Articles, Data, R&D, Etc.

Scale Data & Photos

Aerobee 170 Drawing (Aerojet-General) -- provided by Glen Avalear
Argo D-4 Javelin Data & Photos -- lots of 1st stage detail photos & drawing sneak preview (updated 3-1-09)
Black Brant XII Photos -- 4 NASA Photos (updated 12-9-06)
Nike M5 Motor Drawing by Bob Biedron*
Nike Motor Page -- Under Construction
Nike Rocket Motor Standard Fins (ARC) -- PDF Brochure -- link will be moved to Nike Motor Page eventually (added 12-28-09)
Saturn I Block 2 Scale Data & Photos -- (updated 12-5-08 with 5 drawings courtesy of Peter Alway)

Scale Drawing Projects

Nike-Tomahawk Data Project -- Planned for completion 2009
Aerobee 350 Data (2nd Update for NARTS) -- Currently in Progress
Aerobee 350 Data 2002 NARTS Update Preview -- full-size version available from NARTS
Argo D-4 Javelin Data Project -- Currently in Progress

Model Building Tips

Saturn I and IB Construction Tips
PART 1 - Logistics of the Clustered Tanks (updated 3-28-09)
PART 2 - How to Draw the Tank Fairing
PART 3 - How to Draw a Mitered Tank Template

"Bells & Whistles"

BBXII Booster Recovery System -- Staging/Recovery mechanism used in the first stage of my 1:17.5 scale Black Brant XII (has some logistical flaws--see R&D list below)

S5 Booster Recovery System -- used by Bob Biedron in his gold-medal Nike-Apache model flight in FAI Scale Altitude, 1994*

S5 Scale Altitude Recovery System -- alternate method by Bob Biedron*

Research & Development

PVC Spider -- Development of a device for reliably igniting large clusters of Estes motors (especially useful for scale modelers)

Staging Spider -- adaptation of the PVC Spider for in-flight clustering (under development)

Pistoning Booster Recovery System for Gap-Staged models -- improved pistoning mechanism that combines the positive aspects of the BBXII system and the Biedron design (under development)

Model Plans

Under Construction

*NOTE: All drawings by Bob Biedron are posted with his permission

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