[roc-chat] Re: Instructional/Educational Material
- From: Gregory Lyzenga <lyzenga@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:39:27 -0800
On Nov 15, 2012, at 3:38 PM, "Chris Coffee" <chris_coffee@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I have asked this question to two different people, and in line with human
> nature, got two different answers...LOL! So I put this out to everyone here
> in hopes that I can reap the benefits of a "majority rules" line of responses.
>
> I am looking for books, web pages, videos, etc. that will teach us most
> everything we need to know about model rocketry. I have found plenty of
> videos of folks building and launching rockets, but not any that have gone in
> depth into the details of the hobby. Examples would be Calculating COG &
> COP, Motor Designations/Properties/Characteristics, How to Determine
> Stability, etc. If anyone can please point us in the right direction to find
> this type of material, we would be very thankful.
>
> We have been told both that those types of materials do not exist (have to
> learn by trial & error), which I don’t really see being accurate. And we have
> been told that they DO exist BUT not sure where to locate them.
I'm surprised nobody has yet suggested Rocketry Info-Central:
http://www.info-central.org
Lots of good stuff there. Also try http://www.flyrockets.com .
- Greg
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