Rocketry

is designed to reduce aerodynamic drag; made of paper, plastic, foam, balsa wood

also known as the body tube; usually made from cardboard, plastic or fiberglass

used for guidance; little paper tube attached to the side of the rocket; usually made from paper tubes or straws

used to keep the rocket headed in the proper direction; usually made from balsa wood, cardboard, plastic, fiberglass

designed to recover the rocket safely; most use a parachute or streamer made from plastic, or cloth and string

attach the nose to the body tube; used to keep the entire rocket together during descent; use Kevlar, rubber or bungee cord

protects the parachute or streamer from the heat and sparks from the engine's ejection charge; tissue paper treated with a chemical to make it fireproof

purpose is to hold rocket firmly in place; aligns the engine concentrically with the centerline of the rocket; usually made from a tube, centering rings, and can also include an engine block and engine hook

used to slow the rocket as it descends to the ground; pushed out of tube by the ejection charge of the rocket engine

align the tubes inside the rocket and prevent parts from shifting around during flight

holds the engine inside the rocket

also called suspension lines; used to connect the canopy to the rocket

prevents the motor from sliding up into the tube while the engine produces thrust

allows the rocket to be inserted quickly into the model; prevents the motor from sliding rearward when the motor's ejection charge blows forward

launch, powered ascent, coasting flight, ejection charge, slow descent, recovery