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I've visited two different HL's in my neck of the woods (east TN) in the last few days, and they have been rearranging the area where the model rockets, and other hobbies, are found. It appears they are cutting back on the amount of space they are allotting to model rockets, by maybe 25%...

Let's say you have two identical rockets, except for their weights, and both fly with the same motor. The lighter rocket will boost higher, but will coast a more limited amount. The heavier rocket will boost lower, but will coast further than the other rocket because of its higher momentum. What...

IIIIFFFF I understand correctly, you can order a 100 pounds of single use motors and/or grains for reloadables, as long as none of them exceed 30 grams propellant each, and it's not considered a hazmat shipment. But, if you order ONE motor or grain which is 30.1 grams (or larger), it has to be...

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I was just wondering what the future of Quest is. Since they are under the umbrella of Aerotech I figured I would see some movement with that company, however, they seem to be on cruise control. Not meaning to be derogatory just giving my observation. For example, I don't find their website to...

Is any one (or more) brand(s) of body tubes better than others, especially concerning spiral seems that need filling? This question is about standard BT size/type tubes. I know sometimes a given tube in a kit can be virtually seamless, and not need any touchup. Others definitely need help. So, I...

Title says it all. Any recommendations for camcorders that do a great job recording launches without breaking the bank?

Are they still manufacturing motors? Nothing on their website indicates they are defunct. Yet ThrustCurve says they are not in production, and I haven't seen anything to confirm they are still in business. So, what is it? Inquiring minds want to know.

What is the best type of wood dowels to use on model rockets where stiffness (but not brittle), toughness, strength, reasonable smoothness, etc. are important? In other words longer structural pieces rather than short ornamental/detail pieces. I would be looking at the smaller sizes say from...

Scion no longer on Estes website... Glad I got my Panavia a few days ago.

At 2 minutes into this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39vOgic-8rI), Steve Jurvetson says that since the inception of model rocketry, there have been about 500,000,000 flights in America. I figure that in these last 60 years that a total of about 500,000,000 people have lived/are living...

I'm in the process of designing a launch pad and have been looking for some type of bubble level(s) to install on it in order to align the rod or rail to true vertical by adjusting levelers on each leg of the pad. I was in Walmart earlier this evening looking for something else and came across...

A couple questions concerning aspect ratios, that is, rocket length versus body tube diameter (20" OAL rocket, 1" BT = 20:1 AR). And I am asking these questions looking at only single stage, constant BT diameter rockets. 1) What aspect ratio do you consider to be the most aesthetic? This is...

Are these used currently used in any Estes or other brand kit? I know a few vendors still sale the tubes, but are BT-56's becoming a relic of the past?

First post here. After several decades I'm considering getting back into model rocketry. I've been doing a lot of research on the one piece plastic fin cans and find the amount of information out there is limited. I'm especially interested in the BT-50 size fin cans and up. I would like any...