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The following Topics in Model Rocketry should give you ideas for posters, science fair projects, and additional learning.  Select a topic, then select one (or more) of the Reference Links to read about that topic.  Many of the links are to larger documents, you must find the releavant pages or section.  And many of the links are for .PDF documents.  To read these you will need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader (available FREE).

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TOPIC REFERENCE LINKS
Building a model rocket Estes Model Rocket Technical Manual (pg 1-7 PDF)
Clustering (many motors firing simultaneously) Estes Model Rocket Technical Manual ( pg 13 PDF)
Estes - The Classic Collection (Technical Report TR-6 PDF)
Drag - "Base Drag" Apogee - Determining base drag on a rocket (PDF)
Drag - Overall on rocket NAR - Paper on Model Rocket Drag Analysis (Web Page)
NASA - Shape Effects on Drag (Web Page)
NASA - Size Effects on Drag (Web Page)
Engines for model rocketry Estes Engine Chart Poster (PDF)
Estes - Model Rocket Engines Poster (PDF)(
Estes Time/Thrust Curves Poster (PDF)
Estes Engine Sheet Poster (PDF)
2006 Estes Model Rocket Engine Reference Chart (PDF)
Estes Model Rocket Technical Manual pg14-15 (PDF)
Estes - The Classic Collection (Technical Note TN-1 PDF)
Apogee - Model Rocket Engine Classification System (PDF)
Fin shape affects flight Apogee - What is the optimum fin shape (Technical Publication #16 Web Page)
General Estes - Parts of a Model Rocket Poster (PDF)
Estes - Rocketry 101 (series of web pages providing rocketry basics) 
Glider recovery Estes Model Rocket Technical Manual ( pg 13 PDF)
Estes - The Classic Collection (Technical Report TR-4 and TR-7 PDF)
Estes - Technical Report on Boost Gliders (PDF)  
Igniters for model rocketry Estes - Igniters and their use (PDF) 
Launching a model rocket Estes Model Rocket Technical Manual ( pg 8 PDF)
Estes - Launch Systems Guide (PDF) 
Mathematics - How High did a rocket go? Elementary Mathematics of Model Rocket Flight ( pg 3-4 PDF)
Estes - The Classic Collection (Technical Report TR-3 PDF)
Estes - Altitude Prediction Charts - Part 1 (PDF)
Estes - Altitude Prediction Charts - Part 2 (PDF)
Estes - Altitude Prediction Charts - Part 3 (PDF)
Estes - ltitude Prediction Charts - Part 4 (PDF)
Estes - Altitude Prediction Charts - Addendum (PDF)
Mathematics - How Fast did a rocket go? Estes - Elementary Mathematics of Model Rocket Flight ( pg 5-6 PDF)
Mathematics - Acceleration vs. Gravity Estes - Elementary Mathematics of Model Rocket Flight ( pg 7-8 PDF)
Mathematics - Newton's Laws of Motion Estes - Newton's Laws of Motion and Model Rocketry (PDF)
Multi Stage Rockets Estes - The Classic Collection (Technical Report TR-2 PDF)
Estes Model Rocket Technical Manual ( pg 11 PDF)
Apogee - How do multistage rockets work Part 1 (PDF)
Apogee - How do multistage rockets work Part 2 (PDF)
On-Line Books of More Project Ideas Estes Projects in Model Rocketry (PDF)
On-Line General References Estes Model Rocket Study Guide (PDF)
Payloads - General Information Estes - The Classic Collection (Technical Note TN-4 PDF)
Recovery Systems (Streamers, Parachutes etc.) Estes Model Rocket Technical Manual ( pg 11 PDF)
Estes - The Classic Collection (Technical Note TN-3 and TN-6 PDF) 
Stability Estes - The Classic Collection (Technical Report TR-1 PDF)
Estes Model Rocket Technical Manual (pg 7-8,12 PDF)
Estes - enter of Gravity and Center of Pressure Poster (PDF)
Apogee - What is an overstable rocket (Web Page)
Apogee - Why do rockets go unstable (Web Page)
Wind Tunnel Estes - The Classic Collection (Technical Report TR-5 PDF)

 

 
 
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