This is a 5.5" diameter Nike Smoke kit made by Scotglas Manufacturing and purchased from Giant Leap Rocketry. I had the 48" phenolic body tube laminated with Kevlar® and fiberglass, and finished (I hate sanding). It looks like it was vacuum-bagged. It comes with a scale fiberglass nose cone and fiberglass fins. There are no instructions with the kit, but it goes together like most high power rockets. It has a 54mm phenolic MMT with three 1/2-inch plywood centering rings. I cut the motor mount tube to 24" as this is long enough for a K700 motor. It comes with a 5/8" Kevlar® shock cord from Pratt Hobbies, but no parachute (I am using a ROCKETMAN R12C parachute). I am using an Aero Pack motor retainer. It came with conformal launch lugs from ACME Engineering; however, they won't allow the launch rod to clear the nose cone, so I used them on my 4" Sandhawk. I used a plywood standoff for the forward launch lug, and glued the aft launch lug to a fin. I had the vinyl lettering done by Randall Brust.
Dia: 5.5"; Length: 83"; Wt: 172 oz. (10 lbs, 12 oz.); Motor (1): 54mm
Manufacturer recommended motors:
Status: Damaged.
| Flt | Date | Motor | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) | 5/29/99 | I284-W | Good initial flight. AltAcc reported 1013 feet, 6.7 Gs, and 162 max mph. |
| 2) | 5/30/99 | K700-W | Excellent flight. AltAcc reported 6567 feet, 12.3 Gs, 535 max mph. |
| 3) | 6/19/99 | J570-W | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 2631 feet, 18.1 Gs, 288 max mph. |
| 4) | 6/19/99 | J570-W | Another nice flight. AltAcc reported 2383 feet, 13.3 Gs, 251 max mph. |
| 5) | 7/10/99 | J350-W | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 1398 feet, 9.8 Gs, 196 max mph. |
| 6) | 7/10/99 | J350-W | Another nice flight. AltAcc reported 1517 feet, 9.5 Gs, 199 max mph. |
| 7) | 8/14/99 | J570-W | Nice flight. Tore the launch lugs off. AltAcc reported 2393 feet, 15.2 Gs, 256 max mph. |
| 8) | 9/25/99 | K700-W | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 5976 feet. |
| 9) | 9/26/99 | J570-W | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 2585 feet, 16.3 Gs. |
| 10) | 4/15/00 | J415-W | Nice flight, about 3500 feet. Unable to get data from AltAcc. |
| 11) | 7/15/00 | K550-W | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 4551 feet, 11.3 Gs, 406 max mph. |
| 12) | 9/15/00 | J570-W | Nice flight. Nose cone separated as I forgot to connect it to the shock cord. Minor crack. AltAcc reported 2468 feet, 12.5 Gs, 291 max mph. |
| 13) | 9/17/00 | K550-W | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 4582 feet, 9.1 Gs, 411 max mph. |
| 14) | 9/17/00 | K550-W | Another nice flight. AltAcc reported 4719 feet, 9.9 Gs, 429 max mph. End of body tube developing a crack. |
| 15) | 10/14/00 | K550-W | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 4662 feet, 10.3 Gs, 405 max mph. Body tube crack getting much worse. |
| 3/25/01 | Four inches of forward body tube cut off to remove cracks. Rocket now 79" long. | ||
| 16) | 4/22/01 | K550-W | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 4798 feet, 10.8 Gs, 426 max mph. |
| 17) | 5/19/01 | J570-W | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 2529 feet, 15.1 Gs, 277 max mph. |
| 18) | 6/16/01 | K550-W | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 4662 feet, 10.8 Gs, 428 max mph. |
| 19) | 7/4/01 | K550-W | Nice evening flight for pre-fireworks show in Cody, WY. Tore the front launch lug off. AltAcc reported 3898 feet, 6.1 Gs, 363 max mph. |
| 20) | 8/18/01 | J570-W | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 16.1 Gs, 289 mph, and 2507 feet. |
| 21) | 9/14/01 | K695-R | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 3,757 feet, 10.2 Gs, 409 max mph. |
| 22) | 11/17/01 | I435-T | Nice flight. AltAcc reported 1,052 feet, 9.8 Gs, 156 max mph. Tore both launch lugs off. |
Pictures
The completed Nike Smoke, after painting.
First flight of the Nike Smoke on an I284-W at Medicine Wheel 4. 5/29/99.
The Nike Smoke on an K700-W at Medicine Wheel 4. 5/30/99.
The Nike Smoke on an J350-W. 7/10/99.
The Nike Smoke on another J350-W. 7/10/99.
The Nike Smoke on a J570-W. 8/14/99.
The Nike Smoke on a K700-W at HellFire 5. 9/25/99.
The Nike Smoke on a J415-W. 4/15/00.
The Nike Smoke on a J570-W at HellFire 6. 9/15/00.
The Nike Smoke on a K550-W at HellFire 6. 9/17/00.
The Nike Smoke on a K550-W. 10/14/00.
The Nike Smoke on a K550-W. 6/16/01.
The Nike Smoke on a K659-R at HellFire 7. 9/14/01.
