(BAR-35) Ovaltine

A rocket with no flat fins... and only one tube fin... in the shape of an oval.

BT/C-50H and a BT/C-60 oval tube.

2024-08-07 Tubing or not Tubing

BT-50H, C-50 and the tube fin.  I turned the nose cone from some 1" diameter pine dowel stock.

 

2024-08-10 Launch Lug

A BT-3 tube is used as the Launch Lug.  I also used a piece of 1/4" dia. pine dowel x 1-1/8" long as the anchor for the Kevlar shock chord.  You can see it poking out of the BT-50H.

2024-08-11 New Nose Cone

I didn't like the "Flat" Nose Cone so a I made  new "Ram Jet" style nose cone from a piece of 1" diameter pine dowel.  I also made some ballast from a 3/8"-16 threaded stud.

 2024-08-11 Primer and CWF

First coat of primer was Rustoleum 2 in 1 Filler Sandable.  After that dried I applied CWF to the glue fillets.  Also applied Spar Urethane to the nose cone to fill the wood grain.

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2024-08-12 Sanded CWF - 2nd Coat of Primer - Orange Top Coat - White Top Coat

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I sanded the CWF, took some photos, shot the 2nd coat of primer, this time using Rustoleum Rusty Metal Primer.​

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Waited 15 minutes and then top coated the fuselage with Rustoleum Gloss Orange.​

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Waited 15 minutes and sprayed Rustoleum Gloss White on the nose cone and the tip of the fuselage.​

2024-08-13 Swing Test

 Passed with flying colors 

  You Tube Video Of Swing Test

2024-09-14 Painted Bore of Oval Fin Yellow