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- @X082@X05.@X0803 @X03 ROCKET ENGINE POWDER
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- @X08 One of the most exciting hobbies nowadays is model rocketry@X05.@X08 Estes is
- the largest producer of model rocket kits and engines@X05.@X08 Rocket engines are
- composed of a single large grain of propellant@X05.@X08 This grain is surrounded by
- a fairly heavy cardboard tubing@X05.@X08 One gets the propellant by slitting the tube
- lengthwise@X05,@X08 and unwrapping it like a paper towel roll@X05.@X08 When this is done@X05,@X08 the
- grey fire clay at either end of the propellant grain must be removed@X05.@X08 This is
- usually done gently with a plastic or brass knife@X05.@X08 The material is exceptionally
- hard@X05,@X08 and must be crushed to be used@X05.@X08 By gripping the grain on the widest
- setting on a set of pliers@X05,@X08 and putting the grain and powder in a plastic bag@X05,@X08
- the powder will not break apart and shatter all over@X05.@X08 This should be done to
- all the large chunks of powder@X05,@X08 and then it should be crushed like black powder
- Rocket engines come in various sizes@X05,@X08 ranging from 1@X05/@X084 A @X05-@X08 2T to the incredibly
- powerful D engines@X05.@X08 The larger the engine@X05,@X08 the more expensive@X05.@X08 D engines come
- in packages of three@X05,@X08 and cost about $5@X05.@X0800 per package@X05.@X08 Rocket engines are
- perhaps the single most useful item sold in stores to a terrorist@X05,@X08 since they
- can be used as is@X05,@X08 or can be cannibalized for their explosive powder@X05.@X08
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