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Jun 28, 2011

Some more new Stuff

Here is another post
Enjoy

http://rocketdungeon.blogspot.com/2011/06/stuff-thats-on-my-mind-satellites.html

Rick

New Stuff from the Rocket Dungeon

I have been very busy moving into the new house. Sorry for the lag on the blog. We will be back at it next week

http://rocketdungeon.blogspot.com/2011/06/never-say-never.html

Jun 16, 2011

Thank you Mark W, for this post, this is a 6 min tour of the ISS. This is real cool to me because the ISS flys over Phoenix on a regular basis, just last night 6/15/2011 it was above us for about 4 min.
These viewings are because of Moe Bs postings on the SSS groups website. but anyone can go to the NASA website and check for the location of the space station,

ISS tour enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=H8rHarp1GEE
Thanks again
Mark W

New tips

This is old but new. Please read the tips from this and all the other post, they really help with building great rockets.

http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2011/06/old-centuri-baffle-patent.html

Jun 15, 2011

Rocksim 9 8" MLAS file

    Ok so I spent most of yesterday working of school stuff. But everyone needs a break right. So seeing that I have the latest and greatest rocksim from Apogee, I spent some time designing /redesigning the MLAS.
I found out something out about this model. You have to design it from the rear and move foward. Rocksim doesn't like this MLAS, once you get the CP/CG relation reversed it is hard to fix.

But I goter done and ran the sims.
( NOTE HERE) the motors are not canted like ours so the true flight is still a best guess.
But we managed to get ours to fly so it can't be to bad. Im trying to import the file to my page but I can't seem to ge it done??
I will try to post it today. oh yea almost forgot, sims out at 652 ft with four single use 24 mm Areotech motors
Later
Rick

Jun 13, 2011

Maxx launch video

Please look at the third video down on the left, it is the video of the 8' mlas flight ( A good flight ) a few weeks ago. We are in the process of construction a new one, painted and with all the bells ahd whistles.

I have many more build pictures on the site.

Thanks for viewing

Rick "SCRATCH" McKee

Saturn V build Completed

Here is the finished Rocket VERY NICE
http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2011/06/estes-saturn-v-build-finished.html

Rick McKee

Jun 7, 2011

Arizona Rocket Consortium.org: Magazine Article

Arizona Rocket Consortium.org: Magazine Article: "Author: Adam Klawonn PRINT Issue: May, 2011, Page 128

Photos by Harrison Hurwitz
The space race may be over, but one group of V..."

Mlas update 6-7-2-11

Well here I am finally updating the progress of the half scale MLAS project.

To start I would like to give a shout out to Gordy from Roachworks Machinery, he quickly rendered me a scale pdf for the shroud. Thank you Gordy for your help with our project.

To start we have completed the CM areas, and are currently working on producing clamps from the glass and screen we have in the shop. We have made a few clamps.

Here in the process

1. We start with a heave glass matt and a blue foam form or plug.

2. To this we spray glue to the blue foam and add wax paper

3. We then mix up some epoxy from Sticky Stuff here in Phoenix, Az.

4. This is structural epoxy with a 90 minute cure time

5. We then sandwich a layer of wire mesh in between the two layers of matt.

6. We then vacuum bag all this and let set of a day.

7. Remove and trim

8. Drill the needed holes and you are ready for assembly

9. The mold is at a 70 degree angle for our build

10. We then test fit all the parts and save a pieces for testing.

As many of you know we have been working on this project for about a year, we have been in touch with NASA, McDonald Douglas, Lockheed Martian, Go Daddy, and others. We have had a huge amount of help on this project, to all who have helped,

I say thank you.

Shon brought the model to the SSS social this past weekend, but there were only three members at this meeting, it seems to me more has to be done to get the membership involved. The membership needs something to make them want to attend the monthly socials. Maybe a contest, Craftsmanship, or scale, a list of parts that can only be used with a time period, Something that everyone can afford to do.

We also have been busy melting billets of lead for the weight needed in the nose. This part sucks but it has to happen. As with the 8 inch model we had to add a far amount of nose weight to make things work like they are intended too.

This flight will be no different, we plan on four K-550s for the two ft model, and these will be canted at the realistic 20 degrees from centerline. Also we plan on having electronics in this flight, controlling the chutes to the shroud and CM parachutes. Guy also has timers we will be using for the coast skirt separation sequence and chute deployment.

Now that we have the designs from Gordy we will detail the Shroud and get it ready for paint. The one thing we are making sure of is that we get this project as close to the original as possible. Being that this rocket has only flown once before we feel it is only right to make this as close as we can.

I also have plans for the new launch pad that we will be using. these will be in the next updates later this week.

Again, thanks too all who read this

Rick M