How Do You Buy Model Rockets, Engines And Accessories?
Studying, building and launching model rockets link hobbyists to the beginnings of the Space Age. As an enthusiast gains experience, he or she can use solid-state microchip computer-readable modules to measure temperature, pressure, acceleration and air speed during flights to hundreds or thousands of feet above ground. Be aware that model rocketry – reaching for space with a rocket – is based on the simplest laws of physics. The hobby is within nearly everyone’s reach. Read model rocketry literature at your library or online. Attend local model rocketry club meetings. Develop friendships with experienced model rocketeers. Find a mentor. Visit your local hobby stores. Start simple. A basic kit, including a model rocket with an inexpensive, single-use motor, will give you a chance to learn the fundamentals of the hobby. Choose a basic “three-fins-and-a-nose-cone” unit and practice launches before moving on to replicas of actual rockets. Look for a starter set including a rocket, launch
