V-2 7.5″

POLECAT ROCKETRY Model #

Additional Information

• Length: 65″
• Diameter: 7.5″
• Weight: 172 oz.
• Recovery: 85″ Parachute (not supplied)
• Parts
  • 7.5″ Nose Cone
  • 7.5″ Boat Tail Fiberglass
  • Body Tube Fiberglass
  • 4″ Nose Cone Bulkhead
  • 7.5″ Centering Rings (2)
  • Fins (4)
  • 4″ Centering Ring Aft
  • 75mm Motor Mount Tube
  • Electronics Bay plywood pieces (2)
  • Tape Fiberglass for Internal Filletes
  • U-bolts (2)
  • Launch Lugs (2)
  • Shock Cord Tubular Nylon
• Recommended Motors:
  • 75mm H – K

Instructions

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Build History

• 03/28/2009 – Purchased Polecat Rocketry V-2 7.5″ from Nocturnal Knight Rocketry for $225.00 (Retail $249.95).
• 10/15/2020 – Took pictures of package and contents. Scanned plans. took measurements and recorded on page 76 Book #4.
• 10/17/2020 – Used HF epoxy weld of retainer on aft end of motor mount tube.
• 12/15/2023 – Cut a 1″ x 3/4″ piece from the aft portion of the fins that fit along the motor mount tube so the fins will into the body tube slots.
• 12/16/2023 – Epoxied 3 of 4 fins through wall and onto motor mount tube.
• 12/18/2023 – Epoxied final fin through the walland onto the motor mount tube.
• 12/19/2023 – Filleted all 4 fin joints with micro balloons filled epoxy.
• 12/20/2023 – Applied additional micro balloons filled epoxy fillets into fin joints.

Flights

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