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Here's some shots of the rocket the Overmoes (Alan and Brad) plan on flying at HellFire15. I showed it at the last meeting. We are planning on putting it up on an N1000 which is the long burn N which has a 12 second burn. The rocket is about 10 ft tall and 5" in diameter. We are calling this project Sgt. Pepper.  It should be cool one way or another. 

I have always built short fat rockets because I liked seeing them take off slow. So for Hellfire this year I decided to go in the opposite direction and build long and lean. My project started with a Liberty Launch Systems Competitor 4. This is a 10 foot long all fiberglass kit with G-10 fiberglass fins, coupler and a 5:1 nose cone, and comes equipped with a 24" long 75mm motor mount tube and centering rings. The booster section is only 48" long, which could present some problems with a few motors that I might want to use and not provide enough room for a proper installation of a drogue system. So I also purchased an additional coupler and 24" airframe section. With the additional section added on, the booster is now 72" long, plenty long enough for even the longest 75mm motors.