This volume on modern high-power rocketry will get the novice started on the road to success in the most exciting amateur hobby in America. Modern High-Power Rocketry is packed with more than 400 photographs detailing nearly every aspect of this fast-growing endeavour. You'll learn the basics of both single-use and reloadable motors, how to build these motors and how to construct the rockets to carry them. From motor retention, electronics and ejection charges to high-power igniters and parachutes, this book provides the rocketeer with all of the basic elements needed to successfully certify with national and international rocketry clubs, such as the National Association of Rocketry and the Tripoli Rocketry Association. For the enthusiast who has already launched a few high-power rockets, Modern High-Power Rocketry provides additional insights and reference material, including scratch-building techniques, Level 2 and Level 3 motor building skills, and a case stu!
dy in how to construct a successful high-power airstarted rocket.
