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Design Tips for Creating Your Own
Flying Model Rockets
On this page, you'll find background information about designing your own model rockets (not how to design motors. See the rocket propulsion page for that information).

Rocket Design (Information Links)

How to Design Model Rockets. Great information from the Apogee Components web site.

Create Hookless Engine Mounts. Did you know that you don't need an engine hook in your rocket? Then how do you secure the engine? Read this short article to find out how.

Peak of Flight Index Are you looking for tips and information on building rockets? Check out the Peak of Flight index to find all of the many articles our newsletter has put out on this subject.

http://www.dars.org/jimz/manuals/cmrdm.pdf Centuri Design Manual. Some good basic tips on creating neat rocket creations.

Rocket Origami - Using paper in creative ways to make distinctive looking rockets.

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/rms_tips/resin_cast.html Tips on resin casting special parts that may be needed when building your own rocket creations.

Check the Links below using the Wayback Machine!
Wayback Machine If you find any dead links, don't give up. Try using the Wayback Machine! It will allow you to read the text of old web sites that may not be active any longer. http://www.archive.org

To use the WayBack Machine, you may need to cut and past the URL into the web site. Please be patient, as the Wayback Machine can be slow...

If you find more links that are needing to be moved here, please let us know!

http://www.petcosouth.com/rblaske/shroudcalc.htm A little java script program for making paper transition sections for adapting tubes of different diameters.

http://www.bomarc.com/Misc/interesting_facts_about_balsa_wo.htm - Interesting facts about balsa wood, and how to get the best use out of it for your rocketry projects.

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