MODEL ROCKETRY
The Journal of Miniature Astronautics
TECHNICAL ARTICLES
by
Douglas Malewicki
TECHNICAL EDITOR

 33 issues of the magazine have been scanned in and are available as Adobe PDF files.
For the link to each month’s complete issue go to the TABLE OF CONTENTS at:
http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/rockets/ModelRocketry/ModelRocketry.html

August 1969
The Radio Controlled Boost Glider…………………………………………….Page 5
The first in a series on the art of rocket glider control by radio
(PDF pages 7-10)

 

September 1969

The Radio Controlled Boost Glider…………………………………………….Page 36

Part II

(PDF pages 38-41)

 

October 1969

The Radio Controlled Boost Glider…………………………………………….Page 33

Part III  (with cover color photo of launch of the RC/BG)

(PDF pages 35-37)

 

November 1969

World Height Record Established………………………………….………….Page 22

(PDF pages 24-25)

 

December 1969

Boost/Glide performance…………………………………………………….….Page 34

 (PDF pages 38-44)

 

 

January 1970

Boost/Glide performance……………………………………………………….Page 42

Part II

(PDF pages 44-47)

 

February 1970

Boost/Glider Performance: Part III…………………………………………….Page 19

See how close your glider’s performance matches the theory

(PDF pages 21-24 & 20)

 

March 1970

D-Engine Performance Charts……………………………………….…………Page 34

Burnout Altitude and Velocity, Coast time, and Maximum Altitude Curves

(PDF pages 36-40)

 

April 1970

Drag Coefficient Measurements…………………………………….………... Page 34

Latest wind tunnel results indicate a Cd = 0.5 to be a good average

(PDF pages 37-38)

 

April 1970

Cover color photo of flying Apollo Capsule article………………..……….Cover

Discussion of Doug’s Apollo model by Tom Milkie……………………..…....Page 29

(PDF pages 32)

 

May 1970

Wind Tunnel Study of the Nighthawk B/G……………………………………Page 18

The Lift, Drag and Pitching Moment coefficients are presented

(PDF pages 20-24)

 

June 1970

Simplified Parachute Duration Analysis…………………………….……….Page 16

Graphical relation between chute diameter and duration

(PDF pages 18-19)

 

July 1970 (with Carl Kratzer)

Experimental Parachute Duration Results…………………………….……Page 30

Compare Carl Kratzer’s “Drop-Test” results with theory

(PDF pages 33-36)

 

 

February 1971 (with Jim Anderson)

Altitude Lost by Early or Late Ejection………………………………………..Page 27

A technical report explaining the disadvantages of using too long or to short of a delay charge in your model.

(PDF pages 30-34)