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Sport Rocketry / Cardstock Models / Flying / Plans / Delta 7 Studios / Mercury-Redstone 8

    Building the Delta 7 Mercury-Redstone 8 (part 1) (2019-07-16)
    The July launch theme for our club isn’t just Apollo 11 or Saturn V but US Manned [sic] Space Flight, so I decided to put together something that’s been in my build pile for quite some ... [Read More]

    Building the Delta 7 Mercury-Redstone 8 (part 2) (2019-07-17)
    Next, the fins. Here’s a Rocksim file for an Estes Mercury-Redstone model rocket. If the dimensions therein are correct, it would appear the fins on that model are about 15% wider than scale. ... [Read More]

    Building the Delta 7 Mercury-Redstone 8 (part 3) (2019-07-18)
    The Liberty Bell 7 capsule went together mostly per the model instructions, but of course I left off the heat shield and retro rockets. Instead I made a shoulder out of a strip of cardstock. If ... [Read More]