CTI announces arrival of new Pro54 tapered aft closure

GORMLEY, Ontario USA — Canadian Association of Rocketry Motor Certification chair Tom Raithby announced today the certification of a new Pro54® tapered aft closure from Cesaroni Technology, Inc. The testing sessions were conducted on January 4th at the Gormley CTI facility. Incorporating a tail cone profile, the new closure transitions from an outside diameter of 2.25 down to 1.90 , with an exposed length of 1.42 . The 2.25 outer dimension matches current commercially available filament wound fiberglass airframe tubing, which insures a smooth transition from airframe to aft closure in 54mm minimum diameter rockets. The new closure is constructed of aluminum and features black Type III hard anodizing, weighing in at just 10 grams more than the regular Pro54 aft closure, which is constructed of stainless steel.

ROCKETS Magazine releases Cool and Really Cool Flights 2

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland USA — ROCKETS Magazine has been traveling across the country to the biggest and the best rocket launches. In four years ROCKETS Magazine has produced more than 30 DVD's, which exhibit more white knuckle, fast action excitement than anyone could stand to watch. This latest DVD from ROCKETS Magazine picks up where Cool and Really Cool Flights stops: Pulling from 16 titles from Three Oaks to BALLS 18 , 200 video clips including the never before seen annual MDRA Xmas tree launch. This is the second volume in a ROCKETS Magazine series called Cool and Really Cool Flights .

Rocketman introduces new NASA Mach II Ballistic line

BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota USA — Rocketman Enterprises announces the newest addition to their rocketry recovery systems line, the NASA Mach II Ballistic high speed parachute. Rocketman Ballistic parachute systems are made of ballistic-grade rip-stop nylon, the same material used in automobile airbags. The new NASA Mach II line of Rocketman ballistic parachutes have been successfully deployed at over 1000 MPH. The Mach II parachutes join the existing Rocketman Mach I series, a high-speed parachute system that can be used as a drogue or for main recovery, available in 2 foot, 3 foot, 4 foot, 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot, 9 foot, 10 foot, 12 foot and 14 foot sizes. The Mach II line is available in 2 foot, 3 foot and 4 foot sizes and comes with a two year guarantee.

Wildman Rocketry announces 24mm carbon fiber Black Hawk

VAN ORIN, Illinois USA — Reach for the stratosphere with the second in the Black Hawk series of rockets, an all-carbon fiber minimum diameter 24mm rocket. Will fly to extreme heights economically on Estes D to the largest 24mm motors. Get ready to blow the fins off any rocket willing to drag race you! Wildman Hobbies is pleased to announce the release of their newest kit: The Black Hawk 24, giving you extreme altitude on a budget. Finally a high performance rocket at an affordable price. And it easy to build with no special tools or equipment All you need is sand paper — even the glue is included. The Black Hawk 24 weights in at only 6.9 oz. built and painted, ready for the motor.

RASAero website updated with Proteus 6 flight data

Rogers Aeroscience has updated the RASAero web site with a comparison of the RASAero flight simulation predicted altitude and velocity versus time with flight data for the Curt Newport and Jeff Taylor Proteus 6 rocket. The comparison has been added to the new RASAero Comparisons with Flight Data page on the web site. The RASAero flight simulation predicted altitude for the Proteus 6 rocket has an error of only 2.04% compared to an apogee altitude of 85,000 ft based on the average of the apogee altitudes from two on-board accelerometers. The RASAero predicted max velocity has an error of only 3.25% compared to the max velocity of 3,201 ft/sec (Mach 2.94) based on the average of the max velocities from the two on-board accelerometers. The RASAero predicted parachute descent time has an error of only 6.22% compared to the parachute descent time from barometric altimeter and GPS flight data for the parachute descent.

CTI gains 10 new certs, includes long burn motors, N10000

GORMLEY, Ontario USA — Canadian Association of Rocketry Motor Certification chair Tom Raithby announced yesterday the certification of ten new motors from Cesaroni Technology, Inc. The testing sessions were conducted on February 4th and 23rd, 2010, at the Gormley CTI facility under the supervision of CAR president, Angelo Castellano. During this testing session, the Pro29® product line received certification of the first Vmax™ reloads in 1G, 2G and 3G hardware. Two of the motors, the 56-F120-VM-14A and 110-G250-VM-14A, even though they are F and G impulse, are both considered high power under NFPA 1125 due to their high thrust. All of these new Pro29 Vmax motors have burn times under 1/2 second. In addition to the new motors, new hardware configurations were tested and approved, including the use of three motor spacers in the Pro29 line, allowing owners of 4G, 5G and 6G Pro29 motor hardware to fly 1G, 2G and 3G motor reload kits.

AeroTech Spring 2010 "Level 1-2-3" certification promotion

CEDAR CITY, Utah USA — AeroTech is once again offering a special promotion to its NAR and Tripoli Level 1, 2 3 certification customers, available only through participating high-power RMS™ dealers. The Level 1-2-3 promotion begins March 1, 2010 and includes the H123W-M reload kit for $9.99 (50% off MSRP), the J350W-M reload kit for $24.99 (50% off MSRP) and the M1297W-P reload for $179.99 (25% off MSRP). This offer is exclusively for individuals seeking Level 1, 2 or 3 certification, and customers must present their NAR or Tripoli certification paperwork to the participating dealer prior to purchase. The Level 1-2-3 promotion reload kits will be clearly marked for certification flights only .