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Eagle3
04-30-2009, 11:49 AM
This thread is for contestants to post photos and any details they wish to share of their entries. Discuss the entries HERE (http://forums.rocketshoppe.com/showthread.php?t=5199).
mycrofte
07-01-2009, 10:10 AM
Since no one complained that my entry was not within the rules, here it is. My Astro Glider. Shown in this (static) picture with a Sparrow for scale.

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu15/Mycrofte/Current%20Build/Astro_Glider.jpg

I hope to fly it sometime next week!
mycrofte
07-05-2009, 11:23 AM
I decided to launch the Astro-Glider for the 4th. We had plenty of daylight waiting for the fireworks. This was actually on Friday the 5th when we lit off our fireworks in my brother's back yard. Turned out to be a good idea since the entire state of Illinois had a torrential downpour on the 4th...

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu15/Mycrofte/Rocketry/Image034.jpg

While it glided ok in the yard, the powered flight was a bit off. Still needs nose wait for better balance during powered lift off. This first flight was on an A8-3.
DANLK66
07-11-2009, 03:22 PM
Here is my entry at the last minute. I had to wait until our launch today to get a picture. I call it the “Bitchy Witch”. After flying a couple Edmond glider kits I decided that I could design a glider of my own and this is what I came up with. It is 20 inches long with and 8 inch wing span. I have always liked rockets like the Red River Stratos so with that style of rocket in mind I came up with the delta wing design that you see here. The wings and canard are both made from 1/6 inch basswood and the fuselage is ¼ x 1/8 inch spruce. The pop pod was made from part of an 18mm rocket I had and was 15 inches long. The hooks for the pod were made from left over scraps I had in my parts box. The dihedral on the wings is not a lot. I just glued the wings together and put a piece of the ¼ inch spruce under each wing tip. The canard angle was set by cutting a pocket for the trailing edge so it was flush with the fuselage and the leading edge sat on top of the fuselage. All in all it has been a fun project. My first flight lasted 35 seconds on a B6-2. It was evident that it needed a little more nose weight. During my second flight today I lost the pop pod most likely from putting to much wadding in it. The glide was ok and it reached a point were it just hovered in the wind for a while which is always fun to watch. It still needs more nose weight. I will rebuild another pop pod and continue to have fun with getting the Bitchy Witch to behave and will look forward to learning more about designing gliders.

Thanks

Dan Krause
DANLK66
07-11-2009, 03:24 PM
2 more pictures of the Bitchy Witch
Eagle3
10-19-2009, 07:31 AM
Bump
DANLK66
10-19-2009, 09:16 AM
bump
Ltvscout
10-19-2009, 04:04 PM
Dan,

You will be getting a prize for getting the only valid entry in on time on the first go around. I'll get back to you later to work out the details.
DANLK66
10-19-2009, 04:34 PM
Sounds good.
Eagle3
10-19-2009, 10:04 PM
I was bumping it hoping some entries would show up. :(
rokitflite
10-19-2009, 10:49 PM
I was bumping it hoping some entries would show up. :(


If there is a second contest you may want to consider opening it up to include up/down scales of past or existing kits... All three of the gliders I have worked on this year are RC upscales of classic kits :D.
Ltvscout
10-20-2009, 07:27 AM
If there is a second contest you may want to consider opening it up to include up/down scales of past or existing kits... All three of the gliders I have worked on this year are RC upscales of classic kits :D.
The idea behind this contest was to get new designs out there.
FlyBack
11-13-2009, 01:25 PM
BlackStar TSTO (http://www.oldrocketforum.com/showthread.php?t=5219)

Designer:

DJ Miller
NAR 86244

Specifications:

Body tube dia: 2.6 inches
Length 47 ½ inches
Span 17 ½ inches
Combined Empty Weight : 26.17 oz
Recommended Motors : still testing

Static photos attached below
First flight video link (http://our.rocketryplanet.com/video/dj-second-attempt-at-flight-of)


FlyBack
Eagle3
11-16-2009, 08:03 PM
Contest is closed. Go HERE (http://forums.rocketshoppe.com/showthread.php?t=6169) to vote.
Rangertech1
12-23-2012, 01:33 AM
The idea behind this contest was to get new designs out there.

Wow thanks for the post. The MIRV Griffon is a neat design. I've got the parts, now I just have to work out the time.
jetlag
12-23-2012, 08:25 AM
The MIRV Griffon I have was kitted by Seattle Rocketworks and is a two stage, 5-piece rocket
(1 booster with 4 sustainers that fly off in all sorts of directions!). It is not a boosted glider.

Do you have pictures?

Allen
Rangertech1
12-23-2012, 12:30 PM
The MIRV Griffon I have was kitted by Seattle Rocketworks and is a two stage, 5-piece rocket
(1 booster with 4 sustainers that fly off in all sorts of directions!). It is not a boosted glider.

Do you have pictures?

Allen

I read the plans and downloaded. This design if it works has got to be crazy to watch as it "unfolds." I had forgot I was in the boosted glider arena of which I have three.

Thanks for making sure I was aware that this is not a boosted glider, it is just one crazy design. Talk about a "heads up." :D I'll have to count my BT-5s and nose cones and get to work. Those links you posted could keep a builder busy for two lifetimes. I thank you for bringing those resources into the light. I love the rocketry community cause of folks like you.

Pay Forward,

Jon