Thunder 'n Lightening


This page contains details of my scratchbuilt 2-stage rocket "Thunder 'n Lightening".  This rocket was actually scratchbuilt by Chuck Andrus (HARA).  I purchased it from him for a small sum as he needed to reduce his fleet to make room for more rockets.  I not only refurbished it but I built an additional motor mount with ejection baffle so that the sustainer could be flown as a single stage.

        

Length

88 inches

Diameter

2.3 inches

Airframe

Filament wound fiberglass

Fins

Booster: Acme 54mm Fin Can
Sustainer: G-10 sheet fiberglass

Nose

Fiberglass

Motor Mount

Booster: 38mm
Sustainer: 29mm

Motor

Booster: Aerotech I357
Sustainer: Aerotech H128

Electronics

TBD (probably G-Wiz LC Deluxe)

Recovery

Booster: Motor Ejection
Sustainer: Dual deployment drogue/main

Weight

Booster:  2.4 lbs. (sans motor)
Sustainer: 4.0 lbs. (sans motor)

 

VCP Screenshot
Simulation Screenshot
 


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