Curtiss Jenny

 This one is an upscale of the 1964 Estes "Flying Jenny"

• Retro Curtiss Jenny paint,
• 12" Wingspan with Jenny style wings (vs 8-1/2),
• BT-52H (vs BT-20),
• Streamer Recovery for the 24mm motor (vs headbanger recovery),
• 1/4" Plywood Construction

 2026-07-31 Nose Cone and Plywood

Cut the Nose Cone on my wood lathe, and then cut the Wings, Rudders and BT-52HMF.​

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Updated Open Rocket​

 

 

 

Gluing Center Wings to the Body Tube

2026-08-01 Gluing Rudders to Center Wings

 

 

 

Gluing Bottom Wing to Rudders

 

  

Gluing Top Wing to Rudders

 

 

Gluing Strut Rod to Body / Bottom Wing 

 

Finished, Less Motor and Ballast

 

 

 

Furshlugginer... A Scratch Build

 

Furshlugginer: - in Yiddish it means something that is old, battered, or junky.​

I chose this name because I really have no idea how this rocket will turn out, or what it's design will entail.​

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I started out using the LEGO model of the USS Defiant, which has a center body and a couple of large nacelles as outriggers.​

 

 So lets started with a BT-80H body tube and a couple of BT-80H outriggers. These will be glued together and left to dry.​

 

 2026-07-21 Forming the BT-80H Sub Assy

I submerged the BT-80H Sub Assy for 5 minutes in cold water, then clamped it in a fixture to make the overall height 2". Clamped the sides to make the BT-80H Tube Fins rectangularish.​

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I'll release the fixture tomorrow and check it out.​

 

2026-07-22 Tube Forming - 24 Hours Later

Released the BT-80H Tubes from the fixture and there was a small amount of spring back. So I soaked them in water again for 5 minutes and stuck them back into the fixture​

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CAD

Fired up the CAD Station and knocked out a quick study drawing:​

 

  

Open Rocket

Used the study drawing to build an Open Rocket model and simulation:​

 

2026-07-28 CAD Drawings

 

 

  

Pegasus XL... A Scratch Build

The Pegasus XL is such a great design. It's launched from the belly of a jet and carries satellites into space. Not a new concept... but a very cool concept.

This version is based on a BT/C-204 body, has a 29mm motor, and a rear eject spool. 

 

 

 

 

             

 

2026-07-07 How about a two stager.... I mean the real thing is a two stager.

Used some canted fins on the rear of the sustainer, to attempt some stability of the 2nd stage... then using a Quick Fuse in the 2nd stage to light the BP motor from the composite motor.​

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Those second stage fins in the simulation aren't really there in the actual model... they are used to make that stage stable in the simulation.​