Chemistry & Science
Experiments

Rockets!

Once you're finally get tired of
making M-80s and similar things that go "bang",
maybe it's time you try
something a bit more challenging.
Rockets are just about the coolest firework
you can make, simply because they are so universal.
These formulas &
procedures can be used to make plain Skyrockets, powerful Rocket Engines
to
propel giant model rockets, or Rockets with "warheads" that contain Aerial
Shells or large Salutes.

Formulas
Before we get into the procedure of
assembling the various types of Rockets,
here are some of the formulas we'll
be dealing with:

Black Powder Rockets

Rocket Size:
up to 1
pound

Rocket Size:
2 to 3
pound

Rocket Size:
4 to 6
pound

Ball Milled
Black Powder

100
grams

100
grams

100
grams

10W-40 Motor Oil

4.5
grams

4.0
grams

3.5
grams

These rockets perform
great, don't require drying time, and have a fantastic lift capacity. In
addition to that, they're water resistant due to the oil dispersed in the
mix.  Mix the quantities of materials shown ( batches any larger are
very difficult to blend evenly).
They are made with standard rocket tooling, and
have a ceramic-type nozzle made from Rocket Nozzle
Mix.

Red, White & Green Magnesium Rockets

RED MAGNESIUM
ROCKET

GREEN MAGNESIUM
ROCKET

WHITE MAGNESIUM ROCKET

Strontium
Nitrate

55

--

--

Barium Nitrate

--

Magnesium
(100mesh)

28

PVC

7

Parlon

10

Magnesium
Rockets are quite powerful and produce brilliant, and almost blinding Red,
Green or White tail fire.
They are made with standard rocket tooling,
and have a ceramic-type nozzle made from Rocket Nozzle
Mix.

Whistle Rockets

WHISTLE
ROCKET

RASPY
WHISTLE
ROCKET

Potassium
Perchlorate

76

70

Sodium Benzoate

--

30

Sodium
Salicylate

23

--

Iron Oxide (red)

--

1

Manganese Dioxide

1

--

Vaseline (Petroleum
Jelly)

3

3

Whistle
Rockets are also quite powerful and produce a loud (and sometimes
deafening) screaming whistle during its flight. The "Raspy Whistle Rocket"
makes a loud "tearing" & roar along with its whistle.
Whistle
Rockets are made with special Whistle Rocket tooling and have no nozzle,
just an open ended tube.

Atomic Whistle Rockets

ATOMIC
WHISTLE
ROCKET

Potassium
Perchlorate

70

Sodium Benzoate

30

Uranium Oxide

1

Vaseline (Petroleum
Jelly)

3

Yes, it works but don't
actually make it. It just demonstrates that Uranium Oxide works very well
as a catalyst. If you just can't resist making it, remember not to breathe the radioactive smoke, as
that would be a bad thing. A ground up sample of "Pitchblende" or
"Uraninite" will substitute for pure Uranium Oxide.
Follow instructions
for other whistle comps.

Procedures

Just be patient...
we're working on this as fast as we can.
We've got lots of pictures to take
and have to re-test every formula before we feel comfortable with
uploading
the step-by-step procedure