FAQ
SECTION 1 - ABOUT ROCKETRY
1.1 Internet/World Wide Web
1.1.1 What newsgroups are available for model, high power and amateur rocketry?
1.1.2 What rocket simulation software is available for model, high power and amateur rocketry?
1.2 Miscellaneous
1.2.1 What is Model Rocketry?
1.2.2 What is High Power Rocketry (HPR)?
1.2.3 How expensive is High Power Rocketry (HPR)?
1.2.4 What is a CATO?
1.2.5 What is a shred?
1.2.6 What is a chuff?
1.3 Launch Events
1.3.1 What is the biggest launch event in the UK?
1.3.2 What is the biggest high power launch event in the UK?
1.3.3 Where are Launch Sites in the UK?
1.4 Getting Started
1.4.1 How can I get started in Model Rocketry?
1.4.2 Can I fly rockets anywhere?
1.4.3 There are no clubs near me... how can I start a club?
1.5 Publications
1.5.1 What are good books to get to learn about rocketry?
1.5.2 What magazines are there on rocketry?
SECTION 2 - ROCKET PROPULSION
2.1 UK Rocket Motor Legalities
2.1.1 Can I build my own solid rocket motors in the UK?
2.1.2 Do I need any licences in the UK?
2.1.3 What UN numbers do I need on my licence in the UK?
2.1.4 What about insurance?
2.2 Rocket Motors
2.2.1 What is the difference between solid and hybrid rocket motors?
2.2.2 What is a composite propellant solid rocket motor?
2.2.3 What is a black powder propellant solid rocket motor?
2.2.4 How much do solid rocket motors cost?
2.2.5 How much do hybrid rocket motors cost?
2.2.6 Where can I buy rocket motors?
2.2.7 How do I clean a reloadable rocket motor casing?
2.2.8 What is a plugged end closure?
2.2.9 Can I drill out the delay grain?
2.2.10 Can I enlarge the rocket motor nozzle supplied with my propellant reload?
2.2.11 Why do some larger HPR solid rocket motors have several small nozzles instead of one larger one?
2.3 Rocket Motor Ignition
2.3.1 Where in a rocket motor should the igniter go?
2.3.2 What is an electric match?
2.3.3 Can a model rocketry ignition system be used with a High Power Rocketry igniter?
2.3.4 What voltage and current are needed to ignite a High Power Rocketry igniter?
SECTION 3 - ROCKET CONSTRUCTION
3.1 Airframes
3.1.1 What is the best material to use for airframes?
3.1.2 What length airframe should I use?
3.1.3 What should the CP/CG relation be for safe flight?
3.2 Adhesives
3.2.1 What is CA or Cyano-Acrylate?
3.2.2 What is Epoxy?
3.2.3 I have got epoxy stuck on my hands, how do I remove it?
3.3 Motors
3.3.1 What is the smallest motor that I can safely use in my rocket?
3.4 Fins
3.4.1 What is Fin Flutter?
SECTION 4 - ROCKET RECOVERY
4.1 Parachutes
4.1.1 What is single stage recovery?
4.1.2 What is two stage recovery?
4.1.3 What is a piston system?
4.1.4 What is better, a piston system or a flameshield?
4.1.5 What size parachute should I use?
4.1.6 What is the recommended descent rate for safe recovery?
4.1.7 How long should the shockcord or recovery harness be?
4.2 Ejection Systems
4.2.1 What is motor ejection?
SECTION 5 - UK ROCKETRY RECORDS AND COMPETITIONS
5.1 UK Records
5.1.1 What highest altitude reached?
