The yellow paint had really taken a beating and I wanted to make it easier to see in the snow.
It has been way too long since our last launch. Definitely time to get out to the launch pad.
Duck gets a new paint job
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Duck gets a new paint job
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Re: Duck gets a new paint job
Looks great. Whats the recovery method?
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ryanrockets wrote:Looks great. Whats the recovery method?
Thanks! That double nose cone is open on top. It holds a small amount of water ballast that is dumped out at apogee. The rocket then falls back to earth sideways for high drag tumble recovery.
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Here's an older YT video of another rocket I made using the same recovery method with an onboard camera and ALTImeter.
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Final detail added with quill and waterproof ink..
This rocket will be given to the Pack to go in their display.
Made a lil bro for the hand held launcher.
This rocket will be given to the Pack to go in their display.
Made a lil bro for the hand held launcher.
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Re: Duck gets a new paint job
Wow. You even added the Cub Scouts logo to the paint. Talk about attention to detail!