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Rocket Motor Guide

The motor guide automatically finds motors that fit into your rocket and does a quick-and-dirty flight simulation to give you an idea of how they would work. If you just want to search for motors, use the Motor Search page.

A New Rocket

To get started, enter the key info on your rocket in the form below. If you need help with this form, see the Guide Help page. If you were logged in, you could save your designs and run the guide again easily. You can easily login or register if you like.

Enter Key Info
Rocket Name:
Body Diameter:
Dry Weight:
MMT Diameter:
MMT Length:
Complexity:
Surface/Finish:
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Motor Mfr:
Motor Type:
Certified by:

Example Rockets

Here are some rockets that people have made public for your viewing pleasure. See how the motor guide works on these rockets that have already been defined.

Name Owner Overall MMT
Eagle 75mm Craig Rutherford 8.00in diameter, 30.00lb weight 75.0mm × 30.00in
Patriot Sather M. Ranum 7.50in diameter, 440.0oz weight 75.0mm × 34.00in
Mercury Atlas Jerry Little 5.12in diameter, 78.0oz weight 29.0mm × 240.0mm
Stealth Jr. w_av_bay Ron Ellis 2.60in diameter, 0.979Kg weight 29.0mm × 11.00in
Troop 85 Bayard Storey 7.70in diameter, 30.00lb weight 75.0mm × 32.00in
PML Miranda Michael Monteith 3.00in diameter, 3.40lb weight 29.0mm × 9.42in
Aero-Dart Ron Ellis 4.7cm diameter, 216g weight 29.0mm × 31.5cm
Mathilde Sather M. Ranum 5.50in diameter, 220.0oz weight 75.0mm × 34.00in
Eagle 54mm Craig Rutherford 8.00in diameter, 28.00lb weight 54.0mm × 30.00in
elypse mike stella 3.00in diameter, 6.50lb weight 38.0mm × 18.00in
1/38 Saturn V Chris Prinzi 10.00in diameter, 66.00lb weight 98.0mm × 11,000.0mm
Small Endeavour Jeremiah Johnson 2.50in diameter, 2.50lb weight 38.0mm × 17.00in
Amraam Chris Prinzi 4.00in diameter, 155.0oz weight 54.0mm × 1,280.0mm
Pretty in Pink Chris Prinzi 3.00in diameter, 6.00lb weight 54.0mm × 1,280.0mm
Dynastar Sky Torpedo Mark Rzchowski 2.60in diameter, 6.4oz weight 24.0mm × 7.0cm
LOC - Minie-Magg (payload bay) Paul Lambert 5.38in diameter, 64.0oz weight 38.0mm × 15.00in
LOC - Minie-Magg (Extended) Paul Lambert 5.38in diameter, 70.0oz weight 38.0mm × 19.00in
MonGoose54 Jim Urrata 5.8cm diameter, 3.40lb weight 54.0mm × 1,000.0mm
BSD Horizon 54 Scott McNeese 4.00in diameter, 82.0oz weight 38.0mm × 17.00in
Modified PoleCat V2 Chris Stone 7.50in diameter, 14.00lb weight 54.0mm × 30.00in
Honest John Ross Ohmen 5.50in diameter, 106.0oz weight 54.0mm × 50.0cm
Ariel Ross Ohmen 3.00in diameter, 47.5oz weight 54.0mm × 32.0cm
Enterprise 98 Ross Ohmen 10.1cm diameter, 20.50lb weight 98.0mm × 44.00in
Wahoo Ross Ohmen 4.1cm diameter, 3.30lb weight 38.0mm × 55.0cm
Glowworm Ross Ohmen 2.5cm diameter, 3.6oz weight 24.0mm × 18.0cm
H-Bomb Ross Ohmen 3.0cm diameter, 12.0oz weight 29.0mm × 41.0cm
F-Bomb Ross Ohmen 3.0cm diameter, 4.2oz weight 29.0mm × 20.0cm
strongarm gary moore 2.60in diameter, 19.5oz weight 29.0mm × 6.00in
Gimmie two Tim Ryerse 4.02in diameter, 7.50lb weight 54.0mm × 37.00in
One Butt-Ugly Phoenix Tim Scott 4.00in diameter, 6.00lb weight 54.0mm × 48.00in
Pato's Revenge Tim Scott 2.00in diameter, 3.60lb weight 38.0mm × 24.00in
THE V2 Kev Danjou 10.00in diameter, 44.00lb weight 98.0mm × 32.00in
Black Brant II John Coker 3.3cm diameter, 75g weight 24.0mm × 8.0cm
RCDP Flash Thomas Kernes 4.00in diameter, 13.50lb weight 75.0mm × 36.00in
RCDP Thunderball II Thomas Kernes 2.50in diameter, 4.00lb weight 54.0mm × 38.00in
RCDP Red Scare Thomas Kernes 6.00in diameter, 27.00lb weight 98.0mm × 40.00in
G-FORCE John Coker 4.00in diameter, 3.00lb weight 38.0mm × 12.00in
Generic Rocket John Coker 6.20in diameter, 27.00lb weight 98.0mm × 42.00in

If you would like to show off your own rocket, make sure "Allow others to see this rocket" is checked for it (start at saved rockets).

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