Geoff Elder's Rocketry
Level 3 Project, "Lightning Strike"

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Overview
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'; print 'Design & Construction
'; if ($page == 'detaileddrawing') print '    Detailed Drawing
'; else print '    Detailed Drawing
'; if ($page == 'nosecone') print '    Nose Cone
'; else print '    Nose Cone
'; if ($page == 'body') print '    Body & Fins
'; else print '    Body & Fins
'; if ($page == 'electronics') print '    Electronics
'; else print '    Electronics
'; if ($page == 'parachutes') print '    Parachutes & Deployment  
'; else print '    Parachutes & Deployment  
'; print '    Construction Updates...
'; if ($page == 'construction04082003') print '         4/8/03 Front Taper
'; else print '         4/8/03 Front Taper
'; if ($page == 'construction04102003') print '         4/10/03 Front Taper
'; else print '         4/10/03 Front Taper
'; if ($page == 'construction04112003') print '         4/11/03 Front Taper
'; else print '         4/11/03 Front Taper
'; if ($page == 'construction04122003') print '         4/12/03 Bulkheads
'; else print '         4/12/03 Bulkheads
'; if ($page == 'construction04162003') print '         4/16/03 Front/Back Taper
'; else print '         4/16/03 Front/Back Taper
'; if ($page == 'construction05112003') print '         5/11/03 Middle Section
'; else print '         5/11/03 Middle Section
'; if ($page == 'construction05142003') print '         5/14/03 Middle Collar
'; else print '         5/14/03 Middle Collar
'; if ($page == 'construction05152003') print '         5/15/03 All Thread
'; else print '         5/14/03 All Thread
'; if ($page == 'construction05212003') print '         5/21/03 Joining the Nose
'; else print '         5/21/03 Joining the Nose
'; if ($page == 'construction06172003') print '         6/17/03 Body Tube prep
'; else print '         6/17/03 Body Tube prep
'; if ($page == 'construction06192003') print '         6/19/03 Body Tube
'; else print '         6/19/03 Body Tube
'; if ($page == 'construction06232003') print '         6/23/03 Bulkhead
'; else print '         6/23/03 Bulkheads
'; if ($page == 'construction06282003') print '         6/28/03 Fins
'; else print '         6/28/03 Fins
'; if ($page == 'simulations') print 'Simulations
'; else print 'Simulations
'; if ($page == 'tower') print 'Launch Tower
'; else print 'Launch Tower
'; print '

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(click to enlarge)
All Finished!
It\'s not as tall as it looks...


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(click for close-up)
6/20/03
Body Tube Finished


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5/15/03 Getting there!

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4/16/03 Looks good so far!
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'; print '4/7/03 Design Change
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Originally, as shown in most of the'; print '
diagrams, the electronics bay was '; print '
going to be in the body of the rocket.'; print '
To improve the method of parachute'; print '
deployment and minimize the risk of'; print '
line tangles the electronics will be'; print '
moved to the section below the ball'; print '
and a removable buldhead placed in'; print '
the body section.
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