Sunday, March 24, 2013

Centurion Project Cosmic Explorer Finished














While I still like the wider girth of the original Centuri (Semroc) Centurion, the Estes Cosmic Explorer looks good.
I don't like the Dymo Letter Maker font name decal and the fins surface seems big for this BT-55 tube.
TTW fins on a LPR rocket? Unnecessary but alignment is easier and laser-cut anything is a good selling point.
The decals are tricky to piece together, plan ahead and be sure you know where each red strip goes.

Be very careful with the red coupler, the dry fit in the BT-55 tube was too tight! Too many have had problems with a red coupler freezing up when being glued in.
The 18" diameter parachute seems a bit big, it'll probably get a spill hole,.

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