PART 11: THE COMPLETED ASTROBEE D ROCKET
PROJECT
The rocket was sprayed with several coats of Krylon brown
primer for puttying and sanding purposes. The booster was painted with several
coats of gloss white paint. Between each dry coat the surface was rubbed
with a dry T-shirt to get a very smooth finsh. The same was done between
coats of gloss light tan on the nose cone and fins, as well as the grey
primer on the payload. 5 to 6 coats of car wax to the entire painted surface
of the rocket, with each coat buffed to a very smooth and glossy finish.
Figure 13 (left):
Rocket and 6 ft cross parachute.
Figure 14 (left): 68 inch tall Astrobee D Rocket on 6 ft. cross parachute. Nylon
tape reinforcements attached to lower right arm of cross chute.
Figure 15 (right): Details of completed Astrobee D showing cross parachute
hardware, rigging and attachment to rocket. Note kevlar bridle exiting booster
and connected to dacron bridle and parachute with two rapide links.
Photograph the rocket before flying, and archive for
later use to write a "how-to-do-it" article others can use to
build your project. This information can be used to publish an article electronically
on the internet, or in High Power Rocketry Magazine.
Everybody is interested in seeing more technical and how to articles published.
Document your projects with notes (weights, dimensions, and photographs)
to explain what you did. These are the ingredients to document your efforts
and publish your project results, and others will be interested in reading
about how your project was built.
This article has provides a general overview of a beginner level High Power
rocket construction project. This rocket is fairly large at over 5 feet,
and much heavier than model rockets. It is a very nice representation of
an actual scale sounding rocket. The completed Astrobee D rocket project
is ready for launch and level-1 certification.
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