New / Old Kit Prototype

Here's a recent build still in the flight testing phase.

Anyone who was around in the late 1970s through early 1980s will recognize the F-16 from the Centuri Fighter Fleet series.
The fins in the Centuri kit were die-cut fiberboard. This model has 3/32" balsa fins.
I made a cardstock canopy, the Centuri kit featured a clear plastic canopy and plastic nose and tail fins on the small missiles.
I can't use the wording "U.S. AIR FORCE", I chose "U.S. FIGHTER FLEET".
Look close at the stars and bars insignia, that's a six point star. After some research I might go back to the correct five point star. I can't find any reference to the old insignia holding a copyright. The Air Force has a newer protected logo.
While this isn't an exact copy of the Centuri F-16 it still captures the spirit of the original kit.

Adeptors!

These are newly made Adeptors going to JonRocket.com.
They're a handmade item and one of the hardest accessories to make up.
The large bolts are cut in two and filed until the bottom is flat and square.
The side hole is drilled and tapped.
The tightening screw is cut to size and fitted to the tapped hole.
Instructions are printed and everything bagged up.

Back To Work!

. . . on Odd'l Rockets projects anyway!

I've been busy with other things lately.
New Instructions for six MadCow Rocketry kits have been done. Between that and cruise ship shows, development of new products has taken a back seat!
I hope to get back to the instructions for the new Break-Away and Spool kits shortly.

Merry Christmas Y'Al!

Merry Christmas from all of us (me) at Odd'l Rockets!

Check out the video of the (out of production) Wedgie flight

CLICK HERE

Special Thanks to Roger Smith for production of the video and music.

International Up! Cup Launch

From the Model Rocket Fanatics page on Facebook - 

Frank Baeyens took this picture of his son's UP! CUP before a recent launch in Geels, Belgium.
Frank added: "Flies surprisingly well. Going to give it a probably final farewell on a Klima D9 at the next launch."

Odd'ls at N.E.F.A.R.

Cris Morris flew her Odd'l Little Green Man and Pigasus at the November 14 NEFAR launch in Bunnell, Florida.
Both flew straight and true with C6-5s in the 15 mph winds.

On the left is my Quest Tomahawk, another C6-5 flight.

What's In A Name?

I've been asked before, "Why the name, Odd'l Rockets?"

I had always been attracted to Odd-Ball rockets ever since I made a Sputnik-Too back in 1970. It was a perfect small field flyer. I remember being surprised that it was stable, I was expecting the worst.

The name is simpler than you might expect.
Take the word MODEL and remove the "M" and "E".
You are left with ODL ROCKETS.
Add another D and an apostrophe and you end up with -
ODD'L ROCKETS.

The company name says what we do, we make Odd - Model Rockets.
Odd'l Rockets also rhymes with Model Rockets.

The Sputnik-Too design was one of the first published Odd-Rocs and was added to the logo.
The oval shape was used in the early Estes and Centuri logos. The Red and Yellow colors were also used in early logos designs.

To check out the original Sputnik -Too, CLICK HERE
Odd'l Rockets produces a much easier to build version of the Sputnik-Too, simply called the Sputnik.