My Upscale Mars Snooper II

More pictures added 15 May 04

I launched the Mars Snooper II at FITS 2004 but all the motors did not lit and I have figured out it was the igniters. out of 10 that I ordered only 3 worked. But the damage wasn't to bad iIhave to replace it from the transition up I will keep the progress posted here as soon as I get all the parts for it

A Special Thanks to Jim Wilkerson for the 2 piece's of Kevlar sock and the Drain pipe sock for the Mars Snooper II

A special Thanks to Bill Munds for the epoxy to finish the last layer of EasyGlas sock on the Mars SnooperII

A Special Thanks to Patrick Waite for the cluster rings, bulk plates, centering rings for the Mars Snooper II

A Special Thanks to Bill Clugston for making the nose cones for the Mars Snooper II

This is going to be my upscale Mars Snooper II

It has been going slow on the progress building this due to getting parts I need I finally ordered the motor tubes from PML after waiting for some one else to get them in but they haven'r received there PML order yet. so now I will be able to start on it again so check back I will be adding more here soon.

This is what I have so far. it will be a 6X upscale Mars Snooper the bottom tube will be a PML 6 inch airframe with a fiberglass trasition to a PML 4 inch tube.

this is so you will know what the chute looks like deployed this is not the actual chute

Recovery will be a Rocket Rage RRQS50 and a Rocket man R4

This will be the power plant for my upscale Mars Snooper I have decided to go with a 54 central with 4 38mm out boards. These centering Rings were made by Patrick Waite. If you need any centering Rings for those big projects or clusters Patrick can make them for you at a great price and quick shipping. Email him for a price quote at rokits@rochester.rr.com

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Here are the Upscale Mars Snooper tubes with the Easyglas sock on them before I put the West Systems Epoxy on them

I will be using 1/2 Birch Plywood for the fins

The small tubes between the 2 bottom fins

I just put the first layer of EasyGlas Sock on tonight I will post some pictures soon I just did the first coat of west system epoxy on the easyglas see the pictures on the next page

Mars snooper II top section and transition and altimeter

Bottom aitframe with the 3 upper fins cut out Page 7

Me standing with the airframes so you can see how big it is Page 8

Pictures of the parts some with Kevlar Page 6

Lower shroud cut out on the airframe Page 5

My son holding the airframes page 3

pictures of the shroud prints Page 4

Free counters provided by Andale.

Altimeters and altimeter bay

Top fin Bevel Page 9

airframe page 2