Another title from the }Evil Genius{ series that will keep every adult-tearaway happy for hours Yes, in fact, it IS Rocket Science! This Evil Genius title marries the field of model rockets to our wonderful series with 50 projects of varying degrees of difficulty for even the most avid rocket hobbyist. Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1(2) History of Rocketry 3(6) Rocket Science 9(12) Project 1: Making black powder 9(4) Project 2: Demonstrating different rates of reaction with a film can rocket 13(3) Project 3: How does the quantity of propellant affect the distance travelled? 16(1) Project 4: Real rockets! Build your own hydrogen-fuelled rocket 17(4) The Model Rocketeer's Workshop 21(14) Project 5: Build a model rocket support jig and stand 21(9) Project 6: Build a wind tunnel 30(2) Project 7: Flow visualization techniques 32(3) Model Rocket Stability 35(6) Constructing Model Rockets 41(14) Project 8: Building your first model rocket 46(1) Project 9: Building a series-staged rocket 47(1) Project 10: Build your own parallel-staged model 48(1) Project 11: Build your own boost-glider 49(2) Project 12: Build your own UFO (I) 51(1) Project 13: Build your own UFO (II) 51(1) Project 14: Build your own UFO (III) 52(1) Project 15: Build your own payload-carrying rocket 52(3) Recovery Systems 55(12) Project 16: Build a night-tracer rocket 60(2) Project 17: Build your own EL inverter 62(1) Project 18: Creating a strobe beacon rocket 63(4) Launching Model Rockets 67(22) Project 19: Simple launch controller 69(1) Project 20: Advanced launch controller 70(1) Project 21: Arming your rocket motor for launch 71(1) Project 22: Build a ``rod'' launcher 72(2) Project 23: Build a ``gantry'' launcher 74(6) Project 24: Build a ``rail'' launcher 80(3) Project 25: Launching your first model rocket 83(3) Project 26: More advanced launch techniques 86(3) Rocket Math 89(12) Project 27: How fast? How far? -- Getting to grips with basic math for physics 89(2) Project 28: Calculating how high your rocket went 91(2) Project 29: A simple tracker 93(1) Project 30: Calculating how high your rocket went from an aerial photograph 94(1) Project 31: Calculating the size of an object on the ground 95(1) Project 32: Calcualting the measurements for a boat-tail transition 96(1) Project 33: Calculating how stable your rocket is 97(1) Project 34: Recovery device calculation 98(3) Model Rocket Photography 101(8) Project 35: Build a model rocket camera payload 101(8) Model Rocket Movie Cameras 109(8) Project 36: Build a model rocket video camera payload (I) 109(4) Project 37: Build a model rocket video camera payload (II) 113(4) Rocket Mail 117(4) Project 38: Rocket mail 117(4) Introduction to the Flight Computer 121(50) Project 39: Timer 125(1) Project 40: Magnetic apogee sensor 125(1) Project 41: Barometric altimeter 126(1) Project 42: Temperature and humidity 127(1) Project 43: Acceleration 128(1) Project 44: Vibration (2-axis accelerometer) 129(1) Project 45: Optical sensor (to detect roll rate) 130(2) Project 46: Exhaust temperature (Thermocouple) 132(2) Project 47: Full data acquisition system 134(37) Appendix 12-1 137(24) Appendix 12-2 161(10) Educating with Model Rocketry 171(4) Project 48: Educating with model rocketry 171(4) Model Rocket Clubs 175(12) Project 49: Starting a model rocketry club 175(3) Project 50: Space exploration merit badge 178(3) Appendices Model Rocket Safety 181(4) International Listing of Model Rocket Clubs 185(2) Glossary 187(2) Index 189