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 Rocketry Product: Mercury Engineering - 3" School Rocket {Kit}

Model Rocket Building: Mercury Engineering 3" Diam. School Rocket Now Available! (2016-04-20)

Here's a sneak peek at the first page of the instructions I drew up for the Mercury Engineering 3" SCHOOL ROCKET To see the kit:  CLICK HERE   Look for "School Rockets" along the top of ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Mercury Engineering 3" Diam. School Rocket Build, Part 1, Parts (2016-04-22)

Everybody has rocket favorites, this is one of mine. If you are a Big Daddy fan, you'll want to check this one out. The 3" School Rocket is now available on the BMS website - CLICK HERE There is a ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Mercury Engineering 3" Diam. School Rocket Build, Part 2, Engine Mount (2016-04-22)

The engine mount assembly is straightforward, no surprises here. The engine hook slot is laser cut, the centering rings glue onto the etched lines on the motor mount tube. The Kevlar shock cord is ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Mercury Engineering 3" Diam. School Rocket Build, Part 3, Fin Alignment (2016-04-23)

The fin tab doesn't reach all the way to the engine mount tube. When glued into the body tube notches it is plenty strong for D and E engines. Bill (BMS) told me the kit might be offered with longer ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Mercury Engineering 3" Diam. School Rocket Build, Part 4, Paint and Chrome Trim (2016-04-26)

The build is very straight forward and easy. The 3/16" launch lug is glued and centered over the pre-etched lines on the body tube. Bill asked for a simple paint scheme, Red, White and Blue. Here's ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Mercury Engineering 3" Diam. School Rocket Build, Part 5, Stars Placement (2016-04-27)

Once again, the blogs posts came in out of order! Early this morning, #6 was posted. #5 was way down in the older posts. Here's #5 answering the question posted by Neil W. The star templates were ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Mercury Engineering 3" Diam. School Rocket Build, Part 6, Chrome Trim Comparison - Finished (2016-04-28)

Simple, tapered chrome trim strips were applied on the right side of the fins. For me, trim on both sides of the fins would have been too much. On the left is the before, on the right is after the ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Mercury Engineering 3" Diam. School Rocket Build, Part 7, Launch and Follow Up (2016-04-29)

Here's a picture of the first D12-3 launch of the 3" School Rocket, before the chrome trim was added. The picture is from the December 5th N.E.F.A.R. launch. Boost was arrow straight all looked good ... [Read More]