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How would you like a low weight way to add a chrome plated finish to your rocket’s fins? It not only makes them look highly unique, but when the sun sparkles off them as they hang in the air, it makes the rocket a lot more visible as it drifts off in the distance. In this article, I’ll show you the method that I use on competition rockets to chrome plate a fin so that it has low weight and stunning looks. It doesn’t have to be competition for you, it can be used on any rocket of any size. | | Read the rest of this week's article, either on a downloadable PDF for printing out, or on our website (great for viewing on your phone)! Previous issues of our newsletter are found at our archive page. |
| Check out the latest products to hit Apogee's shelves! | Estes Vapor | |
This Estes Vapor flies like a hypersonic missile. It is screaming fast thanks to its low weight and versatility in using a variety of rocket engines. If you like a speedy rocket that vaporizes into thin air when launched, you'll love this rocket. But don't blink when they push the launch button that sends the rocket skyward - or you may only see the smoke trail that was left behind. Make sure you have a whole bunch of friends with you to help you spot the rocket in the sky, or you may never see the rocket again. Get one today, as they are vaporizing off our shelves too. |
| Estes Mean Machine | |
The Estes Mean Machine is a legendary rocket that is taller than your average center on a college basketball team. It is 6-foot-7-inches tall (79 inches), and is a skyscraper when you put it on the launch pad. It towers over everything else on the range. When people ask you what is your biggest rocket, you can pull out the Mean Machine, and they'll be impressed. You don't have to be high power certified to fly big rockets. You just need the right big rocket... |
| Make Carbon Fiber Tubes | |
Here is an extensive and detailed video course on how to make Ultra-Lightweight Carbon-Fiber Rocket Tubes. They're so light, they give you an unfair advantage in competition. These are the ones that my daughters, Allison and Ashley used in Romania last September at the 2021 World SpaceModeling Championships. Allison was part of the senior Silver Medal winning USA team, and Ashley took home the Bronze Medal in the Jr. Division. The girls were taught how to make their own tubes, so if they can do it, so can you. The training course consists of 5 hours and 42 minutes of video instruction, covering everything I know about how to make a successful tube with a glass-finish using a 2-piece mold. It even includes all the secret techniques and materials, and where to buy them, including where to get the 2-part mold. This course is on the Udemy website, not at Apogee Components. |
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Swirling winds... What would it look like for your rocket to rise up into a low-speed torando? In this weeks Launch Visualizer simulation, we do something that you probably couldn't do any other way. We're launching into swirling wind! As the rocket rises up in the air, the wind comes at it from different angles. Not only does the descent give you a nice spiral pattern, but you'll notice that during ascent, the rocket spins one way, and then goes in the other direction. Check it out now. | |
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“Apogee is my go to for all rocketry! From top quality parts and supplies to rocketry tips and information. Apogee Components has consistently supplied my rocketry hobby with parts and info for anything I wish to design and build. I've been using Rocksim to design rockets since v5. Any time I need specs or info I go to Apogee website there is so much stuff on there website I have been able to find an answer to anything I've looked up. Apogee components has made me a better rocketeer and all the free stuff is incredible. There is always a web page open to Apogee when I'm working in the rocket shop. Thanx Tim for making rocketry so much fun.” -- Andy Brohaugh | |
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