Cherokee-M Construction - Fins
February 22-23, 2003:
So far, I've started collecting parts and I've cut out the fins:
Just like building an Estes rocket, except bigger.
Right now the fins are just lying on the carpet alongside the motor tube.
Next to them are the carbon rods I cut to finish the fin edges.
For scale, you can see my 3" diameter Quantum Leap II and an Estes 1/100 Saturn 1b in the background.
Here's a closeup of the carbon/nomex honeycomb fin material from Giant Leap Rocketry:
