Well, the Loki I405 is great in a Miranda, as is the I110 (just ask nate). Slightly tamer are the Aerotech I161 or the I218. For J motors, the J90 is my preference, but any small to mid J other than the J1299 should be sane and doable for a L2 in that rocket.

that's good to know about the J/I impulse motors. any H recommendations?

as for progress...did a very thin skim coat of epoxy, still need to smooth and finish it all up. Next time I will definately use the vacuum bag system we use at work instead of compression wrapping; sanding sucks. I'm pretty satisfied with the functionality of this rocket, but some of the imperfections in the carbon fiber irk me. Maybe I'm being overly critical of my workmanship, but as with everything, you learn from mistakes and for the next rocket I put together there are many things I will do differently to make assembly more straight forward with an emphasis on a much higher quality finished result

It looks good to me 😎

What's the weight?

I'll weigh it tomorrow sometime; will do it with everything minus motor/case.

OK - as soon as I know the weight, I can recommend some good H motors to try 😀

Pish, H motor.... 😉

Edit: Very nice Miranda by the way. I got my L1 on the same rocket, only mine was Quantum Tubing instead of that fancy stuff.

What an utterly gorgeous rocket!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you aren't going to paint that thing? Beautiful!!!

On a totally different note, PML got into the kick of naming some rockets after the moons of Uranus (Miranda and Ariel). Almost all the celestial objects are named after mythological characters, EXCEPT the moons of Uranus -- they are named after characters from Shakespeare. "Miranda" was the daughter of Prospero, the magician in "The Tempest". Maybe you could upscale this someday and call the bigger bird "Prospero"? Would make a nice L3! 😉

Sorry for the sidebar, but I'm an English lit major who builds telescopes. I also try to put a lot of work into rocket names. The fact remains, you built an incredibly beautiful rocket!

weight is 3lbs 4.3oz not including chute; so approx 56oz guesstimate with chute; only 4oz heavier than what the PML datasheet said. not bad.

As for paint; I'm thinking of an Audi color called Nogaro Blue, with some carbon showing through somehow as an accent; it'll be really nice!

Very nice rocket. You did an excellent job aligning the weave in the fabric. I also would vote for leaving a significan't amount of it visible.

Warren

Pish, H motor.... 😉

Edit: Very nice Miranda by the way. I got my L1 on the same rocket, only mine was Quantum Tubing instead of that fancy stuff.

Haha...

Exactly my point 😆

At that weight though, it should have a nice (though low and slow) flight on an H123, the H180 or H148 would kick it a bit better, and the H242 or 220 would be good hard hitting motors. The H268 (the "barely an H" motor, or more accurately, the "almost an I") would be awesome too - LONG red flame, hard hit, decent altitude. Probably my favorite 29mm motor 🙂

nice. thanks for the info; thanks for the comments as well!

more photos to come this week hopefully!

8) Realy nice work Jay! Again, this year Giant Leap Rocketry will be offering the Cessaroni Level 1 Kit. It is a H153 motor and case for 20.00. I think this would be OK for your Cert, but personaly I would go with the Pro 3gr I205. A VERY reliable motor with just the pop you would like for the Miranda! I would be more than happy to upgrade you to the I205 for the same 20.00, Call it a reward for fine work! If you are interested E-mail me at tim4glr@aol.com I use the I205 all the time, and I GAR-ON-TEE you will like it. 8)

I have to agree with that - it's a nice motor, though it doesn't have the massive flame, huge kick, or deafening roar that the Loki I405 has (though that's probably a good thing for a cert flight 😆 )

Nice, I will most likely take you up on the L1 deal; sounds like fun to me!

Not much work happend last week, was really busy with work and all; not to mention the b.s. with my car getting totalled/rear ended. Should have an update within a few days; getting ready for paint!

well...another week and not much more than some more sanding done. found the paint code I needed, Audi Nogaro Blue LZ5M...very nice color 🙂

now just need to finish the prep work, mask it, and shoot it!.