Model rocketry is one of my favorite hobbies, and I have
always wanted to build a Saturn V! The starting shot was fired when I saw
the shipping tubes at Office Max one day, here are the results:
This was an entirely scratch built project, built early
summer of 2004, and designed from photos of all the original Saturn V's.
No two Saturn V rockets were exactly the same. As a result, my model is
not perfectly true to any one of them, but is more of a composite of them
all.
The pictures below are pretty self explanatory... What you
may not be able to figure out is the video camera and microwave
transmitter on board. The video camera module plugs into a socket for easy
removal.
The maiden flight was flawless, up until parachute
deployment that is! The parachute failed to deploy properly due to
yours truly staying up too late the night before, like a dope, and packing
too little wadding in the bird. An on the ball spectator managed to catch
the falling beast, but there was some damage to the capsule. It will be
ready for another flight with just a little effort, but for now, other
projects are calling!!
