
University team looking for advice: Movable fins or thrust vector ...
Oct 6, 2024 · Question Hi everyone! We’re a university team just getting started with building model rockets, and one of our main goals is to develop an active control system. We’re …
Rocket Fin Rules | Rocketry Forum - Model Rocketry Forums
Jul 12, 2010 · The above rule of thumb applies to the 'average' rocket with conventional configuration, probably with a length-to-diameter ratio around 10 or 12. You can locate the …
Rocketry Forum - Model Rocketry Forums
Jan 16, 2025 · Model rocketry enthusiast forum & rocket for sale classifieds. Rocketry forums for experts & beginners. Engines, recovery, electronics, rocketry software.
New Method for Parachute Deployment? Deployment by Rocket …
Feb 15, 2022 · These either requiere the rocket to have a certainly speed to work or a heavy supporting structure to enable the deployments. If the objective is to minimize weight and for …
Attaching shock cords | Rocketry Forum - Model Rocketry Forums
Feb 15, 2025 · 1) How large is the rocket? 2) What material is the shock cord made of? 3) How heavy will the rocket weigh approximately ?
Designing rocket boosted glider - Rocketry Forum
Oct 12, 2020 · Hello. I want to design a rocket boosted glider (a rocket with no parachute that launches and glides down). I have designed many regular rockets in open rocket before, but I …
Selection of the appropriate fin and control system to stabilize a ...
Mar 17, 2023 · The rocket I fly is typically set up for a stability of 1.3-1.5 calibers, including the effect of the canards on stability. For the canards I use (a root and span of 2" for example), a …
American Rocketry Challenge 2026 Registration Open
Jan 18, 2009 · Registration has opened for the American Rocketry Challenge (ARC, formerly known as TARC) program for the 2025-2026 school year, the 24th year of the program. …
Hybrid Rocket Build Thread | Rocketry Forum - Model Rocketry …
May 29, 2023 · Hello everyone, I am currently in the process of building a HPR hybrid rocket motor and am posting to get opinions, advice, and help. The motor has a theoretical average …
Cardstock Rocketry | Rocketry Forum - Model Rocketry Forums
Oct 31, 2025 · Rockets built from paper and/or cardstock.