Handbook of model rocketry
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Handbook of model rocketry
J. Wiley, c1994
6th ed.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.312) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Classic Guide by the "Father of Model Rocketry" Now Completely Revised and up to Date This new edition of the model rocketeer's "bible" shows you how to safely build, launch, track, and recover model rockets - and have fun doing it. Whether you're a beginner or a veteran model rocketeer, the Handbook of Model Rocketry, the official manual of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR), will become your well-used reference book. G. Harry Stine has been a model rocketeer since 1957 when he founded the NAR and started the first model rocket company. Stine's Handbook, after satisfying rocket enthusiasts for nearly three decades, remains the definitive resource. Recent technological progress has had a major effect on the model rocket hobby and sport. This revised and updated edition covers such new technology as:revised computer programs that use improved versions of Basic composite propellant model rocket motorsrecently approved reloadable model rocket motors building and flying large model rocketsradio-controlled boost gliders and rocket gliderssolid-state, microchip, computer-readable modules used to measure temperature, pressure, acceleration, and airspeed
Table of Contents
This Is Model Rocketry. Getting Started. Tools and Techniques in the Workshop. Model Rocket Construction. Model Rocket Motors. Ignition and Ignition Systems. Launchers and Launching Techniques. How High Will It Go?. Stability. Model Rocket Aerodynamics. Multistaged Model Rockets. Recovery Devices. Glide Recovery. Building and Flying Large Models. Payloads. Scale Models. Altitude Determination. Model Rocket Ranges. Clubs and Contests. Epilogue. Bibliography. Appendices. Index.
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