Model Rocket Design and Construction

This 328-page book contains a gold-mine of information on building model rockets. When you get this book in your hands and start flipping through the pages, the very first thing you'll notice is that it is stuffed full of illustrations and pictures. The reason for this is that pictures is the perfect way to make complex subjects easier to understand. Even youngsters will be able to grasp the concepts in this book because of all the illustrations. Because of this, the book makes a great gift for your student that has an interest in rocketry.

Try the FREE Demo!

Once you have a concept in your mind, you can flesh out the design and even test it out before you even start building the rocket. Try out various fin configurations to see if the rocket will be stable, and then load a rocket motor into the design to predict how how it will fly and where it will land.

Building Skill Level 3 Model Rockets (DVD)

After watching the Building Skill Level 1 and 2 videos, you should be pretty good at building most simple kits. Now we're getting into more detailed information on scratch building. This way you can be good at building your own model rocket designs.

After your design is finalized using the RockSim software, you're ready to begin construction of your design. This video book shows you the techniques you'll need to have to build the rocket.

Proper assemble technique is very important when building rockets. It will make your rocket stronger, lighter, and much better looking. And most importantly, it will save you a lot of time and frustration when building your rocket. You will make fewer assembly mistakes, and the final appearance of the rocket will be superb!

The Designer's Resource Pak is a collection of templates and pattern sheets that you can use on your rocket to give it a distinctive look. The best way to think of it is paper origami for rockets. It is very inexpensive way to make you rocket look unique and ultra cool!