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Welcome!
Most of this forum is dedicated to commercially produced motors. There is a research section for those who produce their own motors, but to do so legally you need to be Tripoli L2 certified.
4F black powder is often used for parachute ejection charges once you get into electronic deployment, but I don't think it's been used on its own as a fuel. Most commercial motors through D and some E's and F's are pressed black powder, and from then on up all are "composite"- fuel and oxidizer in a plastic binder.
What is your past rocketry experience? Have you flown commercial motors before?
Without getting into details, it is certainly my impression that trying to make your own BP motors is dangerous and crazy. There are much safer ways to do it.
Yes. People die trying to make black powder motors. Besides that, you need to know how to make motor casings, nozzles, forward bulkheads, delay elements ....
Welcome to the forum. I see you are just down the road from me. fellow Chester Countian here.
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Welcome to the asylum!!!
You'll find most of the folks here are Ok. However, you'll need to keep motor building conversations in the restricted section, to keep the inmates from totally losing it. :wink:
I have a sneaky suspicion that you and I have crossed paths somewhere else. Ebay or Facebook (possibly both).
You'll find most of the folks here are Ok. However, you'll need to keep motor building conversations in the restricted section, to keep the inmates from totally losing it. :wink:
I have a sneaky suspicion that you and I have crossed paths somewhere else. Ebay or Facebook (possibly both).
