Duck gets a new paint job

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Duck gets a new paint job

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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.
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Re: Duck gets a new paint job

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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.
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Made a lil bro for the hand held launcher.
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Wow. You even added the Cub Scouts logo to the paint. Talk about attention to detail!