Torellian Invader (3" upscale): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:41, 2 December 2025

This is another upscale of my Torellian Invader, this time built around a three inch fiberglass airframe. My goal is to have the rocket finished and ready to fly for LDRS 44 in April, 2026.

OpenRocket design
CAD of nose cone (3D printed in three pieces)

Launches

Checklist

Pre-launch (before leaving town):

TBD

Pre-launch (night before launch):

TBD

At the field:

TBD

At the pad:

TBD

Recovery:

TBD

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-This is a placeholder page for a future project, to scratch build a 3" or 4" diameter upscaled Torellian Invader.
+{{RocketInfoBox
+ |image        = TI3-openrocket.png
+ |diameter     = 3.125 inches (79mm)
+ |length       = 5 ft. 2.5 in. (1.6 m) (tentative)
+ |weight       = 10 lbs. (4.5 kg) (estimated)
+ |motor-size   = 54mm
+ |flights      = 0
+ |max-altitude =
+ |max-speed    =
+ |status       = Under construction
+ |simfile      = https://github.com/DanCrank/openrocket-sim-files/blob/master/torellian-invader-3.ork
+}}
-With fiberglass tube fins, it would probably require significant nose weight and a high thrust motor.
+This is another upscale of my [[Torellian Invader]], this time built around a three inch fiberglass airframe. My goal is to have the rocket finished and ready to fly for [https://ldrs44.org/ LDRS 44] in April, 2026.
-A 3" upscale would be 5 feet tall; a 4" would be 6' 8" tall.
+<gallery mode="slideshow">
+File:TI3-openrocket.png|OpenRocket design|alt=Screenshot of OpenRocket showing the upscaled Torellian Invader.
+File:TI3-nose-CAD.png|CAD of nose cone (3D printed in three pieces)|alt=Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion 360 showing a rocket nose cone split into three parts.
+</gallery>
-For this rocket, it would be cool to mount (for instance) 24mm black powder motors in the tube fins. (E12-0's? Dare I?) With a 54mm central motor, it wouldn't matter (stability wise) if some of them didn't light. Do tube fins have to be completely hollow to provide stability?
+== Launches ==
+== Checklist ==
+Pre-launch (before leaving town):
+* TBD
+Pre-launch (night before launch):
+* TBD
+At the field:
+* TBD
+At the pad:
+* TBD
+Recovery:
+* TBD
 [[Category:Rockets]]