FAI-F1D
Free Flight Indoorist
It has to be done. And my name was called in some facebook thread somewhere. So, I'm rising to the occasion. Or sinking to it...
So off we go... This is the planform of an X-15, for those who are unfamiliar:
And here's a first pass at the first design iteration (there will probably be a larger one):
So some specs:
Estes BT-80 body tube, 18" long
Semroc 7.33" nose cone (http://www.erockets.biz/semroc-balsa-nose-cone-bt-80-7-33-ogive-sem-bnc-80ka/)
Tail cone, bored out Semroc nose cones (http://www.erockets.biz/semroc-balsa-nose-cone-bt-80-4-0-elliptical-sem-bnc-80bb/)
1/8" balsa wings
3/32 balsa elevons
1/8" balsa rudders
24mm motor mount with adapter to 18mm for Aerotech D reloads
3.4g Blue Arrow servos
4-6 channel Frsky r/x
1s 300 lipo
5A brushed ESC for onboard ignition
So off we go... This is the planform of an X-15, for those who are unfamiliar:
And here's a first pass at the first design iteration (there will probably be a larger one):
So some specs:
Estes BT-80 body tube, 18" long
Semroc 7.33" nose cone (http://www.erockets.biz/semroc-balsa-nose-cone-bt-80-7-33-ogive-sem-bnc-80ka/)
Tail cone, bored out Semroc nose cones (http://www.erockets.biz/semroc-balsa-nose-cone-bt-80-4-0-elliptical-sem-bnc-80bb/)
1/8" balsa wings
3/32 balsa elevons
1/8" balsa rudders
24mm motor mount with adapter to 18mm for Aerotech D reloads
3.4g Blue Arrow servos
4-6 channel Frsky r/x
1s 300 lipo
5A brushed ESC for onboard ignition