ARCAS Construction

Construction photos of my Aerotech HV ARCAS E-G engine mid-power rocket:

Part 2 of construction

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All parts laid out ready for assembly (little girl not included). Closer view of fins, nosecone, coupler tube and engine mount tube.
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The parts bag. Stuff in the parts bag.
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Thrust ring and flange glued and ready to be mounted in motor tube. Slit in tube added for engine hook Forward FIN-LOK ring in place. Inside of both rings need to be sanded.
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Test fitting the fins into the FIN-LOK rings. Close up view of fin seated in rings, notice the close tolerance to the engine tube itself.
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The AFT end of the engine mount completed. The steel wool is stretched to 6".
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Steel wool inserted in forward end of tube and baffle flange glued in place. Forward centering ring in place and shock cord attached The motor mount is all assembled.
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Pre-cut slots in main body tube after slot material is removed. One by one each fin is glued and snapped in place.
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Close up showing how each fin's root end is snapped in place in the FIN-LOK ring. The fin can (not normally part of a rocket construction), has the line template taped to it.

Part 2 of construction
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