[Not displaying correctly? View web version.] | Peak-of-Flight Newsletter #606: | Once of the worst repair jobs is trying to replace an engine mount tube in a rocket that has through the wall fins. It's messy, because the tube has to be completely removed, while the fins have to remain in place. This is exaclty what David Anisman faced when his L1 Certification attempt catoed at lift off. The cato completely toasted the motor mount tube, but fortunately the fins were left intact. In this article by David, instead of just replacing the kit (which would have been less effort), he decided to try his luck at removing the engine mount tube from the rocket. It is a great demonstration of how to perform one of the most difficult repair projects in rocketry. But it can be done, as you'll see in this article. | Read the rest of this week's article, either on a downloadable PDF for printing out, or on our website (great for viewing on your phone)! Previous issues of our newsletter are found at our archive page. |
Check out the latest products to hit Apogee's shelves! Swingshot RC Rocket Glider | The SwingShot RC glider from J&H Aerospace is a two channel Radio Controlled glider, allowing you to fly this rocket right back to your feet so you don't have walk to retrieve it. It is also a swing-wing glider, so it folds up for the boost phase, which goes to a much higher altitude than a fixed wing rocket glider. You can fly this rocket on A-C motors, or if you're really daring, you might put it up on a 18mm composite D motor for some really sky-high flights. We haven't even built our own rocket yet, so our webpage is not as complete as we want, but we do have them in stock and ready to ship. |
Apogee TTV Rocket | The new "Timer Test Vehicle" (TTV) is specifically designed to give you an economical way to try out your electonic staging timers before you commit to putting them in an expensive high power rocket. Flying 2-stages with small composite motors is a cheap and effective way to learn the skills you'll need to take your big rockets to spectacular heights. This rocket is a marvel of engineering, with lots of features packed into a small rocket. It includes an electronics bay, ejection baffle, through-the-wall-fins, laser-cut plywood centering rings, and two nylon cloth parachutes. It can also be used to test dual-deployment electronics, or a Jolly Logic Chute release. You can get this rocket today here! |
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| Customer Testimonials: “My 13 year old son has been building rockets for 4H Aerospace since he was 9. This year he built his 5th rocket and, each time, he strives improve and make something a little more perfect. The Apogee tutorials on YouTube have been tremendously helpful as we both are learning this craft together! His latest goal is to improve his fins and so, after watching the video on making paper skins for fins, we decided to purchase some of the thin CA glue from Apogee and give it a try. I really appreciate that you can find everything they use right there on the website. It makes things so easy! I also appreciate the personal care and attention they give you. Thank you so much, Apogee!” -- Katy Ulrey | |
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