Model Forum / General / Rockets / September 2003

Someone needs to make a Pamphlet that can be included in every Rocket Kit,
Motor, Parachute etc.. package that will help educate people on the
hardships rocketry faces. Somethin in a word doc or PDF that the vendors /
manufacturers can print out. They can spend a little on paper to ...

After someone has been granted permision to fly on a field,  how would you
aproach the landownders about a public launch?

https://secure.consumersinterest.com/performancehobbies/store.asp?groupid
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Am I to understand they have USR kits in stock for immmediate delivery?
Jerry

Part of the mission statement for the railbuttons.com project is:
"...to take part in the effort to make rail technology the norm rather
than the exception." In an effort to futher that mission, I am
beginning what I hope will be a monthly giveaway of rails and rail

OK, FIRST, get your minds out of the gutter. I'm talking rockets. ;-)
Yesterday, while making a run to Office Max to pick up one of those cool
USB flash drives (64M for $9.95 after rebate), I stopped by the
Woodcraft Store and they had a table full of various stacks of wood

Do anyone have links to websites about theoretical aspects
of making rockets? I mean measuring altitude, calculations
of rocket trajectory or sth. like that.
Of course any links to basic HOWTO's wold be also very nice :)

America's Funniest Videos just showed someones' rocket corkspinning
end over end, chasing the cameraperson, lawdarting, and then really
late ejection.
Great. Just great pubilicty.

27CFR55 is now 27CFR555,
as of 4/1/03.
See 27CFR555.141 below, it looks essentially unchanged from 27CFR55.141,
in particular 27CFR555.141(a)8

I'm getting ready to build a small chamber to test my altimeters.
Nothing special, just a small container with a small siphon to
simulate a few thousand feet of altitude. I've got a pretty good idea
about how I'm going to do it, but would like to see how others have

Anyone have any new status info on NPRM 968?  Are submitted comments
available online?
Derf

All -
I'm happy to report that the web site for NARAM-46 is now open!
The url is www.naram.org.
Charlie Sykos is performing an admirable job as our webmaster. Having

When building up sheets of pink or blue foam for a large nose cone or
transition, what do folks use to bond the sheets together? Do you rely on
bonding each sheet to the mandrel, or to each other or both?
ALso I assume you put a plywood plate across the bottom. Bonded with the

The system that I read Propulsion Polymers e-mail on has been flakey as
 heck the last couple of weeks.  I've moved to a new server, but if you
 sent anything my way, and haven't heard a response, please re-send.
Thanks.

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