Estes 2189 – Rubicon User Manual download pdf

ESTES INDUSTRIES

1295 H Street

Penrose, CO 81240

#2189

Rubber Shock Cord (1/4" x 30")

(1) (38369)

www.estesrockets.com

ASSEMBLY TIP: Read all instructions before

beginning work on your model. Make sure you

have all parts and supplies.

TEST FIT ALL PARTS TOGETHER

BEFORE APPLYING ANY GLUE!

If any parts don't fit properly, sand as required

for precision assembly.

PARTS

Locate the parts shown below and lay them out on the table in front of

you. DO NOT USE THIS DRAWING TO ASSEMBLE YOUR ROCKET.

Assembled Parachute 18" (46 cm) (1)

(35802)

ESTES LAUNCH SUPPLIES

(Sold Separately)

• Porta Pad® II Launch Pad (Requires 3/16”

[5 mm] Maxi™ Rod - sold separately).

• Electron Beam® Launch Controller

• Recovery Wadding

• Igniters (with Engines)

• Igniter Plugs (with Engines)

• Recommended Engines: D12-3, D12-5

COUNTDOWN AND LAUNCH

P/N 60839 (2-05)

PRINTED IN CHINA

Decal Sheet (1)

(60840)

Engine Mount Tube BT-50L (1)

(30366)

SUPPLIES In addition to the parts included in the kit you will also need:

Engine Hook Retainer Ring (1)

30480

Green Engine Block (1)

AR2050 (30164-2)

Yellow Spacer Tool (1)

(35004)

White Tank Tubes BT-50A (6)

(30456)

FLYING MODEL ROCKET KIT INSTRUCTIONS

KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

Space Transport Corporation

RUBICON

Body Tube BT-321 (1)

(30457)

SCISSORS PENCIL RULER FINE

SANDPAPER

(#400-600 GRIT)

CARPENTER'S

GLUE

MODELING

KNIFE

TUBE-TYPE

PLASTIC

CEMENT

MASKING

TAPE

SPRAY

CLEAR

COAT

SPRAY PAINT:

WHITE, SILVER,

ORANGE, GRAY

SPRAY

PRIMER

WHITE

Fins (6)

Nozzles (6)

Fin Mount (1)

Cap (1)

PLASTIC PARTS SET 1 (1)

(60833)

PLASTIC PARTS SET 2 (1)

(60834)

Die Cut Centering Ring (1)

(32437)

Engine Hook EH-2 (1)

(35021)

Nose Cone PNC-321 (1)

(60893)

SHOCK CORD

MOUNT

SECTION

X PRIZE is a registered trademark of the

X PRIZE Foundation and is used by permission.

KEY ALWAYS

OUT UNTIL

FINAL

COUNTDOWN!

2...

HOLD KEY DOWN AND

PRESS LAUNCH BUTTON

UNTIL

LIFT-OFF!

1...

4...

INSERT KEY.

PUSH DOWN

AND HOLD.

LAUNCH

BUTTON

Masking

Tape

4... 3... 2... 1...

KEY

5...

15 FT. (5 M)

3...

4" (10.1 cm)

MISFIRES

TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE CONTROLLER. WAIT ONE MINUTE

BEFORE GOING NEAR THE ROCKET! Disconnect the igniter clips and

remove the engine. Take the plug and igniter out of the engine. If the igniter

has burned, it worked but did not ignite the engine because it was not

touching the propellant inside the engine. Put a new igniter all the way

inside the engine without bending it. Push the plug in place. Repeat the

steps under Countdown and Launch.

NAR Safety Code

NO DRY

GRASS

WEEDS

PRECAUTIONS

FLYING YOUR ROCKET

Choose a large field (500 ft. [152 m] square) free of dry weeds and

brown grass. The larger the launch area, the better the chance of

recovering your rocket. Football fields and playgrounds are great.

Launch only with little or no wind and good visibility.

Always follow the National Association of Rocketry (NAR)

Safety Code.

One of the newest entrants to the ANSARI X PRIZE race, Space Transport Corporation was

founded in August of 2002 by Eric Meier and Philip Storm, former engineers for Aerojet. The

company was founded with the vision of maximizing efficiency in development, production,

and administration to provide inexpensive space access. The company operates from a 3,500

square foot office/shops in Forks, WA. The community in the beautiful Forks area is founded

on a pioneering spirit and STC is proud to be a part of a new generation of pioneers in the

region. STC has launched several unmanned sounding rockets, one to a height of 150,000

feet, and has successfully tested the engines that will be used on its manned ANSARI X PRIZE

vehicle, the Rubicon.

TEAM OVERVIEW

Space Transport Corporation

TEAM SPECIFICATIONS:

VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS:

MISSION SPECIFICATIONS:

Name: Space Transport Corporation. Website: www.space-transport.com

Country of Origin: Forks, Washington, USA

Name: Rubicon

Length: 22 feet (6.7 m). Diameter: 38 inches (96.5 cm). GTOW: 5,000 (2,268 KG).

DRY WT: 1,500 lb (680 KG). Engines: Seven. Total Thrust: 20,000 lb. (88,964 N).

Payload Capacity: 595 lbs (270 kg). Crew Environment: Pressurized cabin.

Launch Method: Vertical Take-off from ground. Max Accel. Force on Ascent: 7 G’s.

Max Speed: 3,000 mph (1,341 m/s). Max. Altitude: ~68 miles (110 km). Time in

Weightless Conditions: ~3 minutes. Landing Method: Ocean splashdown via

parachute. Total Flight Duration: ~25 minutes.

CUT OUT AND USE

FOR STEP 6.

HELPFUL HINT:

IF NOSE CONE/COUPLER FIT IS. . .

TOO

TIGHT

TOO

LOOSE

ADD

MASKING TAPE.

SAND FOR FIT.

1.5

(3.8 cm)

GLUE

Spike Parachute.

Fold.

Roll.

Wrap lines loosely. Insert ‘Chute, Shock

Cord and Nose Cone into Body Tube.

NOTE: Only Estes

Wadding (302274)

Recommended.

A. Cut out Shock

Cord Mount from

BACK PAGE.

C. Apply glue.

Fold forward.

D. Squeeze tightly

and hold for

one minute.

E. Glue mount 1.5” (3.8 cm) inside upper Body

Tube. Hold until glue sets. Let dry.

SHOCK CORD

MOUNT

SECTION

GLUE

B. Form loop in Shroud

Lines and push

through hole in Nose

Cone.

C. Pass 'Chute

through loop.

PREPARE ENGINE

6. INSTALL SHOCK CORD MOUNT

B. Apply glue.

Fold forward.

SHOCK CORD

GLUE

7. ATTACH PARACHUTE & SHOCK CORD

8. FINISHING YOUR ROCKET

First spray rocket with white primer, except for internal tube. Let dry and sand.

Repeat until rocket is smooth. FOLLOW THE PAINT SCHEME ON THE PACKAGE.

PREPARE PARACHUTE FOR FLIGHT

Insert 6-8 squares of

loosely crumpled

recovery wadding

into rocket.

Separate

igniter and

plug.

Insert igniter.

F. Insert

Engine.

To avoid serious injury, read

instructions & NAR Safety Code

included with engines.

PREPARE YOUR ENGINE

ONLY WHEN YOU ARE

OUTSIDE AT THE LAUNCH

SITE PREPARING TO

LAUNCH!

If you do not use your prepared

engine, remove the igniter before

storing your engine.

WARNING: FLAMMABLE

A. Remove excess

flash and clean

the eyelet of the

nose cone.

CAUTION:

Do not cut

off eyelet.

When paint is dry, peel decals one at a time from backing

sheet and apply where shown. Rub down to remove bubbles.

OPTIONAL: Spray a clear coat on entire rocket after paint

dries and after decal placement.

Tie Shock Cord

to Nose Cone

using a double

knot.

DOUBLE KNOT

WHITE

SILVER

SILVER GRAY

ORANGE

GRAY

Use 3/16” (5 mm)

Maxi™ Rod

Tip must

touch

propellant!

Insert

plug.

Push down.

Gently bend

igniter wires

to form leads

as shown.

1 2

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24. INSTALL BODY TUBEA. Apply a glue fillet around bothsides of Centering Ring atTube/Ring joint. Let drycompletely.B Apply tube type plastic cementar

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