[Not displaying correctly? View web version.] | Peak-of-Flight Newsletter #558: | The NAR is looking for students that are interested in trying out for Team USA. This group of students will represent the United States in international competition in July of 2023. Being like the Olympics of rocketry, there are a number of benefits that go far beyond just claiming you’re a great rocketeer. This article will attempt to explain what those benefits are, and why your participation is important, even if you don’t have a child in this age group. Also in this issue is a free rocket plan: Micro John This plan is based on the Honest John rocket used by the US Army as a tactical battlefield nuclear weapon. This little rocket plan is built around a BT-50 tube, with a vacuum form nose cone. Check it out. | Read the rest of this week's article, either on a downloadable PDF for printing out, or on our website (great for viewing on your phone)! Previous issues of our newsletter are found at our Speech_bubble-10-19-2021. |
Check out the latest products to hit Apogee's shelves! N1 Rocket from Really Koo Stuff | With the detailed 3D printed parts, this 1/100th scale N1 rocket kit (from Really Koo Stuff) is a joy to build, and exciting to fly. At over 41-inches tall, this moon rocket will look great next to a Saturn V. Flies on high-thrust 29mm rocket motors. |
Quest B6-4W Motors | The Quest B6-4W rocket motor is for small light-weight rockets. It features the White Lightning composite propellant, which produces a brilliant flame and a dense amount of tracking smoke. It has more energy than a black powder motor. It's the same size and diameter as an Estes B6 motor, so it fits all your favorite rockets. But this is for single-stage rockets only, as it cannot be staged. We also have the B6-6W version as well. |
Adrel DeployMax - A Single-Deployment Recording Altimeter | The DeployMax from Adrel (made in Poland) is the smallest, lightest single event altimeter that you can buy! It easily fits into a 10mm diameter tube and weighs a mere 0.6 grams (battery not included). It records 9 minutes of flight data (at 15 samples per second) that can be analyzed after recovery and can be used as your only recovery device deployment, or in conjunction with your motor's ejection charge to deploy an additional recovery device. Use it for small scale models that are intended to reach extreme altitudes, where weight is critical. |
ProCast Mini | ProCast Pyrogen Mix is used for those people that want to dip their own igniters. What makes this different is that, per gram, it has at least two times the heat output and gas generation of typical pyrogens used in hobby rocketry and amateur rocketry. It is great for rocket motors that are hard to start. This is a smaller, trial size for those people that want to try it out, by redipping some of those Estes starters that don't have pyrogen on the tip. |
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