Well, after a week and a half and 30 posts, it looks like I still totally own the distinction of having the smallest "biggest rockets." At least I'm open about it.
I built this in 1993 and called it ThunderCeptor. 12 foot tall, 3" diameter, and 16 fins. The pods on the outer cord of the lowest set of fins are flimsy BT-5 and were bent before I even painted the rocket.
I've had plans forever to build a 3/4 version of it, but have never put that into action.
I'm #1! I'm #1! I'm #1!...and if it makes you happy, that's all that matters!
-Kevin
Jeezum, Tim! I mean... well, Jeezum! :jaw:I got out of HPR and EX over a decade ago. My largest rocket was a 1/2 scale Aerobee Hi painted like the first MMI kit. It was 7.67" dia. and about 12 1/2 ft. tall. I turned the nosecone out of foam and glassed it. It flew exclusively on EX motors. The photo shows it at LDRS XV in 1996 on a DPS L1000 Yellowjacket. The largest motor I flew it on was was an M3000 that we whipped up one night in Jim's shop.
Jeezum, Tim! I mean... well, Jeezum! :jaw:
Flew EX. Flew M motors. Gave it up and now flies LPR and some MPR. Imagine that... :wink:
That's very cool looking. Did you ever fly it?
"Mega" DarkStar
25ft tall
12 in, diameter
305lbs
1 O motor
3 54mm motors
"Mega" DarkStar
25ft tall
12 in, diameter
305lbs
1 O motor
3 54mm motors
That Micro Superroc is amazing! I never would have predicted that a single MicroMaxx motor would ever be able to get it off the ground. And what's more incredible is that it was built out of standard micro-diameter tubing. I'm wondering if it would be possible to make one that long out of rolled paper? (And would that even make it any lighter in the end?) Or even single-layer tissue-thin fiberglass? I don't know, it might be hard to beat the one you built!
8' 7" of T2+ and T2! Lifted by a motor that possesses all of 0.3 Newton-seconds of total impulse!! Geez!
(Putting in an order for micro body tubing...lots of micro body tubing!)
The largest rocket (by volume) that I've flown so far was my Hyperloc 835, on an I218 Redline.
Cool Rocket! And the AT I- 218 R is my favorite 38mm motor.
If you like the I218, try the I600R, now that's a nice motor....
Great shot of the flame......
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