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re: My First Attemt At A Rocket Motor
Posted on 7/6/17 at 2:11 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
Posted on 7/6/17 at 2:11 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
I am not a sophomore in aerospace engineering at Auburn, but what you built there was a plastic pipe bomb, not a rocket. You keep going down this road and you will be on an FBI watch list! 
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Written for people who aren't rocket engineers, "Amateur Rocket Motor Construction" teaches the reader how to make real solid fuel rocket motors with simple tools and easy-to-find materials. Richly illustrated with more than 600 photos and drawings, this incredible 8-1/2 x 11, 528 page book contains everything you need to know to make 5 homemade rocket fuel formulas and 54 proven and tested rocket motor designs.
This post was edited on 7/6/17 at 2:13 pm
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Posted on 7/6/17 at 2:15 pm to FreddieMac
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I am not a sophomore in aerospace engineering at Auburn, but what you built there was a plastic pipe bomb, not a rocket. I can tell you think, you keep going down this road and you will be on an FBI watch list!
at first I thought this was a joke but you're right, it in no way resembles a rocket, and pretty primitive at whatever he was trying to do, but he's keeping up the charade, war eagle, I guessPosted on 7/6/17 at 2:17 pm to 777Tiger
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at first I thought this was a joke but you're right, it in no way resembles a rocket, and pretty primitive at whatever he was trying to do, but he's keeping up the charade, war eagle, I guess
Trying to get someone to sign up to a YouTube channel....
Posted on 7/6/17 at 2:20 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
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Uh, Thiokol in Utah tests their SRBs in a similar manner...horizontally.
Do they just use more bricks to hold theirs down?
This post was edited on 7/6/17 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 7/6/17 at 2:29 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
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I'm going into my sophomore year of aerospace engineering
And that's what you came up with???
I'm sure Elon will call this week.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 2:30 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
Where did you get the potassium nitrate?
Posted on 7/6/17 at 2:31 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
Not to be a pessimist here, but...
You know there are laws that regulate this kind of stuff, right?
I get you wanna make your own but it seems like you're not utilizing the full (or any) potential of the internet here.
First, buy that book someone linked to earlier. I owned it years ago and it's a great resource.
Next, join a rocket club. They're everywhere and I'm sure there's one in/around auburn.
Then get on the net and do some research.
This is a good place to start.
Trying to build your own rocket motor from scratch out of pvc seems like a really bad idea when there are so many resources out there to help.
Then one day you can build something like this.
You know there are laws that regulate this kind of stuff, right?
I get you wanna make your own but it seems like you're not utilizing the full (or any) potential of the internet here.
First, buy that book someone linked to earlier. I owned it years ago and it's a great resource.
Next, join a rocket club. They're everywhere and I'm sure there's one in/around auburn.
Then get on the net and do some research.
This is a good place to start.
Trying to build your own rocket motor from scratch out of pvc seems like a really bad idea when there are so many resources out there to help.
Then one day you can build something like this.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 2:33 pm to BoostAddict
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Where did you get the potassium nitrate?
You can buy it as a fertilizer.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 2:34 pm to Boudreaux35
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You can buy it as a fertilizer.
that you TimmyMac jr.?
Posted on 7/6/17 at 2:50 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
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I'll give it a name.
May I suggest "The Ditch" in honor of its first test site.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 3:01 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
Thanks for the explanation and best of luck in your future studies youngin' 
Posted on 7/6/17 at 3:07 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
I'd study materials in physics or ME if I wanted to go into aerospace. I work in the industry and I still don't really understand what that degree (AE) gets you. It almost never fails, it all hinges on what the materials folk say.
This post was edited on 7/6/17 at 3:11 pm
Posted on 7/6/17 at 3:09 pm to FreddieMac
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Trying to get someone to sign up to a YouTube channel....
looks like Major Tom von Braun checked out of this thread
Posted on 7/6/17 at 3:27 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
You need the Stennis Space Center facilities to test your engines.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 3:29 pm to lsu1919
Posted on 7/6/17 at 3:36 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
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Ideally, I would machine my nozzles
I thought it was pronounced "my nizzle" ? Can't believe I've been addressing my people wrong this whole time.
This post was edited on 7/6/17 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 7/6/17 at 3:56 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
Join a rocketry club if there's one in your area. Some of them are pretty damn serious and send rockets over 100k feet up. Takes FAA approval and such.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 4:01 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
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Samson
Holy shite I thought you were kidding until I googled "Samson launch site"
Samson is a dump. Meet me at Mcinnis Vet and we can fight. No pipe bombs allowed though.
Edit: Go Panthers
This post was edited on 7/6/17 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 7/6/17 at 4:05 pm to chinese58
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Looks like the A1 Stand out here.
The E Complex has cooler stuff. shite blows up more often.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 6:00 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
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I'm going into my sophomore year of aerospace engineering
Enjoy your last semi 'easy' year of Aerospace Engineering
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