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Rocket KitMadcow-Torrent
Rating90.0
3 users
Skill5.02
Length58.00"
147.32cm
Diameter4.00"
10.16cm
Weight6.61lbs
3.00kg
Parachute44"
111.76cm
Drogue24"
60.96cm
Motor Mount54mm-Rebuild from 38
DeploymentDual-2 Computers

HELL CAT

OpenRocket / RockSim

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Description

My second 4" Rocket from my buddy Eric, had a Cato and threw it away. I saved the best parts and bought some items to rebuild it. Has very nice fins and flies great, did one wrap of Carbon Fiber and one Fiberglass coat to give it more strength and that worked well. Will do an Av Bay with NO switch band. All integrated inside the rocket with switches and so. Also will have space to accommodate an Iphone 4S.


Update after flight dd. 11/15/2015 - Hell Cat has a small chip on the upper frame that needs fixing and painting. Probably caused by shock cord.


Working on the spin in the next few days also....According Jason the trim should be on the right side of the rocket, looking from the back of the rocket. Same as his EZI rocket, Will start will 1" full width Scott professional masking tape and a second strip of 1/2 the width of the same masking tape over the full length of the fin. Will put a thin strip of epoxy on it to secure the masking tape. And when all seems to work I will paint it.

Update 03/21/2017 - Working on the spin, sanded the fin edge down and applied 1" Scott masking tape on all three fins and on top of that a 1/2" Scott making tape, both full length of fin.

Update 05/05/2017 - Did some work on the AvBay and sled, did shorten the sled, cut asmallsection lip of the end so the bottom bulkhead will close properly, Also drilledthe screw more inside the bulkhead so it is embedded more to give the in side more room, seems to work well.

Update 06/24/2017 - After the June 14, 2017 flight Hell Cat needs more correction on the fins to make the spin less !!!

Update 08/20/2018 - I'm trying to use the 'Experimental' nose cone to fit with the Hell cat, and to fly with the RTX and the radio and blue tooth in the nose cone, lots of sanding to be done on bothshoulder and upper bay part of Hell cat to make it fit. The rocket will be substantiallylonger and heavier so I make sure to check CG and CP properly. So far sanding ishalf way done and it slides already in there but still very tight. More sanding next day !

Update 08/21/2018 - Today more sanding on the 'experimental' nose cone that will be used for the next flight to test out the Radio's / proxelle blue-toothand the phone. Hope also that the temperature is a bit cooler so that the Nexus 4 does not shutdown this time. It's slides in a bit better but maybe onemore day sanding to make it smoother going in and out.


Update 08/25/2018 - New Nose Cone done painting, holes drilled and smooth with the outside. Ready for a new experimental flight, Hell Cat II.


 

Parachutes: Main - 50" Drogue 24"


Charges: Drogue 1.6 grams/ 2.0 grams - Main 1.8 grams/ 2.2 grams FFFFg.


 

Summary

Total Launches6 Highest Altitude8352 ft
2545.69m
Cumulative Altitude30705 ft
9358.88m
Total Fail0 Highest Velocity881 MPH
1418.41km/h
Average Altitude5117 ft
1559.66m
Average MotorKAverage Thrust465Total Thrust2794
Motor SumMMotor Failure0 Average Speed511 MPH
822.71km/h
Averages & cumulative are calculated if there are actual values present, not just estimated. None of the averages or weighted. Please do not populate actual values with estimates.
# = Number of Launches  ? = Estimated

Launches

DateTitleLikesWeight#StatusAltitudeVelocityMotor
95bd07dcf7574f95Org.jpg 2018-06-09 15:43:00Z
HELL CAT - SIXTH FLIGHT
Like 6.61lb.
3.00kg
1 Success 2632 ft
802.23m
?3220 ft
?981.46m
259 MPH
416.99km/h
?322 MPH
?518.42km/h
J240-16-REDLINE
a9b29fa72ffa4568Org.jpg 2017-06-24 14:11:00Z
HELL CAT - FIFTH FLIGHT
Like 6.61lb.
3.00kg
1 Success 5045 ft
1537.72m
?5689 ft
?1734.01m
524 MPH
843.64km/h
?513 MPH
?825.93km/h
J449-15-BS
IMG_7713B.jpg 2016-12-10 19:37:00Z
HELL CAT - FORTH FLIGHT
Like 6.61lb.
3.00kg
1 Success 4521 ft
1378.00m
?5412 ft
?1649.58m
419 MPH
674.59km/h
?441 MPH
?710.01km/h
J295-16-Classic
25964196400_70c2c4338c_o.jpg 2016-04-03 00:34:00Z
HELL CAT-THIRD FLIGHT
Like 6.61lb.
3.00kg
1 Success 8352 ft
2545.69m
?9058 ft
?2760.88m
881 MPH
1418.41km/h
?796 MPH
?1281.56km/h
K820-17-BS
Launch.jpg 2015-11-15 16:23:00Z
HELL CAT-SECOND FLIGHT
Like 8.07lb.
3.66kg
1 Success 5059 ft
1541.98m
?6042 ft
?1841.60m
505 MPH
813.05km/h
?547 MPH
?880.67km/h
K530-16-SS
IMG_5171 b.jpg 2015-07-11 07:30:42Z
HELL CAT-FIRST FLIGHT
Like 8.11lb.
3.68kg
1 Success 5096 ft
1553.26m
?6000 ft
?1828.80m
481 MPH
774.41km/h
?526 MPH
?846.86km/h
K454-19-SKIDMARK

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