Rocket Design

Example TARC Payloader

Stages: 2
Mass (with motors): 388 g
Stability: 1.9 cal
CG: 66.2 cm
CP: 76.9 cm

None; F50T-9
Motor Avg Thrust Burn Time Max Thrust Total Impulse Thrust to Wt Propellant Wt Size
Altitude 448 m
F50T 54.5 N 1.26 s 73.8 N 68.7 Ns 14.35:1 33.6 g 29/98 mm
Flight Time 69.3 s
Time to Apogee 8.36 s
Optimum Delay 6.95 s
Velocity off Pad 19.3 m/s
Max Velocity 142 m/s
Velocity at 17.4 m/s
Deployment
Landing Velocity 7.23 m/s
Parts Detail
Payload

Nose cone Balsa Ogive Len: 17.8 cm Mass: 31.3 g

(0.109 g/cm³)

Body tube Paper Diain 5.52 cm Len: 12.7 cm Mass: 13.3 g

(1.12 g/cm³)
Diaout 5.63 cm
Tube coupler Paper Diain 5.34 cm Len: 10.2 cm Mass: 16.8 g
(1.12 g/cm³)
Diaout 5.52 cm
Bulkhead Plywood (birch) Diaout 5.34 cm Len: 0.318 cm Mass: 4.49 g
(0.63 g/cm³)

Mass component Diaout 2.5 cm Mass: 50 g

Parachute Ripstop nylon Diaout 45.7 cm Len: 2.5 cm Mass: 14.2 g

(67 g/m²)

Shroud Lines Elastic cord Lines: 6 Len: 30 cm

(round 2 mm,
1/16 in)
(1.8 g/m)

Booster stage

Body tube Paper Diain 5.52 cm Len: 76.2 cm Mass: 79.9 g

(1.12 g/cm³)
Diaout 5.63 cm
Parachute Ripstop nylon Diaout 45.7 cm Len: 2.5 cm Mass: 14.2 g
(67 g/m²)

Shroud Lines Elastic cord Lines: 6 Len: 30 cm

(round 2 mm,
1/16 in)
(1.8 g/m)

Inner Tube Kraft phenolic Diain 2.91 cm Len: 22.9 cm Mass: 32.1 g
(0.959 g/cm³)
Diaout 3.21 cm
Centering ring Cardboard Diain 3.21 cm Len: 0.2 cm Mass: 2.16 g
(0.68 g/cm³)
Diaout 5.52 cm
Centering ring Cardboard Diain 3.21 cm Len: 0.2 cm Mass: 2.16 g
(0.68 g/cm³)
Diaout 5.52 cm
Trapezoidal fin set #1 (1) Basswood Thick: 0.3 cm Mass: 4.16 g
(0.5 g/cm³)

Trapezoidal fin set #2 (1) Basswood Thick: 0.3 cm Mass: 4.16 g

(0.5 g/cm³)

Trapezoidal fin set #3 (1) Basswood Thick: 0.3 cm Mass: 4.16 g

(0.5 g/cm³)

Transition Cardboard Fore Dia: 5.63 Len: 7.5 cm Mass: 16.4 g

(0.68 g/cm³)
cm
Aft Dia: 5 cm
Engine block Cardboard Diain 4.6 cm Len: 0.5 cm Mass: 0 g
(0.68 g/cm³)
Diaout 4.6 cm
Bulkhead Cardboard Diaout 4.6 cm Len: 0.2 cm Mass: 2.26 g
(0.68 g/cm³)

Centering ring Cardboard Diain 0 cm Len: 0.2 cm Mass: 2.26 g

(0.68 g/cm³)
Diaout 4.6 cm
Centering ring Cardboard Diain 0 cm Len: 0.2 cm Mass: 2.26 g
(0.68 g/cm³)
Diaout 4.6 cm
Tube coupler Cardboard Diain 4.6 cm Len: 6 cm Mass: 0 g
(0.68 g/cm³)
Diaout 4.6 cm
Inner Tube Cardboard Diain 1.8 cm Len: 7 cm Mass: 1.38 g
(0.68 g/cm³)
Diaout 1.9 cm
 Front
Trapezoidal fin set #1

Trapezoidal fin set #2

Trapezoidal fin set #3

in cm

cm
in