Saturn V Project

1:48 Scale Saturn V - scratch build
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1:25 Scale (14 foot tall) Saturn V - scratch build

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(Dec. 2011) Due to possible igniter short, the main motor
did not ignite, the four outer motors tried to get the large
Saturn V some altitlude, but failed - Major Damage/ now repaired

Next launch ????
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1:25 scale Saturn V
in commemoration
of Apollo 8
Winds would not allow
full tower to be raised.
April 2011

Countdown to Next Launch T-

Video of 1:48 scale S-V launched Dec. 2010

1:25 Scale
(5) motor cluster
1 - center K700 motor
2 - H123 motors
2 - I211 motors
1 - 10' parachute upper
1 - 15' parachute lower
Total weight 58 lbs

1:48 Scale
(5) motor cluster
1 - center G80 motor
4 - F40 motors
1 - 4' parachute upper
1 - 5' parachute lower
Total Weight 10 lbs.

New for the 1:25 scale Saturn V

Initial deployment will be a Magnetic Apogee Detector and backup will be with motor deployment.

magnetic apogee dector david

Magnetic Apogee Detector (MAD)

David Klinkman giving his invaluable help with this project

Launch Video - 7/24/2010
Click on the button lower right to view fullscreen

1:48 Scale Saturn V
Launched on (4) - F40 motors. (1) center- G80 motor.
Igniters "Littleuns" from Wildman Rocketry.
Retrievial parachutes are -
(1) - 5' dia. lower section & (1) 4' dia. upper section.
Rocket is 7.5' tall and 8.25" in diameter at base.

Airframe is constructed from 160# Cougar Cover,
3 layers laminated together using HAR Padding Compound.
Interior Support bulkheads are 3/16" foam board.
Stringers are styrene sheets from Plastruct and Evergreen.
Other exterior details are carved from Bass or Balsa wood.

Photos of the 1:48 Scale Saturn V setup

Special Thanks to Jorge Blanco and his wonderful mom Concepcion C. Blanco for all their hard work to make this possible.

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CSM, CM, LES

Inside airframe before the 5 engine tubes were installed
and 6 more bulkheads installed for support

Bottom of 3rd stage showing bottom bulkhead
This section seperates to deploy total of 3 parachutes.
One end of top section parachute shock cord attaches here.

Before the addition of the transition stringers
between 2nd and 3rd stage
will use Evergreen half round rods

Parachute department, top of engine tubes
showing top bulkhead

Fins/Fairings before painting
Many thanks to John Pursley for his invaluable help with the fairings.
http://www.accur8.com/S-IC_Fairing.html

1:25 scale at Tellus Science Museum

Bottom showing 29mm motor mounts on 1:48 scale S-V

Thanks to Michael Burke for use of his drawings of the Launch Umbilical Tower

Apollo Mission Patches - Apollo 1 thru Apollo 17

Photos from previous launches of my Estes 1:100 scale Saturn V
Flying on a single D12-3
Perfect slow liftoff - only reaches about 100-125 feet, but very realistic launch

Save Constellation Program

Do not let our current administration in Washington
distroy our leadership in Space..

Why Space Matters

As You Remember It: The Lift-Off of APOLLO 11

How Apollo 11 Got to the Moon

Compairision: The Mighty Saturn V Rocket and the new SLS Rocket