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Launch Lugs
Launch lugs are used to guide your rocket until the rocket has reached a sufficient velocity where the fins take over. We sell standard size lugs that are made to be glued to the rocket using ordinary wood glue.

Make Your Purchase Here For Launch Lugs
Launch Lug Part No. Qty Price I.D.
(inch)		 O.D.
(inch)		 Length
(inch)		 Wt. (g) Material Order Now!
1/8" X 1" Long 13052 6 $.87 .142 .162 1.00 .06 Mylar/glassine
3/16" X 2.5" Long 13059 10 $2.29 .202 .226 2.50 .29 Mylar/glassine
1/4" X 3" Long 13057 6 $2.31 .286 .328 3.00 1.3 Kraft paper
Assortment
(5) each of 1/8", 3/16", 1/4"		 13058 15 3.69 -- -- -- -- --

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How do you know which size launch lug to purchase?

A. Use 1/8" diameter lugs on rockets that use up to a D size rocket engine.

Use 3/16" diameter lugs on large diameter rockets (greater than 2 inches) or that use D or E size rocket engines.

Use 1/4" diameter lugs on large and heavy rockets. Typically 2 inches in diameter or larger, and up to a G size rocket engines.

For high power rockets, use rail buttons.

Q. Where can I get a launch rod for the 3/16" diameter launch lugs?

A. Hardware stores carry 3/16" diameter steel rod that works great. That is what we recommend. The 3/16" rod will fit in ALL of the launch pads that we carry.

Related Items and Optional Accessories That Go Great With These Items:
Rail Buttons

Rail Buttons are used in place of launch lugs on larger rockets. The reason is that big rockets need a stiffer launcher so they don't sway around in breezy conditions. A launch rail is much stiffer than a circular rod, and therefore are used on big rockets so they launch safely and higher into the sky.

 Rail Buttons

Rail Button Standoffs

Used on rockets where the nose cone diameter is bigger than the rear of the rocket; and where the larger nose would prevent the rocket from being slid down on a launch rail. They allow the rail buttons to be mounted further out from the body of the rocket so that the rocket can be launched from a standard launch rail.

Rail Button Stand-offs
Gun Turret High-Power Launch Pad

Are you looking for a heavy-duty pad that can hold a rail and those big high-power rockets? With its all steel construction, and tilting head, this pad was developed specifically for people that want something that makes it easy to load those oversize rockets. It is the last pad you'll ever buy.

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