U.S. Navy Standard Missile 2, Block III
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For LDRS 25, I have decided to build a full scale, US Navy Standard Missile 2, Block III. The real McCoy is designed and built by Raytheon Inc. This project is sponsored by Performance Rocketry and Loki Research.
Please visit my sponsor's web sites linked below!
My specifications for this rocket are:
Height: 15'-6"
Diameter: 13.5"
Weight: Approx. 203 lbs. loaded
Motor: O7126 "White Smoke" propellant
Materials:
Airframe: Custom Fiberglass from Performance Rocketry*
Nose Cone: 2:1 Ogive Custom Fiberglass from Performance Rocketry*
Motor: 6" Diameter, 51", 40000ns Motor from Loki Research*
Fins: 9 layer, 1/2" Baltic Birch Plywood from The Wood & Shop Inc. wrapped in two layers of fiberglass
Motor tube: 6" Phenolic motor mount tube from Public Missiles
Recovery: 28' C-9 USAF Ejection Seat Parachute bought from an Ebay auction
Electronics: 1 Dual MiniAlt/WD Altimeters from PerfectFlite, 1 ARTS from Ozark Aerospace
Fiberglass: Cloth, Resin and Other ingredients from FiberGlast
Decals: Custom Decals from Sign-A-Rama
Shock Cords Custom 2" Tubular Nylon harnesses from ShockCords.com
Ballistic Kevlar George Woodward
Misc. HW: McMaster-Carr
* Denotes Project Sponsors! Thank you!
Below is a screen grab from the RockSim file. Click on it to view full size:
Here is a screen grab from the BurnSim file. Click on it to view full size:
Expected Flight Profile:
Max Altitude: 11,250 feet
Max Velocity: Mach 0.96 at T+5.25 sec
Time to Apogee: 25 sec.
Launch Date: 3 July 2006, 1300 CDT, Amarillo, TX