Hello, All

I'm looking to make my first attempt at a multi-stage rocket (something I was not able to do at my home flying field due to recovery constraints and never thought to do with my club due to being distracted by high-power). A long while ago, I made a mental note that the Semroc Shrike was the kit I wanted to build whenever I got around to multi-stage builds. Its aesthetics appealed to me in a way most two-stage kits don't. It doesn't have the oversized, awkward-looking fins that most designs do, and I'm a sucker for clear payload sections. In short, I'm now kicking myself hard for not buying one when I had a chance.

However, my living arrangements for my next year of college include a garage with ample space for a small work table, and I haven't scratch-built anything in far too long. So, assuming there will not be a kit form of this design in the near future, does anyone have the plans for either the Estes or Semroc incarnation of this design?

Also, if anyone has a complete kit they're willing to part with, I'm open to discussions.

Thanks for any response.

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William Carpenter
NAR #88972/TRA #14554
Certified Level Three
Member: Washington Aerospace Club NAR Section #578
My Site: http://wscrocketry.com
Avatar: Madcow Rocketry 4" Little John on a CTI H200BS (cropped and rotated for dramatic effect)

Good place to start here: http://www.spacemodeling.org/jimz/estes/estk-46.pdf

Some of the parts to build this rocket are still available at SEMROC.

BTW we met last year in the pasture at Discovery Bay, TARC team .

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John

NAR #91135 L1
SAM #0037

Go to this link, if you have not already, and you can download the Semroc instruction set for their Shrike.

Not exactly a full 'template' for making a clone, but a good starting place in addition to the Estes plans John referenced above.


Earl


http://www.semroc.com/store/scripts...s.asp?SKU=KV-37


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Earl L. Cagle, Jr.
NAR# 29523
TRA# 962
SAM# 73
Owner/Producer
Point 39 Productions

Rocket-Brained Since 1970

Hi, John!

Thanks for the link (I somehow forgot about Jimz site). Semroc had almost everything (and I grabbed a Saki to get past the minimum order limit). Now I just need to hunt down some clear BT-50 tube.

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William Carpenter
NAR #88972/TRA #14554
Certified Level Three
Member: Washington Aerospace Club NAR Section #578
My Site: http://wscrocketry.com
Avatar: Madcow Rocketry 4" Little John on a CTI H200BS (cropped and rotated for dramatic effect)

And thank you, too, Earl, for the other link.

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William Carpenter
NAR #88972/TRA #14554
Certified Level Three
Member: Washington Aerospace Club NAR Section #578
My Site: http://wscrocketry.com
Avatar: Madcow Rocketry 4" Little John on a CTI H200BS (cropped and rotated for dramatic effect)

SEMROC has that too.

http://www.semroc.com/Store/Products/BodyTubes.asp

OOPS! I guess they don't have any left.

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"I'm a sandman. I've never killed anyone. I terminate runners when their time is up." Logan from "Logan's Run"

http://sandmandecals.com/

Unfortunately, they're out of the PST-50 tubing.

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William Carpenter
NAR #88972/TRA #14554
Certified Level Three
Member: Washington Aerospace Club NAR Section #578
My Site: http://wscrocketry.com
Avatar: Madcow Rocketry 4" Little John on a CTI H200BS (cropped and rotated for dramatic effect)

Yep, I had the exact same thought, but then jumped over to their site and, like an increasing number of parts and kits, there are no more. Dang.


Earl

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Earl L. Cagle, Jr.
NAR# 29523
TRA# 962
SAM# 73
Owner/Producer
Point 39 Productions

Rocket-Brained Since 1970

If it is the standard length BT-50 clear payload section, you can get that from Estes - the 3171 clear payload section will have at least one in there, or swipe it from a kit like the loadstar.

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Greg Poehlein

Member of Launch Crue - http://launchcrue.org/

Hint #1: Do not use magician's flash paper for recovery wadding!

Hint #2: Clean your shoes after flyin' in that cow pasture - that ain't no dirt clod on the sole!

Thanks for the tip. I believe it is the standard length (4").

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William Carpenter
NAR #88972/TRA #14554
Certified Level Three
Member: Washington Aerospace Club NAR Section #578
My Site: http://wscrocketry.com
Avatar: Madcow Rocketry 4" Little John on a CTI H200BS (cropped and rotated for dramatic effect)