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About JETEX and JET-X rocket engine propellants
by rocketscienceinstitute( 3420)
Do they really make Jetex fuel from bat guano? No, Jetex fuel isn't made from guano of any flavor. Actually the original Jetex propellant was formulated of an exotic blend of guanidine nitrate,...
Tags: jetex | jetx | rocket | fuel | propellant
26 of 27 people found this guide helpful
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Chinese Firecrackers: How They Are Made
by rocketscienceinstitute( 3420)
The Chinese have been making firecrackers for more than a thousand years, and Chinese firecrackers continue to mark celebrations around the world to this day. Without exaggeration, the Chinese have made and...
Tags: firecrackers | fireworks | pyrotechnics | black powder | blackpowder
18 of 22 people found this guide helpful
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What kind of fuel is in my model rocket engine?
by rocketscienceinstitute( 3420)
What chemicals power your rocket motor? That is a good question, and the answer is in the realm of rocket science. First let's clear up the word "rocket fuel." To be accurate, in rocket science...
Tags: rocket | fuel | propellant | model | estes
9 of 10 people found this guide helpful
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What about PULSEJET engines for aeromodels?
by rocketscienceinstitute( 3420)
The Dyna-Jet is one of many small pulsejet engines that can power model airplanes During the final days of World War II, the German Air Force built and flew a small but powerful pulsejet-powered cruise...
Tags: pulsejet | pulse jet | dynajet | dyna jet | model airplane
9 of 9 people found this guide helpful
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The Amazing World's Simplest, Cheapest Home-Made Rocket
by rocketscienceinstitute( 3420)
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ... Ignition! (in 10 minutes or less) For these little rockets, first you absolutely must find a safe "test range" to launch them. They're small, but they can fly a long way, and...
Tags: rocket | motor | model | matchstick | homemade
6 of 6 people found this guide helpful
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Where do I find chemicals to make my own rocket fuel ?
by rocketscienceinstitute( 3420)
Actually, rocket propellants have long been made from very common ingredients. And, in theory, you could really make them from scratch, even today, collecting and processing barnyard ... into nitrates...
Tags: rocket | fuel | motor | chemicals | black powder
5 of 7 people found this guide helpful
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Before you begin mixing rocket propellant
by rocketscienceinstitute( 3420)
Thinking of mixing your own rocket fuels? First, the author of this little guide has more than 50 years hands-on experience working with rocket propellants, pyrotechnics, explosives, and high-energy...
Tags: rocket | propellant | model | safety | motor
4 of 4 people found this guide helpful
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How to static test your small rocket engines
by rocketscienceinstitute( 3420)
Ready to Test Your Rocket Engine? Serious rocket science calls for "static testing" rocket engines (firing them anchored to a test bench and fitted with instrumentation. A static test can accurately...
Tags: rocket | model | propellant | testing | rocketry
3 of 3 people found this guide helpful
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Want to build your own rocket engine?
by rocketscienceinstitute( 3420)
THINKING ABOUT EXPERIMENTING WITH ROCKET POWER ? Robert Goddard (he invented the first liquid-propellant rocket, in 1926) was an "amateur" rocket scientist. So was Wernher von Braun (he designed...
Tags: build | model | rocket | engine | propellant
2 of 4 people found this guide helpful
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Learning ROCKET SCIENCE from Dr. Robert H. Goddard
by rocketscienceinstitute( 3420)
If you want to be a rocket scientist, you can learn a lot from this man In 1919, the Smithsonian Institute published an unusual and controversial little book titled "A Method of Reaching Extreme...
Tags: robert goddard | rocket | science | rocketry | robert h. goddard
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