School of Rocketry

We recently had a customer looking for advice on a science fair project that depended on altimeter measurements from 10 flights of each of 3 Crossfire model rockets. This kind of high-stakes flying requires more durable build techniques than most model rocket builds, but the changes are not difficult, and will result in more consistently successful flights. Many rockets like the Crossfire use a piece of paper glued inside the motor tube near the top, but this kind of shock cord attachment ca …