The LUNAR Handbook

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A PDF version of the LUNAR Handbook by Daniel Costantino

Contents

1. Authors and Editors
2. Introduction
   • Welcome To LUNAR
   • LUNAR Contacts
   • LUNAR Membership
   • LUNAR Meetings
   • LUNAR Launches
3. Some History of the Club
4. What Are Model Rockets?
5. Safety Is A Priority?
6. What Are High-Power Model Rockets?
7. ALL ABOUT MODEL ROCKET MOTORS
   • Black Powder Engines
   • Single Use Composite Engines
   • Reloadable Composite Engines
   • Understanding Model Rocket Motor Codes
     • Total Impulse
     • Average Thrust
     • Time Delay
   • Engine Sizes
   • NAR Certified Engines
   • Installing An Engine
   • Using Igniters
   • Two-Stage Rockets
8. BUILDING MODEL ROCKETS
   • Building Kits
     • Kit Manufacturers
     • Local Kit Distributers
   • Designing Your Own
     • Stability Criteria
     • Testing Stability
   • Making Ripstop Nylon Parachutes
     • Materials
     • Cutting and Sewing
     • Shroud Lines
     • Attach It To The Rocket
9. LUNAR Low-power Field Procedures
   • Help Setup The Pads
   • Launching with LUNAR
   • Register And Buy Flight Cards
   • Prepare Your Model Rocket
     • Install An Appropriate Engine
     • Prepare The Recovery System
     • Installing The Igniter
   • Fill Out The Flight Card
   • Get Your Model Rocket Inspected
   • Get a Pad Assignment
   • Put Your Model Rocket On The Pad
     • Changing Launch Rods
     • Using The Standoff
     • Changing Igniter Clips
     • Attaching The Igniter Clips
     • Setting Direction And Attitude
   • Launch Your Model Rocket
   • Recover Your Model Rocket
10. LUNAR Mid-power Field Procedures
    • Using the Mid-power Flight Cards
    • Mid-power Safety Check
    • Load Your Rocket on the Pad
    • Launching
11. LUNAR High-power Field Procedures
    • Class III Pyro
    • Using the High-power Flight Cards
    • High-power Safety Check
    • Load Your Rocket on the Pad
    • Launching
12. Helping Out
    • Setting Up For A Launch
    • Tearing Down After A Launch
    • Extra Benefits For Helping
13. Meet The Launch Coordination Officers
    • Meet The Range Safety Officer (RSO)
    • Meet The Launch Control Officer (LCO)
    • Meet The Low-Power Safety Check Officer (LP-SCO)
    • Meet The Pad Assignment Director (PAD)
    • Meet The High-Power Safety Check Officer (HP-SCO)
    • Meet The Launch Pad Supervisors (LPS)
    • Meet The Registration Manager (RM)
14. HEADS UP!
    • Estes X-wing^TM Starfighter Launch Precautions
15. PLANNING A COMPETITION LAUNCH
    • The Pink Book
    • Types Of Competitions
    • Planning
    • Permits
    • Certification Of Records
    • Awards
    • Competition Events
      • Altitude Competitions
      • Duration Competitions
      • Craftsmanship Competitions
      • Miscellaneous Competitions
16. MODEL ROCKETRY ORGANIZATIONS
17. MODEL ROCKETRY BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
    • Sport Rocketry
18. MODEL ROCKETRY INTERNET SITES
19. MODEL ROCKET MANUFACTURERS
    • Aerotech, Aerotech/RMS
    • Apogee
    • Centuri Engineering Company
    • Estes
    • Flight Systems, Inc.
    • Kosdon Truly Recyclable Motors
    • MRC
    • North Coast Rocketry
    • Quest
20. LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND CODES
    • Model Rocketry
    • High-Power Rocketry
    • Federal Regulations
      • BATF
      • NFTA
      • FAA
    • State of California Regulations
    • City of Livermore Regulations
    • NAR Model Rocket Safety Code (Revision of ?????)
    • NAR High Power Model Rocket Safety Code (Revision of July, 1995)
21. OTHER PLACES TO FLY MODEL ROCKETS
    • Local
    • National

• http://www.lunar.org/contacts.html

• http://www.lunar.org/calendar.html

• Building Checklist
• Small Launch Checklist
• Big Launch Checklist

• A-I
  http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/archives/rec.models.rockets/RMRFAQ/glossary.a2i
  
• K-Z
  http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/archives/rec.models.rockets/RMRFAQ/glossary.k2z
  

Appendix 5 - LUNAR Bylaws

Appendix 6 - LUNAR Membership Application

• http://www.lunar.org/membership.shtml

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