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Here is some stuff for high powered rocketryHomemade Simple Relay Launch ControllerFirst, is the schematic for my simple relay launch controller. This is a modified design from information I found on the web a few years back. It works for me, but if you decide to build it you do so at your own risk. FYI - This design will probably not work well if you use e-matches for igniters. The current from the 9 volt continuity check may ignite them prematurely. How Relay Launch Controller WorksNAR Level 2 Certification Test For PracticeSecond is a simple online test I wrote that uses questions from the NAR test pool. These are from the 1999 test version. This is not the latest test version but it's close. NAR Level 2 Practice TestReloadable Rocket MotorsNext, some info about rocket motor reloads. I can never remember what reloads go into what case. Except for the G64. So I use the table below quite a bit. Perhaps you may find this handy as well. W - White Lightning White Lightning has a visible orange flame and lots of white smoke.R - Redline Redline propellant has a bright red flame, and a little white smoke. J - Blackjack Blackjack produces lots of black smoke and little, if any, visible flame. T - Blue Thunder Blue Thunder has no smoke, a light purple-blue flame and a fast burn time. N - Warp-9 Warp-9 exhibits a yellow-white exhaust plume with a minimum of smoke. FJ - Fast Blackjack Fast Blackjack produces black smoke like a regular Blackjack, with burn characteristics similar to White Lightning. G - Mojave Green Mojave Green exhibits a bright green flame, with a fast burn time. X - Propellant X This is a fast burning propellant with a long yellow/white flame and low smoke. ST - Super Thunder Super Thunder produces a brighter violet-blue flame with a little more smoke than Blue Thunder (T). M - Metal Storm Metalstorm ignites easily and produces a large, brilliant white exhaust plume, a much longer yellow-orange dense spark tail, plentiful white sparks that fan out in flight. DM - Dark Matter Dark Matter is a sparky propellant but unlike Metalstorm with it’s higher impulse and white smoke, Dark Matter is the black smoke sparky. NT - New Blue Thunder This produces a beautiful blue exhaust jet studded with prominent “mach diamonds.” They say it's got a much more intense blue than the standard Blue Thunder. Below is a table that outlines many Aerotech cases and the rocket motor reloads that fit into them.
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