Project Mercury Abort Capsule 1/12 Scale
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Here's a project I've been working on for a while.
It uses the Atomic City 1/12 scale Mercury capsule, and a home made tower and home made cluster motor utilizing 24mm motors. The design is rear eject, the motors push the laundry out the bottom of the capsule. I can post up more photo's if this project is of interest here. |
Interesting project. What does that capsule base diameter run...that about 6 inches or so? What will you be constructing the tower from?
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Thanks Earl. Yes, base is 6-3/16" I'm using (3) 3/16" poplar dowels. There's a BT-50H tube, with a C-50 coupler, and (2) stiffener rings made from 1/8" basswood plywood. |
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Here are some photo's of the launch.
Rocket flew stable while under thrust, went AoA during coasting phase, chute deployed just before ground hit. Rocket recovered undamaged. Here's a video... Francis Ford Coppolla I am not... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1CJcz8v6SE |
Out of curiosity did you use a generic paint pattern for the capsule and escape tower or is the painting based on an actual "flight" capsule?
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Liberty Bell 7 |
That was a very ambitious project and an exciting flight! Thanks for sharing.
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So Gus pulled the handle? Bill |
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Nope... he's still in there. |
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I bet Gus puked on that flight. |
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