I thought I'd start my own thread on my journey towards L3. About 4 to 5 months ago, I recertified at L2.
Hopefully, this is the right area of the forum to post my thread.
A month later, with assistance of another MDARS member, we came up with this design in Open Rocket:![UPandAWAYRev3d_first_page conv 1.jpeg UPandAWAYRev3d_first_page conv 1.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/570/570575-5c743a3c5fafa712442a71cf4899cbba.jpg)
IMHO, w/o considering the weight of the phenolic tubing with a fiberglass lamination and until the assemblies are built and weighed then entered into Open Rocket, these numbers are optimistic at best.
So, I took on a smaller, cheaper and lengthier journey towards a L3 certification with a dual deployment rocket:
My thought is to build smaller with cheaper launches and build up on the skills needed as this design of an upscale Citation Patriot with 29 mm motors. Building up with smaller dual deployment designs would increase my success when actually building and launching my L3 project as time and income will determine my success.
![3inch dia upscale Citation Patriot 1st page conv 1.jpeg 3inch dia upscale Citation Patriot 1st page conv 1.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/570/570576-de3caa196815f8ae5389b6e60ffc8cb7.jpg)
Since this design was made, the current project is longer at the first stage to accommodate a bigger drogue chute.
More to follow tomorrow....
Hopefully, this is the right area of the forum to post my thread.
A month later, with assistance of another MDARS member, we came up with this design in Open Rocket:
![UPandAWAYRev3d_first_page conv 1.jpeg UPandAWAYRev3d_first_page conv 1.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/570/570575-5c743a3c5fafa712442a71cf4899cbba.jpg)
IMHO, w/o considering the weight of the phenolic tubing with a fiberglass lamination and until the assemblies are built and weighed then entered into Open Rocket, these numbers are optimistic at best.
So, I took on a smaller, cheaper and lengthier journey towards a L3 certification with a dual deployment rocket:
My thought is to build smaller with cheaper launches and build up on the skills needed as this design of an upscale Citation Patriot with 29 mm motors. Building up with smaller dual deployment designs would increase my success when actually building and launching my L3 project as time and income will determine my success.
![3inch dia upscale Citation Patriot 1st page conv 1.jpeg 3inch dia upscale Citation Patriot 1st page conv 1.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/rocketryforum/data/attachments/570/570576-de3caa196815f8ae5389b6e60ffc8cb7.jpg)
Since this design was made, the current project is longer at the first stage to accommodate a bigger drogue chute.
More to follow tomorrow....