06-06-2005, 10:06 PM
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BARCLONE Rocketry
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Posts: 5,357
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New Plan -- USS Swinington
OK, folks, this is what happens when one person suggests a name, and another puts two of his few, underworked brain cells in contact with each other...
Jay suggested the name "Kick A Pig", and I went hog wild...
This model was going to be a flying football, aka "pigskin"...
Fat chance...
The name is pronounced "Swine-ing-ton", sounds like "Lexington"...
These drawings are by no means complete. They're only posted here to give you an idea of a simple concept that has gone horribly bonkers...
For example, there is no hatch designed in for the parachute to escape through. And, the center tube is longer than any existing tube of that diameter -- it needs to be divided into at least two. There is no launch lug yet -- it is supposed to be the full length of the main body, centered inside the core inside tube and large enough for a 1/4" diameter rod. The nacelles have no real structure, and need some additional bracing. They are supposed to act as tube fins at the end of those pylons.
Believe it or not, the simulator says it doesn't need that lower pylon, but it would require about 8 oz of mass at the tip of the nose without it.
The composite motors in the flight simulation are the only recommended motors at this time. Yes, you must use 4 of them!
So fry up some ham and eggs, dig out a DVD of the Muppets' Swine Trek skits, and Enjoy!
Craig McGraw
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