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Level 3 Rocket - Airframe
Overall Design My Level 3 rocket’s design is based on Wildman’s 5 inch diameter, fiberglass upscale Estes Goblin kit. The fin shape is adjusted slightly from the kit, and carbon fiber layups will be added to the fins to increase stiffness. I created a preliminary OpenRocket model based …
Level 3 Rocket - Fins
Some Basic Aerodynamics All model rockets, not just this Level 3 rocket project, use fins or other aerodynamic control surfaces to help keep them aerodynamically stable and flying in the direction we want ’em to — up (citation needed). Going up in one piece is a pretty important part of being …
Level 3 Rocket - Intro
This blog will cover the design and build process of my NAR Level 3 certification rocket. If you haven’t yet, check out how I designed and built my Level 1 and 2 rockets over on Behance! Follow along as I describe the airframe design and fin/aero surface design, build the airframe and …