Make – Rockets: Down-To-Earth Rocket Science
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This book teaches the reader to build rockets--powered by compressed air, water, and solid propellant--with the maximum possible fun, safety, and educational experience. Make: Rockets is for all the science geeks who look at the moon and try to figure out where Neil Armstrong walked, watch in awe as rockets lift off, and want to fly their own model rockets. Starting with the basics of rocket propulsion, readers will start out making rockets made from stuff lying around the house, and then move on up to air-, water-, and solid propellant-powered rockets. Most of the rockets in the book can be built from parts in the Estes Designer Special kit. Review: Amazing value - a must if you have any interests in learning about rockets - Wow. This book is far more than we were expecting. It's about 3cm thick, with hundreds and hundreds of detailed pages and packed full of everything you need to know. It's like an encyclopedia of everything you need to know to make and fly rockets, starting with the very basics and getting into lots of technical details about all manner of things, so you learn about the science behind everything you're doing with practical explanation and opportunity to learn. This will keep us busy for years, if not for ever. Review: Great book with lots of information and photos - Great book with lots of information about building model rockets. With a few great build instructions. Ideal for the beginner and intermediate model rocket enthusiasts.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 218 Reviews |
P**E
Amazing value - a must if you have any interests in learning about rockets
Wow. This book is far more than we were expecting. It's about 3cm thick, with hundreds and hundreds of detailed pages and packed full of everything you need to know. It's like an encyclopedia of everything you need to know to make and fly rockets, starting with the very basics and getting into lots of technical details about all manner of things, so you learn about the science behind everything you're doing with practical explanation and opportunity to learn. This will keep us busy for years, if not for ever.
D**D
Great book with lots of information and photos
Great book with lots of information about building model rockets. With a few great build instructions. Ideal for the beginner and intermediate model rocket enthusiasts.
S**7
Model rocket Compendium.
Excellent book on model rockets, all types, great photos too !. 👍
B**N
Excellent book with clear instructions on building a range of rockets, with some fascinating rocket science.
This book takes the reader through building and flying several rockets, powered by air, water and rocket motors. The book also introduces the reader to the science of model rockets, from simple stability to comprehensive rocket science. For anybody who enjoys some of the physics, or wants to explore a bit further, this book is fascinating. Safety and rocket law are also explained. However the book is largely in imperial, not metric, and the parts listed are often not available in UK stores. However I have had little problem finding similar parts in UK DIY shops, and of course, from Amazon.
J**S
An excellent book!
It is superbly written, packed full of useful stuff, starting from basics, and working to pretty advanced stuff.
J**F
Helpful and informative
If you like building, and have an interest in rocketry, you’re going to love the tips and information. Its fantastic.
G**E
Pour bien débuter!
Très pratique et intéressant.
C**S
Leitura mais que recomendada para quem quer lançar espaço-modelos
Apesar do livro dizer sobre foguetes, seu foco são os espaço-modelos, que usam motores comerciais e tem muitas informações para quem quer iniciar nesse maravilhoso e desafiador hobby.
A**T
Five Stars
Good
O**2
Gutes Buch für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene
Sicherlich aktuell das beste Buch über Modellraketenbau, das es derzeit gibt. Layout und graphische Darstellung sind sehr schön. An vielen Stellen merkt man natürlich den Bezug zur US-Modellraktenszene, was aber der Nützlichkeit nicht schadet. Einzig die Vermischung von Imperialen Einheiten und SI-Einheiten ist manchmal etwas nervig. Da hier auch handwerkliche Grundlagen mit betrachtet werden, können Einsteiger mit einem Starterset und diesem Buch direkt loslegen.
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