Active
Fleet
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| Mfg. |
Model |
Name |
Status |
Comments |
| Public Missles |
Intruder |
Eagle
1 |
Active |
Successful Level 1
Certification on March 16, 2008. Flies on
"H" and "I" Motors.
Can fly on a "J" if required.
Won't do an L2 Cert on this one, but
build a new "J"/"K"
Motor rocket. |
| Scratchbuilt |
Stingray |
Stingray |
Active |
My first totally designed
and built from scratch rocket. 45"
tall, 4 fin, boattail design. Flies on a
"G" reloadable A beautiful
design. Notice the boattail. Strictly
G60W or G77R. Bad zipper on this one, but
restored it. Look for a future article on
that coming to a rocket magazine soon! |
| Scratchbuilt |
Stryker |
Stryker |
Active |
Total scratch build. Custom
cut fins. Original design. Flies on a
"G" motor (Single Use or
Reloadable). I've been flying this on
F-20 7W. The right motor. Flies great. |
| Aerotech |
G-Force |
Explorer |
Active |
Beautiful rocket. Maiden
flight March 22, 2008 on a G40W-4. Good
flight in strong winds. Second flight
same day. Nice slow climb to about 800ft.
This rocket continues to be a steady and
reliable performer. |
| Mad Cow Rocketry |
DX3 |
Sky Avenger |
Active |
48" tall, 3 fin, flies
on a "G" motor - slight
modification to the original kit specs.
Added a boattail to the design. Nice
rocket, flies great. |
| Estes |
Executioner |
Seven of Nine LIves |
Active |
Rebuild of the Original
Odyssey. Using the existing fin-can with
new upper tubing and some overall
strengthening. Flies on an "E"
engines per the original spec, but the
rebuild has added some weight. Rocket is
slightly underpowered, but makes for a
nice slow climb off the pad up to about
400 feet. Like watching a Saturn V move
slowly and then build up speed. Back to
back core samples on this. Noticed the
motor tube has ripped. This is a frequent
problem after several launches on those
paper thin Estes motor tubes.I've made
major repairs and it's ready to fly yet
again. This is the rocket that won't go
away. New name for this rocket...Seven of
Nine Lives. This would have flown great
on the old Aerotech F-21 motor. |
| Estes |
Executioner |
Super
E |
Active |
Just completed. A kitbash of
the stock Estes kit with two boosters
added. Flies on an E9-6 and two E9-P
motors. Second one of these I've built in
this configuration. A cool one to watch.
Had a nice maiden flight. Learned my
lesson and reinforced the motor tube
during construction. |
| Estes |
Big
Daddy |
Intrepid
1 |
Active |
Maiden
flight on March 22, 2008 on an Aerotech
E30T. Quick off the pad. Straight and
true in strong winds. Nice little rocket.
|
| Estes |
Executioner |
FirebalI |
Active |
Damaged on chute failure -
Internal motor tube damage. Model has two
boosters attached. Runs on 3
"E" engines. After trying out a
motor tube repair on the Seven of Nine
Lives rocket I figured I'd try it on this
one also. The motor tube was completely
blown in this one making it impossible to
"insert" a replacement. Gutted
the fin can and replaced the entire motor
tube assembly. Ready to fly again. |
| ASP (Aerospace Speciality
Products) |
V-2 |
V-2 |
Active |
Small V-2 from ASP.
Comes with wood nosecone and tail making
it good weight for its size. Parachute
and wadding fit in small middle tube.
Flies on D or E engines. Flew this on an
"E"....Wow! |
| Scratchbuilt |
V2 |
V2 |
Design |
Building a small V2 model
that will fly on an "E" motor.
Just worked up the specs and created fin
templates. Should be ready to take its
maiden flight in March. |
| Loc/Precision |
V-2 |
V-2 |
Under Construction |
Expected completion March
2009. Wanted to do a L1 cert on this, but
opting for a more traditional model for
cert flight. |
| Mad Cow Rocketry |
Super DX3 |
TBD |
Under Construction |
Nice kit. Just started
construction |
| Rocket Dynamics |
Moonraker |
TBD |
Acquisition |
Really like the look of this
kit. Looking forward to building this out
and giving it the standard fleet paint
scheme. Seriously thinking of using this
as my L2 Cert rocket. |
Retired
Fleet
|
| Mfg. |
Model |
Name |
Status |
Comments |
| Estes |
Executioner |
Odyssey |
Retired |
Cumulative Damage - Rip in
tube on ballistic descent. |
| Estes |
Executioner |
Odyssey II |
Retired |
Cumulative Damage - No
immediate repairs planned. This model has
had great flights and has been in and out
of retirement. Would like to rebuild, but
this rocket has served well and deserves
a rest. |
| Estes |
Executioner |
Titan VII |
CATO |
Damaged on maiden flight -
One center engine, six boosters. A few
engines failed to ignite. Rocket landed
under power ripping tube 3/4 of the way
around. |
| Estes |
Executioner |
Odyssey III |
Lost |
Lost on maiden flight.
Rocket had a high beautiful flight.
Exceeded expectations and drifted out of
range. Rocket located high in a tree in
unreachable terrain. |
| Estes |
Executioner |
Odyssey IV |
Lost |
Lost on second flight. Winds
were at 15mph. Rocket flew straight and
true on ascent with significant height on
an Aerotech F-21/4 motor. The rocket
drifted above the treeline well into
wooded terrain. |
| Estes |
Executioner |
Odyssey
V |
CATO |
Kitbash
of the Estes Executioner to handle a
"G" reloadable motor. On launch
there was a "blow-by" that
created flames pouring out of each end of
the rocket on ascent. After analyzing the
small video I have it appears the blow-by
started immediately pushing the nosecone
off as the pressure built up and
eventually sending the flames from the
burning motor straight up the tube. |
