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Rich's Rockets: Building the (scratch) Rxiiiab (2015-08-19)

You know things are getting bad when the number of rockets “in progress” gets into double digits. I have 8 rockets in various stages of painting waiting for me to finish them, and 1 ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the (scratch) Rxiiiab (part 2) (2015-08-21)

So here’s a start on the 13 mm motor pod. The two BT-5/20 rings are to close the gap and align the tube while the BT-5/50 acts as a thrust plate. Here it is in the end of the BT-50 body tube. ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building the (scratch) Rxiiiab (part 3) (2015-08-30)

I painted the Rxiiiab. Plain navy blue. Perhaps I should have worked on reducing the nose weight first. Well, never mind; it’s a prototype, paint is a bonus. [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: 0FNC: Some history (2015-08-31)

You don’t see a lot of finless rockets like the Rxiiiab, but they’ve been around for ages. Of course there was Centuri’s The Point, and others in a similar vein like the O ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: 0FNC: Some thoughts (2015-08-31)

I made attempts at simulations of the Arcturus, Candlestick,* and American Rocketeer Finless Rocket. Here they are along with the Rxiiiab.There was a fair bit of guesswork involved and the CG must ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Now This Is Clever . . . (2016-08-18)

At the Rich's Rockets blog  CLICK HERE Rich Holmes has made the full sized R13 Clarinet Rocket. (The rocket is on the left, the real clarinet is on the right) Cone stabilized with a LOT of time ... [Read More]