BUILDING
     Well now that you have read the theory section and the safety section, it is know time for me to introduce you to the 8 rocket systems which you will need to build you rocket! I will also introduce the materials used to make a soild fuel rocket.
Nose Cone: The foremost surface of a model rocket, generally tapered in shape, usually made of balsa or plastic. It reduces drag by directing airflow smoothly around rocket.  
Payload Section: The cargo carrying section of a rocket.  
Body Tube: A specially wound and treated cardboard or plastic cylinder used to make the fuselage or airframe of a model rocket to which all other parts are attached.
Recovery System: The device in a model rocket whose purpose is to return the rocket to the ground safely by creating excess drag or by creating lift. All model rockets must employ a recovery system, such as a parachute.
Launch Lug: Round, hollow tube (attached to the model rocket).
History
Rocket Model
Theory
Safety
Building
Design
MultiStage
Recovery Wadding: Flame resistant tissues that are packed between the model rocket engine & streamer.
Fins: The stabilizing and guiding unit of a model rocket. The aerodynamic surfaces projecting from the rocket body for the purpose of giving the rocket directional stability. Usually made of balsa wood or plastic, and located at the rear of the rocket.
Engine Mount: Safely secures the engine in a model rocket. Sometimes includes an engine hook.
                                                   
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Model Codes
Rocketry Terms
Links/Bibliography
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