That sounds fun and a relatively safe way to get started. I signed up for a
similar course at the Reaction Research Society (RRS) at their MTA site in the
90s. One of the first things they told the class was that if anyone was
considering starting a business making rocket motors after taking the course,
not to bother. That was probably very good advice.
Anthony J. Cesaroni
President/CEO
Cesaroni Technology/Cesaroni Aerospace
http://www.cesaronitech.com/
(941) 360-3100 x101 Sarasota
(905) 887-2370 x222 Toronto
-----Original Message-----
From: arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
Ben Brockert
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:22 PM
To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AR] Re: Introduction / getting started with APCP
Friends of Amateur Rocketry in California offers a hands-on course on making
APCP engines. I have not done it, but if I was getting into APCP I'd strongly
consider signing up for it. They can be reached through FB or the last email
came from mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I expect people on here have contacts for the Mojave Test Area, you could see
both sites in a weekend. (they're in walking distance of each other, a few
miles southwest of the middle of nowhere)
Here's the text from this month's email:
--------------------------Announcing APCP Motor
Classes---------------------------
We are happy to announce more APCP motor classes given by John Newman.
Duration: 3-Days on FAR Saturdays
Class Size: 2 to 5 People
Cost: $300.00
Includes the following that you get to keep:
• 38-millimeter motor hardware
• Flash Drive with formulas in Excel Spreadsheets You should bring the
following:
• Lunch
• Laptop computer
• Flyable rocket having a 38-mm motor mount Class will supply:
• Motor chemicals
• Motor casting tubes
• Equipment for mixing and propellant preparation Planned activities:
• Lectures
• Make APCP motors
• Static fire your motor
• Launch your motor
A reference book you should buy:
• Experimental Composite Propellant,
An introduction to properties and preparation of composite propellant; design,
construction, testing, characteristics of small rocket motors.
Author: Terry W. McCreary, Ph.D.
(One-Source) Aerocon Systems for $59.00
Major Lecture Subjects
Excel Spreadsheets
• K/N ratio
• Erosive burn
• Fuel formulation
Lathe operation
• Cut, drill, and face fuel
• Cut liner
• Drill nozzle
Static test
• Pressure
• K/N
• Regression rate
• Delay timing
• Data reduction
Propellant Mixing
• PBAN
• HTPB R45
• Pourable
• Hand packable
