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High-power rocketry

Index High-power rocketry

High-power rocketry is a hobby similar to model rocketry. [1]

34 relations: Accelerometer, Altimeter, Aluminium, Amateur rocketry, Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant, Apsis, Barometer, Black powder substitute, British Model Flying Association, Canadian Association of Rocketry, Carbon dioxide, Carbon fiber reinforced polymer, Composite material, Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering, Drogue parachute, Fiberglass, Friends of Amateur Rocketry, Gunpowder, Mass, Model rocket, Model rocket motor classification, National Association of Rocketry, National Fire Protection Association, New Zealand Rocketry Association, Newton second, Nitrous oxide, Parachute, Phenol formaldehyde resin, Plastic, Rocketry SA, Sounding rocket, South Africa, Tripoli Rocketry Association, United Kingdom Rocketry Association.

Accelerometer

An accelerometer is a device that measures proper acceleration.

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Altimeter

An altimeter or an altitude meter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level.

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Aluminium

Aluminium or aluminum is a chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Amateur rocketry

Amateur rocketry, sometimes known as experimental rocketry or amateur experimental rocketry, is a hobby in which participants experiment with fuels and make their own rocket motors, launching a wide variety of types and sizes of rockets.

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Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant

Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant (APCP) is a modern solid-fuel rocket used in rocket vehicles.

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Apsis

An apsis (ἁψίς; plural apsides, Greek: ἁψῖδες) is an extreme point in the orbit of an object.

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Barometer

A barometer is a scientific instrument used in meteorology to measure atmospheric pressure.

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Black powder substitute

A black powder substitute is a replacement for black powder used in muzzleloading and cartridge firearms.

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British Model Flying Association

The British Model Flying Association (BMFA) is the body elected by the Royal Aero Club to be responsible for all aspects of flying model aircraft in the UK.

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Canadian Association of Rocketry

The Canadian Association of Rocketry - L'Association Canadienne De Fuséologie (CAR-ACF) is a Canadian federal not for profit self-supporting association and governing body representing amateur/model rocketeers across Canada.

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Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide (chemical formula) is a colorless gas with a density about 60% higher than that of dry air.

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Carbon fiber reinforced polymer

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer, carbon fiber reinforced plastic or carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP or often simply carbon fiber, carbon composite or even carbon), is an extremely strong and light fiber-reinforced plastic which contains carbon fibers.

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Composite material

A composite material (also called a composition material or shortened to composite, which is the common name) is a material made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties that, when combined, produce a material with characteristics different from the individual components.

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Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering

Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering is a student-run society within Delft University of Technology, with over 100 members.

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Drogue parachute

A drogue parachute is a parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object in order to slow the object, to provide control and stability, or as a pilot parachute to deploy a larger parachute.

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Fiberglass

Fiberglass (US) or fibreglass (UK) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.

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Friends of Amateur Rocketry

Friends of Amateur Rocketry, better known simply as FAR, is a not-for-profit organization providing infrastructure for testing and launching large amateur and experimental rockets.

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Gunpowder

Gunpowder, also known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive.

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Mass

Mass is both a property of a physical body and a measure of its resistance to acceleration (a change in its state of motion) when a net force is applied.

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Model rocket

A model rocket is a small rocket designed to reach low altitudes (e.g., for model) and be recovered by a variety of means.

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Model rocket motor classification

Motors for rockets and high-powered rockets (together, consumer rockets) are classified by total impulse into a set of letter-designated ranges, from ⅛A up to O. The total impulse is the integral of the thrust over burn time.

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National Association of Rocketry

The National Association of Rocketry (NAR) is a non-profit tax-exempt scientific organization dedicated to consumer safety, youth education, and the advancement of technology in the hobby of sport rocketry in the United States.

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National Fire Protection Association

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a United States trade association, albeit with some international members, that creates and maintains private, copyrighted standards and codes for usage and adoption by local governments.

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New Zealand Rocketry Association

The New Zealand Rocketry Association is a model rocketry organisation based in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Newton second

The newton second (also newton-second, symbol N s or N·s) is the derived SI unit of impulse.

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Nitrous oxide

Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or nitrous, is a chemical compound, an oxide of nitrogen with the formula.

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Parachute

A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag (or in the case of ram-air parachutes, aerodynamic lift).

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Phenol formaldehyde resin

Phenol formaldehyde resins (PF) or phenolic resins are synthetic polymers obtained by the reaction of phenol or substituted phenol with formaldehyde.

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Plastic

Plastic is material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compounds that are malleable and so can be molded into solid objects.

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Rocketry SA

Rocketry SA is the official voice and controlling body for all aspects of non-commercial and non-governmental rocketry in South Africa.

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Sounding rocket

A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Tripoli Rocketry Association

The Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA) is one of the two major organizing bodies for high power rocketry.

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United Kingdom Rocketry Association

The United Kingdom Rocketry Association (UKRA) is an enabling body set up to promote and represent high power, medium power and model rocketry in the United Kingdom for educational, recreational and amateur research purposes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-power_rocketry

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