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K and S unveils new Arctic Wolf and Arctic Wolf 2 kits

K and S unveils new Arctic Wolf and Arctic Wolf 2 kits

HOLLSOPPLE, Pennsylvania USA — K and S Rockets is proud to announce the release of two new kits. These kits cover both mid-power and high power rocketry. The Arctic Wolf is a 1.64" diameter rocket that stands 42.25" tall and has a 29mm motor mount. This is a great mid-power rocket but can also be flown on high power motors. The Arctic Wolf 2 is ...
National Sport Launch 2010 online registration now open

National Sport Launch 2010 online registration now open

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico USA — The Fellowship of Las Cruces Area Rocketry Enthusiasts (FLAR...
New limited edition F.I.T.S. kit from Binder Design

New limited edition F.I.T.S. kit from Binder Design

SALEM, Oregon USA — Binder Design is proud to announce the release of a new limited edition rocket kit n...
MARSA4 becomes the first Internet-connected altimeter

MARSA4 becomes the first Internet-connected altimeter

FAIRPORT, New York USA — John Derimiggio of Piping Rock Engineering recently announced a first...
Gordzelik announces his candidacy for Tripoli BOD seat

Gordzelik announces his candidacy for Tripoli BOD seat

WORLD WIDE WEB — Past Tripoli Rocketry Association Vice President Pat Gordzelik has announced his candid...
Always Ready celebrates Blue Tube's 1st birthday

Always Ready celebrates Blue Tube's 1st birthday

TAMPA, FL USA — Randall Ejma, owner of Always Ready Rocketry of Tampa, Florida is celebrating the one ye...
 

TRA Research rules modified to allow decertified motors

TRA Research rules modified to allow decertified motors WORLD WIDE WEB — Yesterday, Terry McCreary, vice president of the Tripoli Rocketry Association and a Board of Directors member, sent an email distribution to TRA prefects and members forum, announcing a change...
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IL man burned while making "model rockets" in his home

IL man burned while making DEKALB COUNTY, Illinois USA — A man suffered severe burns to his face and arms while cooking chemicals on his stove. The chemicals, which police say are used in launching model rockets, blew up in Andrew Rader's fac...
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Violent Agreement: Adrian Adamson's high altitude project

Violent Agreement: Adrian Adamson's high altitude project Featherweight Altimeters' owner Adrian Adamson, father of the lightweight Parrot altimeter, has a real penchant for high altitudes and getting there in a hurry. Adamson is an engineer who worked with NASA's Jet P...
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CAM101: How to Modify a Camera to Fly in Your Rockets

CAM101: How to Modify a Camera to Fly in Your Rockets Rocket-based photography has quite a long history, dating back to the introduction of the Estes CAMROC in the mid-1960s. When it was brought out, it would only take a single shot per flight, always when the parachute was...
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3 Dogs rolls out new KestreL kit with free CTI Pro54-6GXL

3 Dogs rolls out new KestreL kit with free CTI Pro54-6GXL WINDSOR, Colorado USA — 3 Dogs Rocketry of Windsor, Colorado is pleased to announce their new all-fiberglass 54mm, minimum diameter kit - the "KestreL". While the KestreL is designed for extraordinary perform...
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Guest Editorial: One BAR's passionate path back to rocketry

Guest Editorial: One BAR's passionate path back to rocketry Mark Rose wrote this article for Extreme Rocketry before it closed on the subject of becoming a Born Again Rocketeer and his path to achieving his Level 2 high power rocketry certification. After not being printed in the maga...
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First Look: Madcow's new all-fiberglass 2.56" HV ARCAS

First Look: Madcow's new all-fiberglass 2.56 The Atlantic Research Corporation's All-Purpose Rocket for Collecting Atmospheric Sounds, or ARCAS, rocket made its maiden flight in July of 1959 while the last ARCAS was flown in 1991, when it was retired from ...
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Stine's Wonderful Dirty Bird, American Modeler, Feb '62

Stine's Wonderful Dirty Bird, American Modeler, Feb '62 "If you have the urge to get out and try model rocketry but don't have the time or inclination to spend several hours assembling a kit, what you need is a very simply model rocket that can be put together quickly, on...
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Sparkies to come under fire at NFPA: Who Made The G?

WORLD WIDE WEB — In less than two weeks, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)'s Technical Committee on Pyrotechnics will meet in Salt Lake City, Utah, where committee members will review proposals submitted prior to the 24th of November, 2009, the cut-off date for public submissions for the 2011 revision of NFPA 1125.  NFPA 1125, "Code for the Manufacture of Model Rocket and High Power Rocket Motors," in need of update following the removal of ammonium perchlorate composite propellant from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' list of explosive materials, is the set of guidelines that hobby rocketry motor manufacturers use to make the rocket motors that hobbyists so love to burn.

 

The Jarvis Illustrated Guide to Carbon Fiber Construction

Over the last few years, many people have asked Jim Jarvis of Austin, Texas, how he makes his carbon fiber rockets. So when he had an opportunity to make a new fin can, he decided to document the process in detail.The result of the build was the TooCarbYen Tutorial presented in this article. Actually, tutorial isn't a particularly accurate name for the build since it implies instruction on the proper way to do something. This article isn't about the best way to build carbon fiber rockets, it's about how Jim builds carbon fiber rockets, presented in enough detail to allow others to execute the process if they so choose.

 

D-REG101: Building the Estes D-Region Tomahawk

The Estes D-Region Tomahawk is back for its final segment in this How-To Classroom Series. Sporting a traditional white paint job with black, red and brown trim, the D-Region Tomahawk makes a great statement in scale model rocket kits. Follow along as we finish out this final lesson.In this edition of the How-To Classroom, we are focusing on building a hardened version of the new Estes D-Region Tomahawk (#2037). This kit is 38.8" long, 1.8" in diameter and comes with a 24mm motor mount. I got my Tomahawk from Belleville Wholesale Hobby for just $24.49. Features of the kit include a very detailed blow-molded nosecone, a very detailed fin and fin canister section, a twist-lock motor retainer and a rip-stop nylon parachute.

 

HJ101: Turbocharging the Estes Maxi Brute Honest John

This edition of the Rocketry Planet How-To Classroom is based on the Estes Maxi Brute Honest John, a 1/9 scale model of the venerable ballistic missile used by the United States Army. This class covers the Estes first edition Maxi Brute kit #1269 released in 1975, the Estes second edition Collector Series kit #1269 released in 1993 or the third edition Maxi Brute kit #2166 released in 2000.This kit is approaching collector status, if it hasn't already, and you can still find them occassionally on eBay for reasonable prices. This class project features dual deployment with an altimeter bay, fiberglass airframe reinforcing and fiberglass fins to replace the thin styrene shells that come in the standard kit. In fact, of the original kits, we are mainly using the styrene fin canisters and the two-piece styrene nose cones while replacing most everything else — this is imperative to be able to fly these kits on 38mm and 54mm motors.

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