Because of this, I opted to make the rocket based on a BT-60 (41.6mm diameter) body tube. It can only handle parts that are relatively small. The other consideration when choosing a size was the limitations of our own in-house 3D printer. But after doing a little bit of math, the body tube size for that scale was an oddball - bigger than the BT-60, and smaller than the BT-70. When I was thinking about it, I thought that it would be cool to do it in 1/70th scale, so that its size could be easily compared to our kits: the Saturn 1B and the Saturn V. I made the decision to do this at the last moment, about a week before the SpaceX launch on May 30th. It was just too big of an event to pass up without doing something special for it. Unfortunately, at this time we don't know when it will be released.īut with the excitement surrounding the SpaceX launch, we decided we should commemorate the launch with a plan of the rocket. We're eagerly awaiting this model's release, and we'll probably be carrying it here at Apogee Components. In March of 2020, at NARCON in Arizona, Estes displayed a scale version of the Falcon 9 with the Crew Dragon capsule. Apogee Components does NOT offer this service, and you are on your own to get them produced. NOTE: To build this plan, you will need to have some parts 3D printed. Launch Photos For Scale Documentation Can Be Found At: ![]() Finishing supplies, like sandpaper, primer and paint (Flat white, flat black, silver).Water-slide decal paper (available from Amazon or other online retailers).0.08-inch Thick clear acrylic sheet for fins.3/32" thick balsa for launch lug stand-offs (P/N 14097).18" Cut-to-size plastic parachute (P/N 29126) - 2 required.Coupler Bulkhead Disk 41.6mm (BT-60) and Screw Eye (P/N 12261).24mm Estes screw-on retainer (P/N 24021).3D printed plastic parts: Crew Dragon Capsule, Grid Fins, Landing Legs, Display Nozzles (print them yourself).Size Drawing, Fin Pattern, Slot Cutting Sheet (.pdf).Nozzles with central hole for model rocket flight (3.1 MB) - Note: dimensions are in "inches.".Display nozzles (3.5 MB) - Note: dimensions are in "inches.".Landing legs (3.4 MB) - Note: dimensions are in "inches.".Grid fins (1 MB) - Note: dimensions are in "inches.".Crew Dragon capsule (8.9 MB) - Note: dimensions are in "inches.". ![]() If you'd like a kit of this rocket, get the one from Estes.ĭownload the COMPLETE plan package (.zip file - 9MB) - Note: dimensions are in "inches." ![]() Build your own Falcon 9 with the Crew Dragon Capsuleĭisclaimer: This is a plan, for eductional purposes only.
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