Cherokee-M

This is my level 3 certification project. It's a 4.5x upscale of a classic Estes kit, the Cherokee-D.
Official Cherokee-M t-shirts now available!

Flight log:

Successful L3 certification flight!!!, M2400T, Saturday, August 2, 2003, Aeronaut 2003, Black Rock, NV
Finished! First flight in full paint., M2400T, Saturday, September 27, 2003, XPRS 2, Black Rock, NV
M1939W, Saturday, June 19, 2004, MudRock 11, Black Rock, NV
The mighty N2000, with onboard video!!!, N2000W, Saturday, September 25, 2004, XPRS 3, Black Rock, NV

Documentation:

Tripoli pre-flight data capture form (last updated August 2, 2003)
Parts list (last updated January 7, 2004)
Drawing of the aft airframe (last updated February 22, 2003)
Drawing of the foreward airframe (last updated February 27, 2003)
Fin templates, half scale, full scale (page 1), full scale (page 2) (last updated February 24, 2003)
Drawing of the aft bulkhead (last updated April 10, 2003)
Drawing of the coupler bulkheads (last updated May 18, 2003)
Drawing of the electronics bay (AltAcc and miniAlt) (last updated August 26, 2003)
Rocksim file (last updated January 7, 2004)
Rocksim materials and parts files (last updated February 23, 2003)
Decals (last updated August 20, 2003)
Pre-flight checklist (last updated July 27, 2003)

Construction log and photos:

Fins
- Cut (February 22-23, 2003)
- Edge with graphite rods (March 1-9, 2003)
- Wrap edges with carbon cloth (March 9, 2003)
Rings and bulkheads
- Carbon laminate (April 5-13, 2003)
- Drill conduits (April 26, 2003)
Fin can
- Aft bulkhead, aft u-bolt (April 30, 2003)
- Securing the fins to the motor tube (May 2, 2003)
- Securing the centering rings to the motor tube (May 5, 2003)
- Internal fillets (May 7, 2003)
- Laminating the aft coupler (May 11, 2003)
- Motor retainer (May 13, 2003)
- External airframe tube, aft coupler bulkhead (May 18, 2003)
- External fin fillets, external coupler bulkhead fillet (May 31 - June 1, 2003)
Electronics bay
- Electronics bay bulkheads (May 11, 2003)
- Electronics bay u-bolts (May 31, 2003)
Tip-to-tip fin lamination
- Finishing the external fin fillets (June 23-29, 2003)
- Tip-to-tip lamination (July 6-13, 2003)
Nosecone
- Laminating the nosecone bulkhead (June 28-29, 2003)
- Securing and reinforcing the nosecone shoulder (July 12-13, 2003)
- Securing the nosecone bulkhead (July 26, 2003)
Electronics
- Mounting and wiring the electronics (July 26, 2003)
- Securing the electronics bay (July 27, 2003)
- Electronics bay access hatch (July 28, 2003)
Successful L3 certification flight!!! (August 2, 2003)
Finishing
- Prepping for painting (August 17, 2003)
- Painting (August 26 - September 13, 2003)
- Decals applied, and we're finished! (September 20 - September 21, 2003)

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