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Model Rockets - Paper

Model Rockets

A model rocket is a miniature rocket patterned after military or
space rockets. usually eight less than 4.5 kilograms. Many of
them measure between 20 and 61 centimeters long. can elevate
as high as 480 kilometers an hour.(Rocket,Model World Book Encyclopedia
1992)
Rocketry is dated back to 1048 AD were the Chinese knew them as “
Fire Arrows.” Rockets first came to the new world during the war of 1812.
Rockets are used in war, space travel, and scientific research. They can
also be used as distress signals for ships and airplanes.(A Brief History
of Rocketry http://www.es-
one.com/sci/earth/astronomy/info.station/space.travel/nasa/rochthi st.html)
There are seven basic parts to a model ...

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The nose cone forms the top of
a model rocket. It has a rounded point to reduce air resistance. The
recovery device which consists of a parachute. The parachute is used to
return the rocket safely back to the ground. The launch system consists of
a launch pad and an engine ignition system. A typical launch pad is made up
of a three-legged base and a deflector. The ignition system includes the
launch controller pad and a battery.(Rocket,Model World Book Encyclopedia
1992)
Aerodynamics play a big part in the fight of model rockets or
regular rockets. Aerodynamics is a branch of fluid mechanics that deals
with motion of air and other gaseous fluids and with the forces acting on
bodies in motion relative to such fluids.(Aerodynamics http://es-
one.com/lib/reference/encycl/V01/00/0312.html)
A retarding force that acts upon a body moving through a gaseous medium in
a direction opposite to the motion of the body. The aerodynamic resistance
acting on an aircraft in flight is composed ...

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Added: 7/19/2005 01:02:02 PM
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