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Paper Rockets
I found a link on this forum to a site with some paper rocket plans. Had a little down time so put this one together today.
I noticed the piece between the cone and the body wasn't quite right (notice the red lines don't line up), and the cone itself was too small, I had to make my own. Otherwise, this was pretty fun and easy. I can't imagine launching something like this, but I suppose it's possible? I think I'll make a few more, I just like the way they look. |
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Looks good. Go ahead and launch! My son built a large Little Joe II model and a Black Brant II model from paper and card stock. Both fly quite well.
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the lower hudson valley challenger gift center has some great free downloads that can be made as flyers. I posted a link several months ago in the cardstock section, it may still be there.
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Oh, it's possible, I launched two today! Sometimes the rolled body tubes are a little weak, I usually make body wraps that roll over BT-5 and BT-20 tubes. If you make your fins in a three ply of 110 cardstock/cereal box cardboard/110 lb. cardstock they are surprisingly strong. Here's the link to my blog to see some downscales I've drawn up: http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot...-and-plans.html
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I'm guessing you probably had "fit to paper size" checked in your printer interface. You want to be sure to turn that off. And, yes, I fly paper rockets all the time. I even use them in competition (they are surprisingly competitive). I also like paper rockets because they are really inexpensive to build. My models usually cost less than the cost of a single T motor from Estes! For cheap components, look for 1/8" elastic cord from any sewing supply store (Joanne's, WalMart, etc). I like Target sacks for parachutes - they make a nice chute the equivalent of an Estes chute. If you want a motor clip, you can straighten a paper clip and use that. Greg |
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I'm guessing that Greg is right and "Fit To Page" was used. Those pages are pretty tight and I have to set the margins to zero on "Page Setup" to get them to print full size. The nose was on a separate page and probably printed full size without having to mess with the margins. Quote:
I have flown my Satellite Interceptor several times without any damage. It flys great on 1/2A3-4T and A3-4T. The Spacemaster was the Centuri version of the same model and was only different in paint scheme and canopy nose cone.
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Thanks for the advice. I thought I had double checked the paper size scaling, but it's possible one sheet was set to fit to paper. Guess I'll have to build another one! |
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Ya - When I do my paper rocket layouts, I usually use a 7.5" x 10" page so I can leave 1/2" around all sides for margins. A lot of printers don't need that much room, but a few that might still be in use are. Of course, the downside is that that means my tubes can't be any longer than 10" long, but if everyone can print the file it's a small price to pay. Greg |
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Thanks for the plans, and engine suggestions. I'm sure I must have printed at different scales, yours look great! |
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When I first started making cardstock rockets, I was just making what I wanted for myself so I had a starting template that I used which was 7.99" X 10.43" which was the largest that my printer could do. But then people starting asking for the files and I would email them and a few people told me they were to big for their printer to handle. I switched to 7.5" X 10" later on. My original USS Atlantis downscale fit on one sheet but I had to go to 2 sheets when I went to the smaller sized layout.
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