The Rocket Formerly Known as Black
Introduction
To make a long story short, I originally saw ç on a television commercial. I was drawn to the retro styling and thought it would make a great project -- so I filed it away in my mental index of 'Rockets I'd Like To Build Someday But Don't Really Know How.' It sat there in the vast unused portion of my brain for several years until after I built the Happy Birthday Party Napkin Rocket of the Apocalypse. I then realized I had developed a construction methodology I could reuse to make other cigar-shaped designs like this one.
That's the ten second version . To make a long story longer, click [HERE]! I can guarantee it's longer -- you'll have to decide for yourself if it's more interesting. Just don't stop reading until you finish the part about the lawsuit.
That's it for background. Below is a summary of the design and construction steps.
Step One
Drawings
ç (The Rocket Formerly Known as Black) is similar but more complex than the Napkin Rocket mainly because the nose cone will be integrated into the fuselage. If there is any prayer that the lines will be smooth I'll have to start with exact full-size drawings. So I enlisted brother Rick's help and he whipped up some CAD drawings on his Macintosh.
Please note that all drawings shown here have been drawn by RTV and are not the property of any company, real or imagined, that may or may not provide integrated E-business network platform functionality.
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Below are links to full-sized engineering drawings of the rocket components.
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