Handbook of Model Rocketry

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Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-04-22
Publisher(s): WILEY
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Summary

A fully updated new edition of the bible of model rocketry and the official handbook of the National Association of Rocketry G. Harry Stine was one of the founders of model rocketry and one of its most accomplished and respected figures. His Handbook of Model Rocketry has long been recognized as the most authoritative and reliable resource in the field. Now fully updated and expanded by Harry's son Bill Stine, who inherited his father's passion for model rockets, the new Seventh Edition includes the many changes in the hobby that have occurred since the last edition was published, such as new types of rockets, motors, and electronic payloads, plus computer software and Internet resources. This new edition also includes new photos and a new chapter on high-power rocketry. G. Harry Stine, founder and one-time president of the National Association of Rocketry, started the world's first model rocket company, whose kits are now in the Smithsonian. Bill Stine, also a model rocket expert, is the founder and president of Quest Aerospace Inc.

Author Biography

G. HARRY STINE was the founder and one-time president of the National Association of Rocketry. An engineer, science writer, and author, Stine also started the first model rocket company, whose kits are now in the Smithsonian.

His son, BILL STINE, is a model rocket expert in his own right and is the founder and president of Quest Aerospace Inc.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Seventh Edition ix
Preface to the First Edition xi
1 This Is Model Rocketry
1(12)
2 Getting Started
13(12)
3 Tools and Techniques in the Workshop
25(20)
4 Model Rocket Construction
45(19)
5 Model Rocket Motors
64(18)
6 Ignition and Ignition Systems
82(16)
7 Launchers and Launching Techniques
98(13)
8 How High Will It Go?
111(17)
9 Stability
128(15)
10 Model Rocket Aerodynamics 143(16)
11 Multistage Model Rockets 159(15)
12 Recovery Devices 174(16)
13 Glide Recovery 190(31)
14 Building and Flying Large Models 221(11)
15 Payloads 232(15)
16 Scale Models 247(19)
17 Altitude Determination 266(17)
18 Model Rocket Ranges 283(15)
19 Clubs and Contests 298(10)
20 Where Do I Go from Here? 308(9)
Epilogue 317(2)
Bibliography 319(2)
Appendix I: Important Addresses 321(2)
Appendix II: Model Rocket CP Calculation 323(2)
Appendix III: Rocket Altitude Simulation: Computer Program RASP-93 325(6)
Appendix IV: Static Stability Calculation: Computer Program STABCAL-2 331(6)
Appendix V: The Triple-Track Tracker 337(6)
Appendix VI: Two-Station Alt-Azimuth Tracking Data Reduction Program MRDR-2 343(2)
Appendix VII: Three-Station Elevation-Angle-Only Tracking Data Reduction Tables 345(4)
Appendix VIII: Sample NAR Section Bylaws 349(4)
Index 353

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