Advanced Model Rocketry: Second Stage [Paperback]

Michael A. Banks (Compiler), Tim Van Milligan (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1998

Model rocket building projects are only the beginning, as the authors also cover aerial photography, launch control systems and countdown timers, and impulse recorders. Gives vital tips on safety and insurance requirements.

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company; 2 edition (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890242127
• ISBN-13: 978-0890242124
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,258,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Full-time freelance writer. Hobbies and interests include model building, travel, dogs, language, classic cars, the blues, collecting books and old toys, old radio, and history in general. Author of the New York Times bestseller "CROSLEY: Two Brothers and a Business Empire that Transformed the Nation," "Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the Web's Top Bloggers" and 41 other books.

Available to speak at trade shows, corporate events, training sessions, writers' conferences, and other events on product development and marketing, broadcast history (esp. Ruth Lyons), Crosley cars, WLW, and other topics. Contact banksbook at yahoo dot com or crosleybook at aol dot com

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Book for Serious Rocketeers!, October 26, 1999

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This review is from: Advanced Model Rocketry: Second Stage (Paperback)

The second edition of this important book is worth having as a reference guide and as an idea generator. The author writes clearly and is an obvious expert in the field. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to "push the outside of the envelope" of model rocketry.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully written and an insightful book..., August 16, 2000

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"nate_dog" (Milwaukee, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Model Rocketry: Second Stage (Paperback)

This book was very well written and well worth the money. The ease of reading and the knowledge offered makes this a must have for a novice rocketeer.

I was drawn into advanced model rocketry after building my first couple Estes models. Luckily, I came across this book which gave me valuable information on planning and constructing my own model rockets. Not only that but the book offers hints for succesful aerial photography, computer programs to help you with planning your rocket, plans for theodolites to measure the height of your rocket, launch controller circuits, and a lot more!

If you're looking to make that "next" step into model rocketry, this is the book for you.

12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but dated in many ways, December 17, 1998

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G. Frey "RockETree" (Germansville, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advanced Model Rocketry: Second Stage (Paperback)

This edition has some interesting aspects of model rocketry for the hobbyist who is ready for some new ideas and directions. Unfortunately many of the chapters retained from the first edition are now seriously dated. The photographs are also dated and in at least one case, in the wrong chapter. Most notably missing are any websites for sources, organizations and companies which would expand on a hobbyists knowlege of these advanced topics more effectively than the limited coverage in the book.