017 - Making a new cover for my RTX that was lost on the last flight, Did not secure the end that well and it came off due the harsh way down. Rtx st | |||||||
| | 0 | Just the cover build for the TAG / WHISTLE tracker | |||||||
| | 0 | Information about Spin adjustments with fin trims. All pictures and video's provides by Jason Cook. | |||||||
| | 0 | After seeing a few video's for days, I decided to make some experimental sugar motors, will start with a 38 mm size motor an see how that works. Will probably also make an experimental rocket to launch those motors ands not destroying my own fleet. Update | |||||||
| | 0 | 23.00" 58.42cm | 4.00" 10.16cm | Just an experimental nose cone to be used on all existing 4" rockets. Has bay for RTX/ GPS and Radio. Update 08/19/2018 - Today I did some work on the nose cone, inserted the bay and rings inside and secured them with epoxy, also glued in the 75 mm retain | |||||
| | 0 | Ordered a new GPS tracker, Whistle gave up too many times and had monthly fees, If this has no monthly fees than I keep it. https://gpsdogtrack.com/products/gps-dog-tracker | |||||||
| | 0 | 76.00" 193.04cm | 32.00" 81.28cm | Got my hands on a FREE cargo box, need keys and will paint it in the color of the car. Right now I cleaned it, sanded it and used automotive primer. Will sand it with 400 grid before applying the paint coat. It is around 76" long and approx.32" wide. Just | |||||
| | 0 | Possible Shipping box for Grizzly or any other rocket. It holds a 60" / 4" diameter rocket and nose cone/ upper bay. Also, compartments for small tools are available. All put together with 1/4" plywood and strips to enforce it. Cover closes really tight. | |||||||
| | 0 | http://www.rocketreviews.com/tools.shtml http://archive.rocketreviews.com/tools.shtml | |||||||
| | 0 | Made a platform to transport my rocket in an easier way and still space enough in the car. Platform fits nice in the car, just need some feet like 8" in front and 11" in the back, gives me space enough to accommodate the tool boxes. Update 04/11/2021 - Dr | |||||||
| | 0 | New GPS device ! https://www.gotenna.com/?fbclid=IwAR0zCjSR5chWO0Lra7AJHGVW86d_H7Qmpua6TCSMv21_aAJropLtHwGLodo | |||||||
| | 0 | 1608.00" 4084.32cm | 10.00" 25.40cm | Experimental for now - 130" feet long / 10" wide streamer RED. Just for tracking. Hopefully it might also be used to slow down decent of rocket. Still working on the concept. Buddy Rocketman Michaelson made me a 85" feet streamer / 10" wide and 84 feet l | |||||
| | 0 | 1008.00" 2560.32cm | 10.00" 25.40cm | Ordered another streamer from Rocketman Buddy, that fits my 3" rockets. Update 07/27/2019 - Streamer came in today. looks great 80 feet / 10 inch. | |||||
| | 0 | This is a list of items that I need to bring for my Trips outWest Like Kansas and F.A.R. Not sure If I will be driving or Flying to these locations : Most small tools will be packet in the shipping box, like / screw drivers / masking tape / Blue & Wh | |||||||
| 85.0 1 users | 5 | 1777ft 541.63m | 42.00" 106.68cm | 2.00" 5.08cm | 1.09lb. 494.42g | 29mm | ESTES KIT - rocket, has paypload bay | ||
| | 0 | 110.00" 279.40cm | 12.00" 30.48cm | 75.00lb. 34.02kg | 98mm-98MM - 75 MM
| Oh Boy, what did I start.... A BFR building project, for now I really do not know how it will look, but it's gonna be huge !! haha. Had a real heavy duty Cardboard tube from work (outdoor screening) like 8 feet long. And some plywood. So I got that in my | |||
| | 0 | 60.00" 152.40cm | 60.00" 152.40cm | 2.87lb. 1.30kg | High altitude balloon attempt for later this year. Most of the parts are ready to go, just waiting on a few camera's for interval still images, Eric might have his video camera ready, Jason will provide the GPS and tracking, and I will get my WHISTLE dog | ||||
| | 4 | 2317ft 706.22m | 43.00" 109.22cm | 2.00" 5.08cm | 2.00lb. 0.91kg | 29mm | Totaly build from scratch !!, cardstock with a few layers of Fiberglass - very strong, Can come down with no patrachute and still survive the drop with no damage. Proven ! Forgot the parachute one time. Fins have metal leading edge, Might just go close to | ||
| | 3 | 1750ft 533.40m | 46.85" 119.00cm | 1.50" 3.81cm | 1.28lb. 0.58kg | 29mm | One of my very first scratch build rockets, made from cradstock kitchen lineer rolls. Long and skinny rocket with kinda small fins, but flies great. No high flyer, cannot accomodate TAG, so I keep that one low, below 1500 feet. | ||
| | 4 | 15418ft 4699.41m | 56.00" 142.24cm | 2.63" 6.68cm | 5.94lb. 2.69kg | 54mm | And yes I'm building a new rocket, The HiTech 45 and Eric his flash rocket inspired me to build a minimum 54 mm MM diameter fast rocket. The parts are LOC air-frames partly donated by Clayton and also a nice blue tube Av bay !! Thanks Clayton !!! The leng | ||
| | 0 | 2 stage project to start in 10 years from now or so.... Uploaded some images what I want to build, like 75 mm MM (6XL) for booster and 54 mm MM (6XL) for upper stage. | |||||||
| | 0 | 91.00" 231.14cm | 4.00" 10.16cm | 15.01lb. 6.81kg | 94mm-minimum rocket
| Here is the plan.............. long story.. Making a 98 mm MM rocket that is capable to hold a O3400 motor....But might never fly on that motor.. Just the art of building and try to follow Jason in his foot steps going to Black rock in 2017. Going to that | |||
| 90.0 3 users | 6 | 8352ft 2545.69m | 58.00" 147.32cm | 4.00" 10.16cm | 6.61lb. 3.00kg | 54mm-Rebuild from 38
| My second 4" Rocket from my buddy Eric, had a Cato and threw it away. I saved the best parts and bought some items to rebuild it. Has very nice fins and flies great, did one wrap of Carbon Fiber and one Fiberglass coat to give it more strength and that wo | ||
| | 11 | 5080ft 1548.38m | 73.25" 186.06cm | 4.00" 10.16cm | 10.98lb. 4.98kg | 58mm | This is the original Torrent from Eric, re-build and has a longer nose VK, for experimental RTX and radio's. All the same just a VK nose cone that is much longer than the original one. Update 01/24/2019 - Just found out that I have to adjust the trims to | ||
| 95.0 2 users | 4 | 3800ft 1158.24m | 49.75" 126.37cm | 2.63" 6.68cm | 2.09lb. 0.95kg | 29mm-
38mm-Adapter | This is my first real LOC rocket - that can accommodate motors from 29 mm to 38 mm - have adapter. My LEVEL 1 Rocket, flies great and very stable. Fins are trough the wall construction. Also did an fiberglass wrap around the fins to give those more streng | ||
| 95.0 2 users | 2 | 3600ft 1097.28m | 53.00" 134.62cm | 2.63" 6.68cm | 3.29lb. 1.49kg | 38mm | After a ballistic re entry the first HiTech was actually completely destroyed, except for the fincan and fins, They were still in great shape, so I decide to rebuild the original HiTech 45 rocket. Update 07/08/2016 - Started to rebuild the HiTech II, the | ||
| 95.0 2 users | 0 | 53.00" 134.62cm | 2.63" 6.68cm | 1.25lb. 0.57kg | 38mm | Had a 'little' zipper when I launched last time at the NEFAR Bunnell blast November 2017. Drogue did not deploy, and main came out under high speed decent and resulted in a 10" zipper in the upper air frame. Nothing else was hurt, not even the fins or the | |||
| | 7 | 10759ft 3279.34m | 67.50" 171.45cm | 3.00" 7.62cm | 6.17lb. 2.80kg | 54mm | Short 3" rocket, high flier. Build from scratch, Cardboard and two wraps of Carbon fiber and two wraps of fiberglass. Very small fins. Av Bay is integrated inside the rocket with NO switch band. Fins have metal leading edges. Rocket will fly up to Mach 1. | ||
| | 5 | 10273ft 3131.21m | 99.00" 251.46cm | 4.00" 10.16cm | 17.64lb. 8.00kg | 75mm | Here we go again.... Got some parts from a dark star CATO from Deep, Clayton's friend.... The fins separated clean from the body tube, yes all 6 of them ! The lower part of the tube has some light cracks, but that can be fixed with carbon fiber glassing. | ||
| 85.0 1 users | 9 | 6286ft 1915.97m | 70.50" 179.07cm | 3.00" 7.62cm | 9.25lb. 4.20kg | 54mm | Double finned rocket, concept from dark star. Scratch build. ?3 layers of fiberglass wrapped around a card-stock tube. Soaked with epoxy. Had CATO with this rocket and was completely burned inside. Rebuild the rocket and it seems to be stronger then befor | ||
| | 2 | 14498ft 4418.99m | 105.00" 266.70cm | 4.00" 10.16cm | 15.00lb. 6.80kg | 75mm | UNKNOWN Project for now, just wanna built something that might fly high, thinking about a 6 XL 75 mm motor mouth, don't want to spent $$$, looking for part and put it all together as I go and find stuff. Contacted Bernie and see what he has. Update 01/03/ | ||
| | 0 | 105.00" 266.70cm | 4.00" 10.16cm | 15.00lb. 6.80kg | 75mm | This rocket had a great launch at AIRFEST 29 in KANSAS in September 2023, but the flight did not ended good, at 14 K the rocket separated probably due to the high Mach 2 forces. Came down in sections, nose cone and upper bay not damages, booster and AvBay | |||
| | 9 | 7252ft 2210.41m | 72.00" 182.88cm | 3.00" 7.62cm | 11.11lb. 5.04kg | 54mm | 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 se | ||
| | 3 | 13654ft 4161.74m | 107.00" 271.78cm | 4.00" 10.16cm | 15.63lb. 7.09kg | 75mm | Dam. Yes scary shit, Was in hospital with work related injuries (Hip broken), So Jason Cook, sent me a 4" frame and a 75 mm motor mouth.... SO that's where this story starts.. I started building in August 2014...little by little, actually not so motivated | ||
| 95.0 1 users | 8 | 7474ft 2278.08m | 76.50" 194.31cm | 3.00" 7.62cm | 9.84lb. 4.46kg | 54mm | Ah Tomach, yes ! Expected a lot from this rocket but nop, has a very nasty roll in the flight ! Fins seems to be warped a bit !! Flies good on lower speeds, but has a severe problem when it reaches Mach 1 speeds !! Rocket is nice looking and I will give t | ||
| | 1 | 3485ft 1062.23m | 83.00" 210.82cm | 3.00" 7.62cm | 11.00lb. 4.99kg | 54mm | Well, the original Tomach had a incredible bad flight in October 2021 came down ballistic and got badly damaged. The fin can and lower booster part survived. Some parts are still usable like shock cords and the AvBay and sled. These parts will all be refu | ||
| | 1 | 1849ft 563.58m | 4.00" 10.16cm | 16.22lb. 7.36kg | The ULTRA VIOLENT EXPRESS had a CATO on May 20, 2023. Body and fin can heavily damaged. Motor casing ripped in two. All replaced by Bernie. The upper bay and nose cone are fine, Also the shock cords and streamer are fine and streamer will be resew and a b | ||||
| | 9 | 5646ft 1720.90m | 73.50" 186.69cm | 4.00" 10.16cm | 16.26lb. 7.38kg | 75mm | And yes, a new project... Jeff gave me this rocket because it was over over build and heavy and had only a 38 mm MM in it... I started already as far as I can taking out the old motor block and try, really trying to get that out for a 75 mm MM, yes a 75 m | ||
| 87.5 4 users | 9 | 926ft 282.24m | 36.00" 91.44cm | 1.64" 4.17cm | 0.44lb. 199.58g | 24mm | My very first rocket kit !! Nice looking and flies great on 24 mm ESTES motors. Had a few CATO's with bad motors.... but like to rebuild things, so now it's a lot strong er. | ||
| | 5 | 9813ft 2991.00m | 63.00" 160.02cm | 3.00" 7.62cm | 6.83lb. 3.10kg | 54mm | Tim gave me this fin can after he got a CATO with his ZODIAC rocket at the Bunnell Blast NEFAR field on April 9, 2016. It got me interested having this fin can because it has a 54 mm MM !! And the fins look great also! I'm planning to rebuild this rocket, | ||
| | 4 | 6124ft 1866.60m | 69.00" 175.26cm | 3.00" 7.62cm | 7.00lb. 3.18kg | 54mm | This rocket is a rebuild / extended version of the Original ZODIAC CRUISER. Just extended it + 6" so that it can hold a main in the top / nose cone bay. For building detail see ZODIAC CRUISER. Update 02/17/2020 - Tim gave me the original tube so I cut 6" |
