Index
A
- accelerometer, Choosing an Altimeter
- Ace Hardware, Ace Hardware
- Aero Pack, Inc., Aero Pack, Inc.
- aerodynamics
- AeroTech 29/180, Building the AeroTech H128W-M
- AeroTech Consumer Aerospace, AeroTech Consumer Aerospace
- AeroTech H128W-M, Simulating Flight, The Level 1 Motor, Deimos Simulation Files
- AeroTech H135W-14A, The Level 1 Motor, Preparing the AeroTech H135W-14A-Preparing the AeroTech H135W-14A
- AeroTech J350
- AeroTech motors
- aft closure, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Building the Cesaroni H163-14A
- age restrictions, Preface, High-Power Rocketry, Following the Rules
- aircraft plywood, Fins
- airframe tubes, Airframe and motor mount tubes
- altimeters
- altitude
- Altus Metrum
- aluminum wire, Modifying Deimos or Phobos for Dual Deploy
- amateur rocketry, engine power and, Amateur Rocketry
- American Radio Relay League (ARRL), What You Need
- ammonium perchlorate composite propellant (APCP)
- as fuel, Motor Construction
- ATF regulations and, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE, Often Shortened to ATF)
- black powder vs., High-Power Rocketry
- cluster rockets and, Clustering Motors
- disposal, Disposing of a Motor or Ejection Charge Material
- FAA clearance for, Mid-Power Rocketry
- igniting, Igniters
- specific impulse, Motor Construction
- antennas, What You Need-What You Need
- APCP (see ammonium perchlorate composite propellant)
- apogee, Simulating Flight
- Apogee Components, Apogee Components
- apogee event
- arming pin, Modifying Deimos or Phobos for Dual Deploy
- ARRL (American Radio Relay League), What You Need
- Arrow Antennas, What You Need
- ATF (see Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives)
- atmospheric density, Parachute Aerodynamics
- atmospheric pressure, Simulating Flight
- Aviation Weather Center, Flight Day
- avionics bay, Building the Electronics Bay-Building the Electronics Bay, Avionics Bay Construction
B
- baffles, Recovery blanket
- ballistic return, The Energy of a Falling Body
- BALLS (Bad Ass Load Lifting Suckers), The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Your Certification Team, National Events
- Balsa Machining Service, Balsa Machining Service
- band saw, Other saws
- barometers, Choosing an Altimeter
- barometric pressure, Simulating Flight
- Barrowman equations, Testing Rocket Stability
- Bates grain, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Motor Construction
- BATFE (see Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives)
- battery
- Bernoulli's principle, Finding Altimeter Vent Hole Sizes
- black powder
- ammonium perchlorate vs., High-Power Rocketry
- as fuel, Motor Construction
- ATF regulations, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE, Often Shortened to ATF)
- disposal, Disposing of a Motor or Ejection Charge Material
- for ejection charge, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Predicting the Recovery Charge Size, Predicting the Recovery Charge Size
- for low-power rocket motors, Low-Power Rocketry
- grades of, Predicting the Recovery Charge Size
- measuring small amounts of, Testing Recovery Charges
- mixing with APCP for cluster rockets, Clustering Motors
- NFPA 1127 storage regulations, Storing rocket motors and other explosives
- thrust curve, Motor Construction
- black powder motors
- body tubes, Airframe and motor mount tubes
- Bolt Depot, Bolt Depot
- bulkheads, Getting Started with OpenRocket, Centering rings and bulkheads, Building the Electronics Bay
- buntline knot, Installing the Quick Links
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE)
- burn rate, Motor Construction
- burrito fold, Preparing the Rocket
C
- C slot grain configuration, Motor Construction
- CA glue, Installing the Motor Mount and Shock Cord
- cable cutter, Cable Cutters
- (see also dual deployment with cable cutter)
- Callisto (Level 1 rocket), The Level 1 Rocket-Simulating Flight, Parts and Tools-Tuning the Simulation
- building the rocket, Building the Rocket-Building the Payload Bay
- centering ring installation, Installing the Aft Centering Ring and Motor Retainer
- cost per flight, Cost per Flight
- designing, Designing High-Power Rockets-Simulating Flight
- detailed walk-through of parts list, A Detailed Walk-Through of the Parts List-Quick links
- fin slots for, Cutting the fin slots-Cutting the fin slots
- fin template for, Cutting a fin template
- fins, Cutting the Fins, Installing the Fins-Installing the Fins
- kits as alternative to, Rocket Kits
- launch lugs, Adding Launch Lugs and Rail Buttons-Adding Launch Lugs and Rail Buttons
- Level 2 certification and, One Rocket for Level 1 and 2?
- motor mount installation, Installing the Motor Mount and Shock Cord-Installing the Motor Mount and Shock Cord
- motor mount tube for, Cutting the Payload Tube and Motor Mount Tube
- motor retainer installation, Installing the Aft Centering Ring and Motor Retainer
- OpenRocket simulator for, Getting Started with OpenRocket-Simulating Flight
- origin of name, One Rocket for Level 1 and 2?
- painting, Painting Callisto
- parts, Parts and Tools-Quick links
- parts list, Parts and Tools
- parts sources, Where to Buy Parts
- payload bay, Building the Payload Bay-Building the Payload Bay
- payload tube, Cutting the Payload Tube and Motor Mount Tube
- preparation for certification flight, Preparing the Rocket-Preparing the Rocket
- quick links installation, Installing the Quick Links
- rail buttons for, Adding Launch Lugs and Rail Buttons-Adding Launch Lugs and Rail Buttons
- reasons to build, Should You Build This Rocket?
- shock cord installation, Installing the Motor Mount and Shock Cord-Installing the Motor Mount and Shock Cord
- simulation tuning, Tuning the Simulation
- simulator for, Choosing a Simulator
- tools/supplies for, A Detailed Walk-Through of the Tools and Supplies-Miscellaneous materials
- typical flight, The Flight of a Typical High-Power Rocket-The Flight of a Typical High-Power Rocket
- Canadian Association of Rocketry (CAR), Joining a Club
- carbon fiber
- Carlisle, Orville, Joining a Club
- CATO (catastrophic failure), Following the Rules, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Building the Cesaroni H163-14A, Storing rocket motors and other explosives
- center of gravity, Getting Started with OpenRocket, Tuning the Simulation, Testing Rocket Stability, Stability Evaluation
- center of pressure, Getting Started with OpenRocket, Tuning the Simulation, Testing Rocket Stability, Stability Evaluation
- centering rings, Centering rings and bulkheads
- certification
- certification organizations, Joining a Club
- certifying officials, Joining a Club, Getting Ready, Following the Rules, Your Certification Team
- Cesaroni Technology Incorporated, Cesaroni Technology Incorporated
- CFD (computational fluid dynamics), Testing Rocket Stability
- chamfering, Building the AeroTech H128W-M
- checklist
- checklists
- Class 1 rockets, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Class 2 rockets, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Class 2 waiver, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Class 3 rockets, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Class 3 waiver, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- cleaning, motor, Cleaning the Motors
- clubs
- cluster rockets, Following the Rules, High-power rocketry, Launchers, Clustering Motors, Project Requirements
- coefficient of drag, for parachutes, General Rules for Recovery, Parachute Aerodynamics, Selecting Parachutes
- complex rockets, High-power rocketry, National Association of Rocketry High-Power Rocket Safety Code
- computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Testing Rocket Stability
- continuity testing, Preparing the Rocket, Igniters
- copper wire, Modifying Deimos or Phobos for Dual Deploy
- core burner, Motor Construction
- cost per flight
- Country Brook Design, Country Brook Design
- CSXT (Civilian Space eXploration Team), Amateur Rocketry
- CTI 315H255-14A, Building the Cesaroni H163-14A
- CTI H163-14A, Deimos Simulation Files
- CTI H163-WT-9, The Flight of a Typical High-Power Rocket
- CTI J285, Deimos Simulation Files
- CTI K1440W, Packing Size, Example: Find the speed of descent for a rocket
- CTI motors
- cutoff saw, Other saws
- cutting wheels, Dremel tool
- cyanoacrylate (CA) glue, Installing the Motor Mount and Shock Cord
D
- DAT (delay adjustment tool), Building the Cesaroni H163-14A, Building the Cesaroni H163-14A
- decimals, entering as fractions, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- Deimos (plastic Level 2 rocket), Deimos: A Plastic Level 2 Rocket-Building Deimos
- building, Building Deimos-Building Deimos
- dual deployment with cable cutters, Altimeters and Dual Deploy with Cable Cutters-The Dual-Deploy Flight
- (see also dual deployment)
- dual deployment with drogue and main parachutes, Dual Deploy with a Drogue and Main Parachute-Flying a Dual-Deploy Rocket
- eye bolts, Building Deimos
- fin slots, Building Deimos
- fins, Building Deimos-Building Deimos, Building Deimos
- flying using single deployment, Flying Deimos and Phobos Using Single Deployment
- motor adapters, Motor Adapters
- motor mount, Building Deimos
- origin of name, Deimos: A Plastic Level 2 Rocket
- parts list, Deimos: A Plastic Level 2 Rocket
- payload bay, Building Deimos
- quick links, Building Deimos
- rail buttons, Building Deimos
- shock cord, Building Deimos
- simulation files, Deimos Simulation Files
- delay adjustment tool (DAT), Building the Cesaroni H163-14A, Building the Cesaroni H163-14A
- delay time
- Department of Transportation (DOT) shipping regulations, The Department of Transportation (DOT)
- descent rate
- directional radio tracking, Directional Radios
- disposal
- dog barf (recovery wadding), Recovery blanket
- DOT (Department of Transportation) shipping regulations, The Department of Transportation (DOT)
- drag
- drag separation, Shear Pins
- Dremel tool, Dremel tool
- drills, Drill
- drogue event, What Is Dual Deploy?
- drogue parachute, What Is Dual Deploy?, Dual Deploy with a Drogue and Main Parachute
- dry fit, Installing the Motor Mount and Shock Cord
- dual battery, Choosing an Altimeter
- dual deployment with cable cutter, Altimeters and Dual Deploy with Cable Cutters-The Dual-Deploy Flight
- altimeter, Choosing an Altimeter-Choosing an Altimeter
- altimeter switches, Modifying Deimos or Phobos for Dual Deploy
- altimeter vent holes, Finding Altimeter Vent Hole Sizes
- arming pin, Modifying Deimos or Phobos for Dual Deploy
- cable cutter basics, Cable Cutters
- defined, What Is Dual Deploy?
- ejection charge, Picking the Size for Recovery Charges-Testing Recovery Charges
- flight, The Dual-Deploy Flight-The Dual-Deploy Flight
- flight preparation checklist, The Dual-Deploy Flight
- Level 2 rockets, The Level 2 Rocket
- parts list, Building an Altimiter Sled
- reasons for using, What Is Dual Deploy?
- shear pins, Shear Pins
- dual deployment with drogue and main parachute, Following the Rules, Dual Deploy with a Drogue and Main Parachute-Flying a Dual-Deploy Rocket
- deploy principles, How Dual Deploy with Two Parachutes Works
- ejection charge, Testing the Ejection Charge
- electronics bay, Building the Electronics Bay-Building the Electronics Bay
- electronics installation, Installing the Electronics
- flight, Flying a Dual-Deploy Rocket
- Level 2 rockets, The Level 2 Rocket
- Level 3 certification flight, High-Power Rocketry
- parachute bay, Building the Second Parachute Bay-Building the Second Parachute Bay
- parts list, What Will You Need-What Will You Need
- preflight checklist, Flying a Dual-Deploy Rocket
- Duracell batteries, Choosing an Altimeter
E
- e-match, Igniters
- ejection charge (recovery charge), The Flight of a Typical High-Power Rocket
- 9-volt battery for igniter, Choosing an Altimeter
- altimeter-triggered, What Is Dual Deploy?
- black powder grades, Predicting the Recovery Charge Size
- delay time in simulation, Simulating Flight
- determining size for dual deploy with cable cutters, Picking the Size for Recovery Charges-Testing Recovery Charges
- disposal, Disposing of a Motor or Ejection Charge Material
- drogue/main deploy testing, Testing the Ejection Charge
- Ganymede, Ejection Charges
- in Level 3 certification engineering package, Recovery charges
- label information about, Rocket Motor Labels
- predicting size for dual deploy with cable cutters, Predicting the Recovery Charge Size-Predicting the Recovery Charge Size
- testing, Testing Recovery Charges-Testing Recovery Charges
- electric match (e-match), Igniters
- electronics sled, Modifying Deimos or Phobos for Dual Deploy-Modifying Deimos or Phobos for Dual Deploy
- end caps, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- energy
- engineering package (Level 3 certification), High-Power Rocketry, The Engineering Package-Checklists
- checklists, Checklists
- construction materials/techniques, Construction
- flight computers, Flight computers
- flight profile, Flight Profile
- recovery chain, Recovery chain
- recovery charge, Recovery charges
- recovery design, Recovery
- recovery speed, Recovery speed
- recovery testing, Testing
- scale drawing, Scale drawing
- shear pins, Venting and shear pins
- stability evaluation, Stability Evaluation
- venting, Venting and shear pins
- epoxy glue, Glue
- Estes Industries, Rocket Kits, Estes Industries
- explosives, NFPA 1127 storage regulations, Storing rocket motors and other explosives
- eye bolts, Eye bolts
F
- FAA (see Federal Aviation Administration)
- FAA ceiling, Simulating Flight, The Level 2 Rocket, What Is Dual Deploy?, Project Requirements
- FAA Form 7711-2, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- fablabs, A Detailed Walk-Through of the Tools and Supplies
- falling bodies, energy of, The Energy of a Falling Body-The Energy of a Falling Body
- FCC (Federal Communications Commission), What You Need
- Featherweight Altimeters LLC, Featherweight Altimeters LLC
- Featherweight Raven flight computer, Modifying Deimos or Phobos for Dual Deploy
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC), What You Need
- fiberglass
- fillets, Installing the Fins, Building Phobos
- filling primer, Wood primer, Painting Callisto
- fin cant, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- fin rotation, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- fin shapes, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- fin slots
- fin tabs, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- fin templates, Cutting a fin template
- fins, Fins
- Callisto, Cutting the Fins, Installing the Fins-Installing the Fins
- cutting template for, Cutting a fin template
- Deimos, Building Deimos-Building Deimos, Building Deimos
- fiberglass, Fins
- Ganymede, Cutting and Collecting the Fiberglass Parts, Assembling the Booster
- in simulation program, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- Phobos, Building Phobos, Building Phobos, Building Phobos
- plywood, Fins
- shapes, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- fire extinguishers, Disposing of a Motor or Ejection Charge Material, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- fires, rocket fuel and, Disposing of a Motor or Ejection Charge Material
- flame blankets (see recovery blankets)
- flash, Building the Payload Bay
- flash bulb, as igniter, Igniters
- flight
- flight computers, Choosing an Altimeter
- flight profile, Flight Profile
- flight simulation (see simulators/simulation)
- forward closure, Building the AeroTech H128W-M
- fractions, entering values as, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- Fruity Chutes, Fruity Chutes
- fuel (see specific fuels)
- fuel grain (see grain)
- fuel information, on label, Rocket Motor Labels
G
- Ganymede (Level 3 rocket), A Level 3 Rocket-Checklists
- avionics bay construction, Avionics Bay Construction
- booster assembly, Assembling the Booster-Assembling the Booster
- building, Cutting and Collecting the Fiberglass Parts-Selecting Parachutes
- checklists for, Checklists
- cutting/collecting fiberglass parts, Cutting and Collecting the Fiberglass Parts
- ejection charge calculations, Ejection Charges
- flight computer, Installing Computers
- flying, Flying Ganymede-Checklists
- motor assembly, The Motor
- origin of name, Ganymede
- parachute selection, Selecting Parachutes
- parts list, Ganymede
- shear pin holes, Shear Pin Holes
- shock cord for, Assembling the Booster, Building the Shock Cords
- upper parachute bay construction, Upper Parachute Bay Construction
- gloves, Cutting Fiberglass
- glue, Glue, Installing the Motor Mount and Shock Cord, Building Deimos
- GoFast rocket, Amateur Rocketry, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- GPS tracking, GPS-Other GPS Solutions
- grain, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Motor Construction, Motor Construction
- ground station, Software-Software
- gunpowder (see black powder)
H
- H motor
- hackerspaces, A Detailed Walk-Through of the Tools and Supplies
- HAMR motor adapter system, Motor Adapters
- hardware, sources for, General Supplies and Hardware
- hazardous materials (hazmat) shipping fee, Buying a Motor, The Department of Transportation (DOT)
- heat-resistant epoxy, Glue, Installing the Aft Centering Ring and Motor Retainer
- high-power model rocketry (generally)
- age restrictions, Preface
- basics, What Is High-Power Rocketry?-Amateur Rocketry
- certification organizations, Joining a Club
- defined, High-Power Rocketry-High-Power Rocketry
- defined by motor type, High-Power Rocketry
- low-power model rocketry vs., Low-Power Rocketry
- mid-power model rocketry vs., Mid-Power Rocketry
- motor classification by total impulse, Rocket Motors by Total Impulse
- motor labels, Rocket Motor Labels
- NFPA 1127 regulations, High-power rocketry
- rockets above 40,960 N-s of total impulse, Amateur Rocketry
- safety codes, National Association of Rocketry High-Power Rocket Safety Code-Tripoli Rocketry Association Safety Code for High-Power Rocketry
- typical flight, The Flight of a Typical High-Power Rocket-The Flight of a Typical High-Power Rocket
- hobby knife, Hobby knife
- Hobby Lobby, Hobby Lobby
- Home Depot, Home Depot
- hybrid motors, High-Power Rocketry, Motor Construction
I
- igniters, Igniters-Clustering Motors
- 9-volt, for ejection charge, Choosing an Altimeter
- ATF regulations, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE, Often Shortened to ATF)
- clustering, Clustering Motors
- failure, The Flight
- for large motors, The Motor
- Level 2 exam material, Igniters-Clustering Motors
- names for, Building the AeroTech H128W-M
- NFPA 1127 regulations, Launchers, Storing rocket motors and other explosives
- preparation for certification flight, Preparing the Rocket
- ignition system
- imperial units, metric units vs., Getting Started with OpenRocket, Airframe and motor mount tubes
L
- labels, motor, Rocket Motor Labels, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Building the Cesaroni H163-14A
- landing speed, maximum, General Rules for Recovery
- Large and Dangerous Rocket Ships (LDRS), National Events
- launch
- launch angle
- Launch Control Officer (LCO), The Flight of a Typical High-Power Rocket, Launch Control Officer, The Flight
- launch lugs, Getting Started with OpenRocket, Launch lugs and rail buttons-Launch lugs and rail buttons, Adding Launch Lugs and Rail Buttons-Adding Launch Lugs and Rail Buttons
- launch rails, Launch lugs and rail buttons
- launch rods
- Launch Safety Officer (LSO), Range Safety Officer
- (see also Range Safety Officer)
- launch safety, NAR rules, National Association of Rocketry High-Power Rocket Safety Code
- launch site
- launch speed, minimum, Simulating Flight, Stability Evaluation
- launchers
- LCO (see Launch Control Officer)
- lead-acid battery, Clustering Motors
- legal restrictions
- LEUP (Low Explosives Users Permit), The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE, Often Shortened to ATF)
- Level 1 certification flight
- AeroTech H128W-M for, Building the AeroTech H128W-M-Building the AeroTech H128W-M
- AeroTech H135W-14A preparation, Preparing the AeroTech H135W-14A-Preparing the AeroTech H135W-14A
- basics, High-Power Rocketry
- Cesaroni H163-14A for, Building the Cesaroni H163-14A-Building the Cesaroni H163-14A
- checklists for, The Importance of Checklists
- cleaning motors after flight, Cleaning the Motors
- ejection charge disposal, Disposing of a Motor or Ejection Charge Material
- flight preparation checklist, Preparing the Rocket
- flight procedure, The Flight
- following rules for, Following the Rules
- getting ready, Getting Ready-TRA Level 1 paperwork
- launch, Launch Day!-Disposing of a Motor or Ejection Charge Material
- motor choices, The Level 1 Motor
- motor disposal, Cleaning the Motors
- motor for, The Level 1 Motor-Preparing the AeroTech H135W-14A
- NAR junior certification, NAR junior certification
- NAR paperwork, NAR Level 1 paperwork-NAR Level 1 paperwork
- paperwork preparation, Preparing the Paperwork-TRA Level 1 paperwork
- preparations, The Level 1 Certification Flight: Preparations-Preparing the AeroTech H135W-14A
- rocket preparation, Preparing the Rocket-Preparing the Rocket
- safety code, The Safety Code-The Safety Code
- TRA paperwork, TRA Level 1 paperwork
- what to bring to launch, What to Take
- what to expect at launch site, What to Expect at the Launch Site-Spectator
- Level 1 rocket (see Callisto)
- Level 2 certification
- Level 2 exam, The Level 2 Exam-The Level 2 Test
- BATFE/ATF regulations, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE, Often Shortened to ATF)
- DOT regulations, The Department of Transportation (DOT)
- FAA regulations, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- governance standards by different organizations, Rocketry and the Law-The National Association of Rocketry (NAR) and the Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA)
- igniters, Igniters-Clustering Motors
- motor construction, Motor Construction-Motor Construction
- NAR/TRA certification, The National Association of Rocketry (NAR) and the Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA)
- NFPA 1127 regulations, The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)-Storing rocket motors and other explosives
- practice tests, The Level 2 Exam, The Level 2 Test
- testing rocket stability, Testing Rocket Stability
- Level 2 rockets, The Level 2 Rocket-What About the Shear Pins?
- (see also Deimos; Phobos)
- Level 3 certification, The Level 3 Certification Process-Flight Day
- basics, High-Power Rocketry
- building your rocket, Building Your Rocket
- certification team, Your Certification Team
- checklists, Checklists
- construction materials/techniques, Construction
- engineering package, The Engineering Package-Checklists
- flight computers, Flight computers
- flight day, Flight Day
- flight profile, Flight Profile
- prerequisites, Prerequisites
- project requirements, Project Requirements
- recovery chain, Recovery chain
- recovery charge, Recovery charges
- recovery design, Recovery
- recovery speed, Recovery speed
- recovery testing, Testing
- scale drawing, Scale drawing
- shear pins, Venting and shear pins
- stability evaluation, Stability Evaluation
- venting, Venting and shear pins
- Level 3 Certification Committee (L3CC), Your Certification Team
- Level 3 rocket (see Ganymede)
- licensing, radio, What You Need
- LiPo batteries, What You Need
- LOC Precision, Where to Buy Parts, LOC Precision
- local clubs
- Low Explosives Users Permit (LEUP), The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE, Often Shortened to ATF)
- low-power model rocketry, Low-Power Rocketry
- Lowes, Lowes
- LSO (Launch Safety Officer), Range Safety Officer
- (see also Range Safety Officer)
M
- Madcow Rocketry, Rocket Kits, Madcow Rocketry
- magazines, storage, Storing rocket motors and other explosives
- main event
- makerspaces, A Detailed Walk-Through of the Tools and Supplies
- metric units, imperial units vs., Getting Started with OpenRocket, Airframe and motor mount tubes
- Michaelson, Ky, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Microbeacon, Sonic Devices
- mid-power model rocketry, Mid-Power Rocketry
- minimum launch speed, Simulating Flight, Stability Evaluation
- misfires, National Association of Rocketry High-Power Rocket Safety Code
- Missile Works, Missile Works
- Monster Motor Products, Building the AeroTech H128W-M
- moon burner grain configuration, Motor Construction
- motor, Rocket Motors by Total Impulse
- (see also specific motors)
- assembly for certification, Following the Rules, Preparing the Rocket
- assistance from local clubs, Where to Buy Parts
- buying, Buying a Motor
- classified by total impulse, Rocket Motors by Total Impulse
- cleaning, Cleaning the Motors
- construction details (Level 2 exam material), Motor Construction-Motor Construction
- disposal, Disposing of a Motor or Ejection Charge Material
- DOT shipping regulations, The Department of Transportation (DOT)
- finding data about, Simulating Flight
- for Ganymede, The Motor
- high-power model rocketry defined by type, High-Power Rocketry
- in simulation program, Simulating Flight
- labels, Rocket Motor Labels, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Building the Cesaroni H163-14A
- Level 1 certification, High-Power Rocketry, Following the Rules, The Level 1 Motor-Preparing the AeroTech H135W-14A
- Level 2 certification, High-Power Rocketry
- Level 3 certification, High-Power Rocketry
- NAR code, National Association of Rocketry High-Power Rocket Safety Code
- NFPA 1127 storage regulations, Storing rocket motors and other explosives
- motor adapters, Motor Adapters
- motor casings, Building the AeroTech H128W-M
- motor hardware, Building the AeroTech H128W-M
- motor mount
- motor mount tube, Airframe and motor mount tubes, Cutting the Payload Tube and Motor Mount Tube, Building Phobos
- motor retainer, Rocket Kits, Getting Started with OpenRocket, The motor retainer, Installing the Aft Centering Ring and Motor Retainer
N
- NAR Annual Meet (NARAM), NAR Level 1 paperwork, National Events
- NAR National Sport Launch (see National Sport Launch)
- National Association of Rocketry (NAR)
- certification rules, The National Association of Rocketry (NAR) and the Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA)
- certifying officials, Joining a Club
- finding local clubs, Joining a Club
- high-power rocketry safety code, The Safety Code-The Safety Code, National Association of Rocketry High-Power Rocket Safety Code-National Association of Rocketry High-Power Rocket Safety Code
- history, Joining a Club
- junior certification, NAR junior certification
- Level 3 certification process, The Level 3 Certification Process-Flight Day
- maximum descent rate recommendations, General Rules for Recovery
- national events, National Events
- online practice tests, The Level 2 Test
- paperwork for Level 1 certification, NAR Level 1 paperwork-NAR Level 1 paperwork
- practice tests, The Level 2 Exam
- reasons to join, Joining a Club
- national events, National Events
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- National Sport Launch, National Events
- National Sport Launch (NSL), NAR Level 1 paperwork
- Newton (unit), Rocket Motors by Total Impulse, Motor Construction
- Newton-second, Rocket Motors by Total Impulse, Motor Construction
- NFPA (see National Fire Protection Association)
- NFPA 1127, The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)-Storing rocket motors and other explosives
- Niskanen, Sampo, Choosing a Simulator
- nitrous oxide, High-Power Rocketry, Motor Construction
- Nomex, Recovery blanket
- nose cones, Nose cones
- Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- NSL (see National Sport Launch)
P
- packing size
- paint brushes, Paint
- paint/painting, Paint, Painting Callisto
- paperwork
- parachute, The Flight of a Typical High-Power Rocket, Parachute
- aerodynamics, Parachute Aerodynamics-Example: how much does the drogue parachute help?
- calculating speed of descent, Example: Find the speed of descent for a rocket
- drogue's contribution to reducing descent rate, Example: how much does the drogue parachute help?
- dual deployment with cable cutters, Altimeters and Dual Deploy with Cable Cutters-The Dual-Deploy Flight
- dual deployment with drogue and main parachutes, Dual Deploy with a Drogue and Main Parachute-Flying a Dual-Deploy Rocket
- energy of falling body, The Energy of a Falling Body-The Energy of a Falling Body
- folding, Packing Size
- for Ganymede, Selecting Parachutes
- general rules for recovery, General Rules for Recovery
- packing size, Packing Size-Packing Size
- physics of, Parachute Rocket Science-Example: how much does the drogue parachute help?
- preparation for certification flight, Preparing the Rocket
- protector (see recovery blankets)
- safe speed for opening, General Rules for Recovery
- selecting, Selecting Parachutes-Example: how much does the drogue parachute help?
- spill holes, Parachute Aerodynamics
- weight, General Rules for Recovery
- parachute bay
- parachute failure, What Is Dual Deploy?, Choosing an Altimeter
- parts, sources for, Where to Buy Parts, Model Rocket Parts and Supplies-Wildman Rocketry
- payload bay
- payload tube, Cutting the Payload Tube and Motor Mount Tube
- PerfectFlight, PerfectFlite
- PerfectFlight StratoLogger flight computer, Installing the Electronics, Installing Computers
- Phobos (fiberglass Level 2 rocket), Phobos: A Fiberglass Level 2 Rocket-Building Phobos
- body tubes, Building Phobos
- booster, Building Phobos
- building, Building Phobos-Building Phobos
- carbon fiber characteristics, Phobos: A Fiberglass Level 2 Rocket
- cutting fiberglass, Cutting Fiberglass-Cutting Fiberglass
- dual deployment with cable cutters, Altimeters and Dual Deploy with Cable Cutters-The Dual-Deploy Flight
- (see also dual deployment)
- dual deployment with drogue and main parachutes, Dual Deploy with a Drogue and Main Parachute-Flying a Dual-Deploy Rocket
- eye bolts, Building Phobos
- fiberglass characteristics, The Level 2 Rocket, Some Thoughts on Fiberglass Rockets
- fillets for fins, Building Phobos
- fins, Building Phobos, Building Phobos, Building Phobos
- flying using single deployment, Flying Deimos and Phobos Using Single Deployment
- motor adapters, Motor Adapters
- motor tube, Building Phobos
- nose cone, Building Phobos
- origin of name, Phobos: A Fiberglass Level 2 Rocket
- parts list, Phobos: A Fiberglass Level 2 Rocket
- rail buttons, Building Phobos
- shear pins, Building Phobos, What About the Shear Pins?
- vent holes, Building Phobos
- physics of parachutes, Parachute Rocket Science-Example: how much does the drogue parachute help?
- piston ejection, Recovery blanket
- plywood fins, Fins
- practice tests, The Level 2 Exam, The Level 2 Test
- Prairie Twister Rocketry, Cable Cutters, Prairie Twister Rocketry
- Pratt Hobbies, Inc., Pratt Hobbies, Inc.
- pressure separation, Shear Pins
- pressure, altitude and, Simulating Flight
- (see also atmospheric pressure)
- primer, Wood primer, Painting Callisto
- Public Missiles Ltd, Public Missiles Ltd.
- Pyrodex, Building the Cesaroni H163-14A
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- radio licensing, What You Need
- radio waves, carbon fiber and, Phobos: A Fiberglass Level 2 Rocket
- rail buttons, Launch lugs and rail buttons-Launch lugs and rail buttons
- rails (see launch rails)
- Range Control Officer (RCO), Launch Control Officer
- (see also Launch Control Officer)
- Range Safety Officer (RSO), Range Safety Officer, Launch site and operations
- Raven flight computer, Installing Computers
- recovery
- recovery blankets, The Flight of a Typical High-Power Rocket, Recovery blanket, Preparing the Rocket
- recovery chain, Recovery chain
- recovery charge (see ejection charge)
- recovery speed, recovery energy vs., The Energy of a Falling Body
- recovery systems
- recovery wadding, Recovery blanket
- redundant recovery systems
- regulation
- reload (engine component), Rocket Motor Labels, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Building the Cesaroni H163-14A
- respirators, Cutting Fiberglass
- RMS motors, Building the AeroTech H128W-M
- Rocket Reviews, Rocket Reviews
- rocket simulation (see simulators/simulation)
- Rocketry Forum, The Rocketry Forum
- RockSim, Choosing a Simulator
- rod whip, Launch lugs and rail buttons
- root chord, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- Rouse, Tom, Building the AeroTech H128W-M
- Rouse-Tech, Building the AeroTech H128W-M
- RSO (Range Safety Officer), Range Safety Officer, Launch site and operations
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- safety, The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- safety codes, National Association of Rocketry High-Power Rocket Safety Code-Tripoli Rocketry Association Safety Code for High-Power Rocketry
- sanding blocks, Sanding block
- sandpaper, Sandpaper
- saws, Other saws
- shear pins, Shear Pins
- shipping, hazmat fee for motors, Buying a Motor, The Department of Transportation (DOT)
- shock cord, Shock cord
- shock cord sleeve, Shock cord sleeve, Building Deimos
- shoulder, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- simulators/simulation
- Skidmark fuel type, Building the Cesaroni H163-14A
- smoke delay charge, The Flight of a Typical High-Power Rocket
- solid wire, Modifying Deimos or Phobos for Dual Deploy
- sonic tracking, Sonic Devices-Sonic Devices
- specific impulse
- spectators, at launch site, Spectator
- speed of descent
- speed, energy vs., The Energy of a Falling Body
- spill holes, Parachute Aerodynamics
- spray paint, Paint, Painting Callisto
- squibs, Testing Recovery Charges
- stability
- stability number, Simulating Flight, Cutting the Fins
- star grain, Motor Construction
- Stine, Harry, Joining a Club
- storage magazines, Storing rocket motors and other explosives
- stranded wire, Modifying Deimos or Phobos for Dual Deploy
- StratoLogger flight computer, Installing the Electronics, Installing Computers
- string stability test, Testing Rocket Stability
- super glue, Installing the Motor Mount and Shock Cord
- supplies, sources for, Model Rocket Parts and Supplies-Wildman Rocketry
- surface mount fins, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- sweep angle, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- sweep length, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- swept fins, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- switches
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- tang, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- tapped forward closure, Building the AeroTech H128W-M, Assembling the Booster
- Technical Advisory Panel (TAP), Your Certification Team
- Technician Class FCC radio license, What You Need
- TeleDongle 3, What You Need
- TeleMega 2 flight computer
- terminal velocity
- thermal cycling, Storing rocket motors and other explosives
- through-the-wall fins, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- thrust curve, Motor Construction
- thrust-to-weight ratio, High-power rocketry
- ThrustCurve.org, ThrustCurve.org
- tip chord, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- total impulse
- TRA (see Tripoli Rocketry Association)
- tracking, Tracking Your Rocket-Other GPS Solutions
- trapezoidal fins, Getting Started with OpenRocket
- Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA)
- BALLS launch, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- certification rules, The National Association of Rocketry (NAR) and the Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA)
- certifying officials, Joining a Club
- experimental launches, The Safety Code, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- history, Joining a Club
- LDRS launch, National Events
- Level 1 certification, Following the Rules
- Level 3 certification process, The Level 3 Certification Process-Flight Day
- national events, National Events
- online practice tests, The Level 2 Exam, The Level 2 Test
- paperwork for Level 1 certification, TRA Level 1 paperwork
- reasons to join, Joining a Club
- safety code, Tripoli Rocketry Association Safety Code for High-Power Rocketry-Tripoli Rocketry Association Safety Code for High-Power Rocketry
- two-stage rocket, Choosing an Altimeter
- (see also complex rockets)
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