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Ez2cDave 04-28-2021 11:42 AM

ARTICLE - The BIG Little Joe II . . .
 
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Here is an article on "The BIG Little Joe" . . .

Dave F.

ghrocketman 04-28-2021 02:00 PM

Wow !

ronhender 06-29-2021 09:57 AM

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Kyle Newman built a pretty big Little Joe II replica and launched it at a SoAR event in Taylorsville, GA back in April. Check out his Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/KylesAeros...f=page_internal

tbzep 06-29-2021 10:10 AM

You guys that haven't seen that article really need to be NAR members and read the magazine that comes with it. ;)

tdracer 06-29-2021 12:54 PM

I want to build a 1/12 scale Little Joe - using the MRC 1/12th Mercury Capsule plastic model kit for the capsule. But I've been unable to come up with an appropriately sized body tube to match the scale of the capsule.
I have built a couple of 1/12th Mercury Redstone rockets using that same plastic model kit - main body tube is a 5.5" Blue Tube which is a little undersized, but close enough that I'm the only one that'll notice :p .

ghrocketman 06-29-2021 02:15 PM

What powered that LJII in the April launch ?

Regardless, one should be able to do it wherever they pleez, without ANY sort of HP License.
Should have access to through "P" sized motors without any sort of cert either.

georgegassaway 06-29-2021 07:24 PM

I buiult a 1/22 scale, 7" diameter Little Joe-II using .020" styrene sheet for the main body. The scale factor and diamter was defined by the 22" length of the styrene sheet I could get at the time.

The 48" tall 7" model weighed 4 pounds. No, that would be a "typical" model over-built by most HPR builders. It weighed 1.5 pounds, plus 4 ounces of noseweight, not including engines.

More info on my website, scroll down. Unfortunately, few pics of that model.

http://georgesrockets.com/GRP/Scale/DATA/George.htm

For a 1/12 Little Joe -I, it would be of similar diameter. I will note I built mind so the fins plugged in, at 45 degrees (Diagonally from top-down so acceleraiton would keep them on), so that on landing if they hit hard they might "pop off" without breaking. That also was a big bonus for transporting the model.

rocket.aero 06-29-2021 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tdracer
I want to build a 1/12 scale Little Joe


If you're interested in building a 1/12 scale Little Joe, you might take a look at this thread on The Other Forum:

https://www.rocketryforum.com/threa...mponent.130403/

If you'd like to see it fly you can go to the 18:30 point of this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxdoJJZrUP4

James

NOLA_BAR 06-30-2021 07:10 AM

I was looking at the possibility of a larger scale LJII based on the Boyce Apollo Abort Capsule. I even contacted them suggesting they make a builders kit, that was a couple years ago. It would be too expensive I guess. A larger scale kit would be nice!

afadeev 06-30-2021 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by NOLA_BAR
I was looking at the possibility of a larger scale LJII based on the Boyce Apollo Abort Capsule. I even contacted them suggesting they make a builders kit, that was a couple years ago. It would be too expensive I guess. A larger scale kit would be nice!


Upscale LJI or LJII would be a fairly straight forward model to scratch build. Except for the funky conical nose cone/Capsule.

Does anyone have a lead on large (6+") conical nose cones?
I had checked the usual suspects (PML, LOC, WM, MC, Apogee), and stubby conical nose cones are just not in vogue for large diameter / HP applications.


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