| [ Not displaying correctly? View web version. ] | Apogee Rocketry Workshop #309: | | 
This is a beginner's tutorial on how to design a rocket. The context is how to do it in RockSim, but it contains information that any designer would need to consider if they were starting from scratch. That is why we're releasing this RockSim tutorial as a stand-alone series. This video is all about how to actually convert your ideas into usable and accurate rocket files. This is part #3 of a 3 part series. Previously, we added the engine mount tube and through-the wall fins. In this particular video, we're adding more internal components, such as the engine block, the engine hook, the parachute, and shock cord. We'll also add the launch lugs to the outside of the rocket and then run a simulation to verify that everything is correct. To finish off, we'll show the plotting feature of RockSim, so you can display detailed information about the flight of the rocket. View this week's Rocketry Workshop Video (Duration: 24:30) | | Previous videos are found on our archive page. |
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| Check out the latest products to hit Apogee's shelves! | Estes Doorknob | | 
Estes' Doorknob kit is a scaled-down miniature replica of the missile that was used to test nuclear weapons in the 1950s. It is an easy-to-build rocket with an attractive and colorful paint scheme. It flies on 29mm diamter motors, so it can take anything from an E to a G motor with ease. |
| Big Handy Stand | |  This stand has a large center stand for 29mm rockets, while the outer stands fit 13mm and 18mm rockets. This leaves you with a versitile way to display most mid-power and lower rockets.
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| Airfoil Assistants Fin Airfoil Sanding Blocks | | 
This sanding block set comes with all 3 sizes, small (1/32" plywood or G10 up to 0.0625), Medium (1/16" to 3/32" plywood and balsa) and large (1/8" plywood and balsa). The multiple grooves allow you to determine the curvature you are sanding in, and these blocks can be used for the leading, trailing and tip edges of your fins. Airfoil your fins with ease using these handy tools. |
| DynaStar FlameThrower | | 
The DynaStar FlameThrower rocket is inspired by a rifle bullet - and it's about that fast too; it uses a two-engine cluster to accelerate it skyward. With two motors, it produces twice the amount of flame, twice the amount of smoke and twice the thunderous noise compared to a regular single-engine rocket. The kit features a blow-molded plastic transition, nose cone, and laser-cut basswood fins. Catch a glimpse of this speedy rocket now. (More coming soon!) |
| RX-250-LPN | | 
The RX-250-LPN is a sounding rocket developed by the Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space. This is a scale model (1/7.42) model of that rocket from ASP, featuring a 24mm motor mount and water-slide decals. |
| Lightning Bug Dual-Deployment Altimeter | | 
The Lightning Bug Dual Deployment Altimeter is unique in that it doesn't require a standard igniter for the deployment charges. It creates a plasma arc from ordinary wire to ignite the ejection charge. So it is cheaper to operate than other altimeters. |
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