SS1 Nose Cone and Engine Nozzle

The methods for constructing the nose cap and engine nozzles were the same. The first step was to fashion the items out of poster board. Then I fiberglassed them on the inside of the paper forms. The last step was to paint the outside with two-part poly resin sanding primer and sand smooth.

The nose cap is a cone; the engine nozzle is made of two frustums (a frustum is like a cone with the pointy end snipped off). We have a nifty calculator for determining the dimension of the 2D paper shapes available [HERE!].

INDEX

• Introduction (narrative)
• First Flight
• Scale Dimensional Drawing
• Construction Package
  • Fuselage Construction
  • Nose and Engine Nozzle
  • Airfoil Construction
  • Vertical Stabilizers
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Airframe Assembly
  • Motor Mount Assembly
  • Surface Finishing and Details
    • Surface Prep
    • Primer and Paint
    • Field of Stars
    • Decals and Markings
    • Sponsor Recognition
• Glide and Recovery Package
  • Recovery Operation Description
  • RC Controls and Servos
  • Avionics (Control Devices)
  • Recovery Hardware and Components
  • Ejection Testing
• Stability and Performance Parameters
  • Motor Description
  • Flight Simulations
  • Launch Weight
  • Launch Velocity
  • Estimated Drag Coefficient
  • Maximum Altitude and Velocity
  • Glide Weight
  • Wing Loading
  • Center of Gravity and
    Center of Pressure
  • RockSim Simulation
  • Launch Pad Description
• Live Testing
  • Reduced Scale Test Vehicles
    • Design and Construction
    • First Test Flight
    • Second Test Flight
    • Rick's SS1 Build and Flight
    • Dave's SS1 Build and Flight
    • 4" Test Glider
    • 4" RC Boost Glider
  • 'Wind Tunnel' Truck Test