Rocketry - My Rockets - Ptichka I
I was bored last weekend and was feeling a little bit disappointed because I could'nt get hold of any rocket kits or any D engines. Still wanting to do something rocketry related I decided to build the Starfox.
The starfox is made out of hollowed out balsa wood, and is my third attempt at a 100% balsa wood rocket.
Please note: This rocket has no recovery device (or "tumble recovery" as it's known) it is designed to literally fall out of the sky. As such precautions need to be made to ensure the safe launching and recovery of the rocket. This generally means taking care over the selection of the launch site to ensure the rocket won't fall on power lines, in trees or on people watching the launch, or indeed on members of public. The rocket is very light being made out of balsa wood. Also the rocket is designed for and only flown with A engines. It is strongly recommended that tumble recovery should only be used by experienced rocketeers under controlled conditions.
Length: 18 inch (46 cm)
Diameter: 1 inch (2.5 cm)
Weight: 72g (dry weight)
Recovery: Tumble Recovery
Engines: Estes A or B engines
Max Altitude: unknown
Number of Launches: 0
The Starfox 1 rocket
The Starfox 1 rocket
The Starfox 1 rocket
The Starfox 1 rocket
The Starfox 1 rocket
