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Old July 14th 06, 02:52 PM posted to sci.space.tech
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Default Sugar/Potassium Nitrate rockets

I think the rocket is a bit more complex than that, as i have built
Sugar rockets and i am pretty sure we were never going to be able to
launch any type of heavy payload like that anywhere near the range that
the kassam rockets have. but i did see something about them using
fertilizer, sugar diesel fuel and something else. i will ask some arab
firends of mine there probably is a arabic website with instructions on
how to make them.

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wrote:
I read that the Kassam rockets are fueled by a combination of sugar and
fertilizer.

Anyone know how good a fuel it is? ISP numbers?

How does it compare to other solid fuels?

Have amateur rocket builders used this fuel in the past?

Seems like a cheap way to make a solid rocket.