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The new Experimental Gliding Parachute could be a game-changer when it comes to mid and high power rocketry. Instead of the rocket drifting downwind on launch, the parachute can be steered into the wind, and can be brought right to your feet via RC control. You won't have to spend time retrieving your rocket, it will come back to you. We call this: Come To Me Recovery™ This final video in this series shows how to fold the parachute and get everything ready for launch. The packing of the parachute canopy is critical, because the way you pack it determines how fast it will open. We want it to open SLOWLY! So we are going to use techniques that slow down the unfurling process. And we'll do a final check of the servos to make sure that they are operating before we push the launch button. View this week's Rocketry Workshop Videos (Duration 14 min, 20 sec) If you would like to see the gliding parachute in action, start your journey here. | | Previous videos are found on our archive page. |
| Check out the latest products to hit Apogee's shelves! | Apogee Antares Explorer Kit | |
The Antares Explorer model rocket kit is the perfect combination of science fiction style and high-altitude performance. With its sleek and aerodynamic design, this rocket is capable of reaching impressive altitudes, yet still maintains a unique and eye-catching appearance with its bright decals, six fins, and asymmetric layout (where fins are not equally spaced around the rocket). It is sure to be a collector's item, so you might want to get two or three to put in your treasure chest. |
| Estes Mercury Redstone Kit | |
The Mercury Redstone model rocket kit is a 1:34-size replica of the iconic rocket that was used in the early days of the American space program. Its significance is that it was the rocket that was used to launch the first and second American astronauts into space. That makes this kit perfect for those who are interested in model rocketry and the history of space exploration. The finished rocket stands nearly 29 inches tall and features laser-cut, layered balsa fins and a molded plastic model of Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 and it’s Launch Escape System (LES). The set of detailed water-slide decals even includes the distinctive white “crack” that Gus painted onto the side of his spacecraft to make it resemble the actual Liberty Bell. More that just a historic replica from the early days of the American space program, this rocket kit from Estes has history in its own right too. This kit is a re-released but enhanced version of the model rocket that the company Centuri produced in the 1960's. Own a piece of history today! |
| Quick Change Motor Mount Kits | |
Do you want to design your own rockets with a quick change motor mount system, like seen in the Quick Draw rocket (shown below)? We now have four different motor mount kits for BT-80 (or 2.6" diameter heavy wall tube) size rockets that you can swap out quickly. This will allow you to fly your design with a single 29mm, or as a cluster of 2, 3, or 4 rocket motors. You'll have the versatility that you've never before had. Imagine one rocket that you can change out motor mounts to fly any combination of motors you want. Check them out! |
| Quick Draw Rocket | |
New from Apogee Components is the Quick Draw model rocket kit. It is the ultimate in versatility and excitement. With its interchangeable motor mount system, you can choose to launch the rocket with a single motor for a thrilling ride, or go all out with a cluster of three motors for an epic launch. Comes with two quick-change motor mounts - a single 29mm motor, or a cluster of three 24mm motors. Plus you can get additional motor mounts for launching as a two or four engine cluster. |
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EggStorminator as a TARC Rocket We're in the middle of the TARC competition, so I thought I'd throw up a rocket in this week's simulation to display what the Launch Visualizer can do. This is the Apogee EggStorminator rocket, which was designed for the NAR's event called Fragile Precision Payload event. It is very similar to TARC rockets, so I recommend that those students that don't have a design in mind yet run simulations using this rocket because it is a very good starting point. Here we're launching from the SARA range in Arizona. |
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