[NRV Rocketry] Suggestions for good L2/L3 Rockets?

[Bob Schoner]

The only restrictions I have heard about were for kits with fin cans.  I
don't know if this was ever explicitly banned, but the general thought is
that an L3 flyer should be able to build their own motor mount/fin can unit.

Bob


On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 1:55 PM, james desposito <jdesposito69 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> NO it can be a kit
>
> ------------------------------
> From: maier.chris at gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 08:58:07 -0500
> To: nrvr at nrvr.org
> CC: tweeksjunk2 at theweeks.org; nrvr at nrvr.org
> Subject: Re: [NRV Rocketry] Suggestions for good L2/L3 Rockets?
>
>
> Go motor mount-less.  Fixing a motor mount tube in large airframes proves
> inflexible if you happen to attend an LDRS or big waiver type of launch.
>  You end up having to build another purpose but rocket instead of just
> swapping in a 98mm motor.
>
> I would recommend against any cluster that lacks a central motor capable
> of lifting the rocket solo for a cert flight - too much could go wrong for
> a cert flight, and the highest priority is safety when launching the larger
> L3 type rockets as well.  Air start your clusters to minimize issues and
> provide better distance between the rocket and spectators in case there is
> an issue like one of the motors doesn't light or come up to pressure at the
> same time as the others.
>
> Don't the rules still specify an L3 project has to be scratch built?
>
> Chris
>
> On Jul 12, 2014, at 7:23, james desposito <jdesposito69 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> After a lot of homework and building a 5'' Big Nuke kit from Loc for my
> level 3 i found out it is going to hit a altitude of
> over 10,200 feet and not to many places to fly. know I''m thinking more
> toured a 7.67'' rocket like the  Bruiser-EXP - 3"
> <http://shop.locprecision.com/product.sc?productId=157&categoryId=17> from
> Loc that will stay under 10,000 feet with the smallest M. You have a better
> chance of keeping your rocket with an 8'' just my opinion. jimmy d
>
> > From: tweeksjunk2 at theweeks.org
> > To: nrvr at nrvr.org
> > Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 02:00:08 -0400
> > Subject: [NRV Rocketry] Suggestions for good L2/L3 Rockets?
> >
> > Hey all..
> >
> > So we've had a lot of people certing up as of late. They've got their
> Level-1
> > (H-I motors) and Level-2 certs (J-L).. and some are trying (or at least
> > starting to think about) their Level-3 now (M-O motors).
> >
> > I'm thinking my next big rocket will probably be a 5" (dia) airframe,
> probably
> > all fiberglass or bluetube. Maybe scratch built (with a nice big ebay
> for lots
> > of electronics and HAM radio gear).. maybe a kit. I like the flexibility
> of a
> > multi-motor cluster, like what Giovanni had on his black momba:
> > http://nrvr.org/photos/2012-02-04-5_NRVR-VAST-VT-Launch/IMG_2421.JPG
> > http://nrvr.org/photos/2012-02-04-5_NRVR-VAST-VT-Launch/IMG_2422.JPG
> >
> http://nrvr.org/photos/2012-02-04-5_NRVR-VAST-VT-Launch/video/MVI_2435.flv.html
> >
> > or maybe a just a more traditional single 75mm:
> >
> http://nrvr.org/photos/2011-09-10-11_NRVR-VAST-Launch-WEB/2011-09-10-11_nrvr-
> > vast-launch/img_1053.jpeg.html
> >
> > Suggestions.. thoughts.. related questions?
> >
> > Tweeks
> > p.s. we're working out the final details for another Kentland launch in
> two
> > weeks (26th).
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