Model Forum / General / Rockets / October 2006

How do reloadable rocket engines work?  What do you do with them and
how do you assemble them.  If I was to get a reloadable rocket engine,
who sells the best?
Thanks for your input,

I was just wondering what the current membership numbers are for the
NAR.  All they say on their website is a cryptic note about "in the past
50 years over 80,000 people have joined the NAR" but not a word about
current member numbers.  I am a BAR and got around to looking up the ...

We who have no LEUP should start clustering 62 gram motors.  Then when we
have that down, we should start staging the clusters.  Maybe we can use just
as much APCP as we were before the rule. Then we can show the ATF what
stupid idiots they are.  Heck we could stock pile our 50 to ...

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David Erbas-White

At the DARS October 28 & 29 Shoot for the Stars launch, we'll be
conducting a contest called Extreme BP.  This is for black powder motors
in staged and clustered configurations.  Basically, how many motors can
you put in a rocket?  The more motors you light, the more points you

I just starting to do some research in getting a inexpensive handheld
GPS unit.  Years past here in rmr there have been numerous
recommendations for GPS units that have been used for rocketry purposes.
     I'm not looking for flying a GPS, just a handheld unit that could

Has anyone found a yellow paint to make the body tube of the No. 2 Estes
Skywriter match the yellow of the plastic nosecone?
Thanks,
Dave

I'm have been interested in model rocketry for a while, but they have
all been small rockets.  I am looking to step up to mid-power rockets
like Level 1 certification, but all the kits are very expensive.  I was
wondering if anyone could suggest some cheap mid-power kits.  thanks

O.k., if you haven't heard of this one, here's the background.  There is an old
argument that says you shouldn't leave lead-acid batteries on cement floors,
because the humidity, or the conductivity, or cement elves, or SOMETHING
ruins them.

I have a great Idea.  But I think I saw something in the NAR newsletter
already on it.  Well the NAR article was not exactly what I had in mind but
it is close.  The NAR article showed a device some kid thought up on how to
light clusters.  He had a large dia tube with a pre ...

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LAGUNA WOODS, California USA -- Madcow Rocketry is proud to announce a
new kit in their Craftsman Series of model rocket kits.
The new kit is called 'Sensor' and features cool retro laser cut plywood
fins interlocked with a tail ring.  The finished rocket is 21" long,

just wondering if anyone is looking.....

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia USA -- In the lawsuit by the National
Association of Rocketry and Tripoli Rocketry Association vs. the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Judge Reggie B. Walton has
issued a scheduling order, abstaining from making a ruling, ...

Why watch the Wirefly X Prize Cup live webcast alone?  Rocketry Planet
invites you to watch the live webcast of the Wirefly X Prize Cup with
friends and other hobby rocketry enthusiasts!  It's a simple as logging
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