Model Rockets
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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 ....
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.... during flight. The engine holder
is a ring cemented inside the bottom of the body tube. The rockets engine
fits in the holder. The engine of most rockets consists of a thick
cardboard tube that contains the solid fuel. 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 i ....
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