• Concept
• Design
• Parts List
• Simulations
• Construction
• TAP Data Form
• Preflight Checklist
• Launch Checklist
• Flight 1 - 5/26/07
• Flight 2 - 5/23/09

Construction

Alpha:

Now what?

Me 'n my M900

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Nose Cone:

Nose cone parts	Tracking bay
Completed assembly

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Upper Airframe:

Peeled body tube	Wax papered coupler
Coupler & airframe	Aerosleeve started
Aerosleeve 1/2 way	Aerosleeve done
Epoxied	Cured
E-bay inside upper airframe (note e-bay stops & guide pin)	E-bay inside upper airframe (note retaining screws and alitmeter arming port)

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Recovery:

Parts

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Electronics bay:

E-bay bulkhead parts	E-bay sled parts
E-bay	E-bay bulkheads
E-bay sled	E-bay guts, top
E-bay guts, bottom	E-bay, main
E-bay, drogue (note guide pin)

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Electronics:

Electronics

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Lower Airframe:

BT cutting (note band clamp guide)	BT's & coupler
T-nut rail button blocks	Coupler + button T-nut
6'1" of *lower* airframe!	Aerosleeve started
Aerosleeved & epoxy'd	Rough texture!
Bulkhead parts	Bulkhead 1
Bulkhead 2	Coupler parts
Ballon & wax paper layup	Carbon fibered coupler
Coupler front	Coupler back
Coupler installed

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Motor Mount & Fins:

Motor mount parts	Fins
Fin bevel jig 1	Fin bevel jig 2
Fin alignment jig	Motor mount & fin slots
Epoxy/glass slot fillets	Fin slot guide
Motor mount & airframe	Motor mount aft (note fin pocket, carbon fiber thrust rods & rail button block)
Fin assembly	Fin can
Aft CR & retainer couplers	Aft CR installed
BT stiffener & flame shield	Fin fillet masking

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Miscellaneous:

Motor adapter parts	Motor adapter
Motor retainer	Motor adapter installed
Motor installed	Motor retainer installed

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Omega:

OMG! AWTFGFIA!

The dark side of rocketry