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EXL-S101: Model Rocket Design [pilot]

When
07/09/2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location
106 Royal St SW, Leesburg VA 20175
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Model Rocket Design Workshop

Do you ever see a cardboard tube and immediately want to build a rocket from it? No? That needs to change, so come to the rocket design class and bring a tube that you have lying around (should be >25 mm/1" in diameter and less than 150 g/5 oz). If you don't have one, don't worry, the instructor will bring a nice selection.

If you've never built or flown a model rocket, you will learn everything needed to get started, and more!

We will go over all the steps needed to design a rocket from an existing tube, such as:

How a model rocket works and the parts needed to make it fly safely,
Which of those parts you can make using hand tools, a 3D printer, a laser or a CNC mill, at home or at Makersmiths,
Rocket stability, so it will fly straight, and
Performance, so you can choose the right motor and make sure it lands on your launch site.

Please bring a laptop or tablet with OpenRocket (https://openrocket.info/ ) installed.

We will meet in the basement classroom at the Leesburg location.

If not a Member of Makersmiths, a liability waiver will need to be signed before taking the class - https://waiver.fr/p-NVPOj.

Questions? Contact the instructor Oliver Arend.

If the class is full, click here to request additional classes.

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