Summit City Aerospace Modelers

The club project for 2001 was a 1/2 scale Honest John Missile.

Team members included:   Joe Icsa,  Mike Law,  Charlie Humphries,  Gregg LaMaster,  Mark Rogers,  Dennis Watkins,  and  Dave Wyss.

The rocket was First launched at Danville in 2001, on a motor cluster consisting of a central M-1939, and four K560's.

The flight was a complete success, with the rocket returning un damaged.

The Rocket was also successfully flown at LDRS, 2002. on an N-2000, and four L850's.

The rocket now resides in the S.C.A.M. museum. (mike's garage).

Below is a pictorial history of the project.

                     INITIAL SANDING                                                  CHECKING SONO TUBE                                         FIN FRAME

              FIN COMPLETION                                 SANDING AIRFOIL                  START OF MOUNT                               FIN CAN

                   MIKE WITH FIN CAN                                     COMPLETED MOTOR MOUNT                                   STARTING ON NOSE

                      TURNING NOSE                                                   DUSTY JOB!                                                   FINAL CLEAN UP

           READY FOR GLASSING                                   GLASSING TUBES                                                 MORE GLASSING........

             SLOTTING FOR FIN CAN                           COMPLETE WITH GLASSED BODY                            SPIN JET DETAILS

                  GLASSING FINS                                NOSE IN PRIMER                  COMPLETED NOSE                            ALMOST THERE

                     LOOKING GOOD!                              COMPLETED TEAM EFFORT  (Danville)                     TESTING PARACHUTE

                               PREPPING                                             UP ONTO PAD (Danville)                                       LIFT OFF, (LDRS)

                             GREAT BOOST (LDRS)                      SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY (Danville)

We hope you enjoyed the Honest John Project.

For our current club project, please check out our Spitfire Project Page.