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I'm 65, I was into these when I was 14. Always a great hobby. I still shoot these off for the grandkids. The ones I have today may be store bought but we all enjoy them.

Nice work. I wanted to mention that decades ago Estes offered a center-burning B-class black powder motor, the B14-x. This had a short burn time but had a very high initial/average thrust which made the B14-0 ideal for use in a booster stage to get the stack moving quickly. The C6-0 motor is a little short on initial thrust for a medium to heavy multi-stage rocket. The C11-0 and the D12-0 have higher initial thrust but are 24 mm motors. It would be nice if Estes would again offer 18 mm center-burning motors with B- or C-class impulse for use in staging smaller rockets.

wow, amazing!

Use aerogloss dope on the fins to seal the grain of the wood. Takes about four coats, sanding in between but makes the overall finish look flawless.

@arro_rockets

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Sounds like a lot of effort though, you can also CA a layer of paper to get a nice finish too, or be more patient with primer coats

NOOOOOCE! Iam inspired to build a 3 stage rocket! 😱😁🤪👍👍🇺🇸

Fantastic job, keep it up!!!

@arro_rockets

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate it :)

Nice work bro

@arro_rockets

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

You can fit a c-motor inside a d-motor for one continuous long burnJust remove the nozzle from the c-motor first before sliding it in the D- booster motor.

@arro_rockets

6 ай бұрын

Interesting! How do you mount that in the rocket?

@TinyHouseHomestead

6 ай бұрын

Shhhhhhh, ... that's TOP SECRET! 😱😁👍👍🇺🇸

wow

question, how many ( or much ) can the 1st stage engine lift? is it possible to do 3 or 4 or more stages? just how much weight can the initial rocket get moving? and to be fair, are their smaller engines that could do 3 or more stages? i believe you said c stage engines? if i remember my rocketry days , there were A and B stage engines, back then but i don't recall if they were built as stageable. i would be interested to see a 3 or more stage rocket even if the height was reduced because of smaller engines being used. chuckles i remember my Dstage rocket flew away into atmosphere never to be seen again, we were unprepaired for the height! LOL jeffrey rayborn wausau, wisconsin. ever flown one in winter??? i wonder what the height difference would be?

And a three-stage rocket? Would it be possible?

@arro_rockets

23 күн бұрын

Of course! Would definitely be a fun project!

How many years it took you to be able to build this stuff? Would be great to have step by step books for kids

@arro_rockets

4 ай бұрын

I've been making solid propellant rockets since 2018. A good starting point for kids would be an Estes kit I'd say.

What was the overall diameter? Looks like about 29 or 30 mm or Estes BT-55.

@arro_rockets

5 ай бұрын

Yes that's right, it's an Estes BT-55 (33mm) body tube, it's from the Estes Designer's Special

@johnbrandon5493

5 ай бұрын

@@arro_rockets I have been building and flying for over fifty years

Imagine living in Australia and being told 400’ is too high. Bro the entire country is the middle of nowhere 😂😂😂

Fr

@arro_rockets

4 ай бұрын

Fr

Challenge: You should make one extremely big rocket like I’m talking 2.5 meters tall 1 meter wide. Just say Yes or no. If you dont accept this challenge you aren’t a good amateur rocket launcher or youtuber.

@arro_rockets

5 ай бұрын

Will 1.5 metres do?

@cyborgplayz6492

5 ай бұрын

@@arro_rockets yes