Motor Guide Results

Here is your handy guide to the motors that might work with your rocket. We found 93 motors that fit and appear to have enough thrust (687 motors didn't fit, 25 motors failed safety checks). 116 motor had thrust curves available and 234 flight simulations were performed. Browse the motors that did and didn't work right here or download the results as a spreadsheet.

The Rocket

Motors That Work

These motors fit your rocket and appear to have enough thrust to lift it safely. If thrust curves are available, a quick simulation has been run to give a rough idea of the performance of your rocket on this motor. We encourage you to run a more complete simulation with any motor you plan to use; see the simulators page for more info.

	Motor	Weight	Launch	Velocity	Accel	Altitude	Time	Delay
	AeroTech F62	2.36lb	50ft/s	130ft/s	5.1G	274ft	4.4s	3s
	AeroTech F42	2.29lb	52ft/s	127ft/s	5.8G	300ft	4.6s	3s
	Cesaroni F120	2.35lb	77ft/s	155ft/s	12.6G	303ft	4.4s	4s
	Cesaroni F59	2.34lb	53ft/s	141ft/s	5.8G	305ft	4.6s	4s
	AeroTech F67	2.30lb	61ft/s	161ft/s	7.4G	359ft	4.8s	4s
	AeroTech F50	2.31lb	54ft/s	163ft/s	6.1G	409ft	5.2s	4s
	AeroTech F52	2.39lb	56ft/s	164ft/s	6.4G	428ft	5.4s	4s
	AeroTech F40	2.40lb	50ft/s	156ft/s	5.4G	460ft	5.7s	4s
W	Estes F50	2.30lb	58ft/s	180ft/s	6.6G	479ft	5.6s	4s
	AeroTech G54	2.42lb	57ft/s	179ft/s	6.5G	488ft	5.7s	4s
	Cesaroni G88	2.45lb	61ft/s	208ft/s	9.7G	514ft	5.6s	5s
	AeroTech G104	2.42lb	71ft/s	212ft/s	10.3G	532ft	5.6s	5s
	AeroTech G74	2.31lb	61ft/s	216ft/s	7.7G	547ft	5.8s	5s
	AeroTech G53	2.44lb	59ft/s	191ft/s	7.0G	574ft	6.1s	4s
	Cesaroni G80	2.43lb	57ft/s	229ft/s	8.1G	597ft	6.0s	5s
W	Estes G40	2.39lb	51ft/s	196ft/s	5.9G	641ft	6.5s	4s
	AeroTech G40	2.39lb	51ft/s	196ft/s	5.9G	641ft	6.5s	4s
	AeroTech G77	2.48lb	54ft/s	236ft/s	7.0G	644ft	6.3s	5s
	AeroTech G77	2.39lb	60ft/s	246ft/s	8.0G	664ft	6.3s	5s
	AeroTech G72	2.41lb	57ft/s	252ft/s	8.2G	686ft	6.4s	5s
	AeroTech G79	2.47lb	60ft/s	245ft/s	7.9G	689ft	6.4s	5s
	Cesaroni G83	2.44lb	64ft/s	249ft/s	8.2G	693ft	6.4s	5s
	AeroTech G79	2.39lb	54ft/s	237ft/s	6.5G	696ft	6.6s	5s
	Cesaroni G68	2.46lb	53ft/s	235ft/s	7.4G	696ft	6.6s	5s
	Cesaroni G57	2.44lb	56ft/s	222ft/s	7.1G	705ft	6.7s	5s
	Cesaroni G250	2.43lb	106ft/s	304ft/s	25.3G	714ft	6.1s	6s
	AeroTech G76	2.44lb	77ft/s	243ft/s	12.9G	758ft	6.5s	5s
	Cesaroni G126	2.44lb	77ft/s	290ft/s	13.6G	759ft	6.4s	5s
	AeroTech G64	2.45lb	66ft/s	238ft/s	8.9G	781ft	6.8s	4s
	AeroTech G75	2.41lb	61ft/s	261ft/s	8.4G	796ft	6.8s	5s
	Cesaroni G131	2.56lb	72ft/s	302ft/s	12.0G	802ft	6.6s	5s
	AeroTech G78	2.39lb	62ft/s	277ft/s	8.4G	811ft	6.8s	5s
	AeroTech G125	2.39lb	75ft/s	318ft/s	12.7G	829ft	6.6s	6s
	AeroTech G80	2.40lb	64ft/s	286ft/s	8.7G	860ft	6.9s	5s
	Cesaroni G106	2.53lb	64ft/s	318ft/s	10.7G	891ft	7.0s	6s
	KBA G135	2.62lb	70ft/s	338ft/s	12.0G	916ft	7.0s	6s
	KBA G82	2.63lb	54ft/s	295ft/s	6.9G	918ft	7.3s	5s
	AeroTech G75	2.63lb	52ft/s	290ft/s	5.6G	975ft	7.7s	5s
	AeroTech H165	2.56lb	87ft/s	379ft/s	15.5G	1,023ft	7.1s	6s
	Cesaroni G125	2.55lb	77ft/s	360ft/s	13.3G	1,026ft	7.3s	6s
	Cesaroni G118	2.53lb	73ft/s	357ft/s	12.9G	1,030ft	7.3s	6s
	Cesaroni H175	2.66lb	87ft/s	392ft/s	16.9G	1,039ft	7.2s	6s
	Cesaroni H410	2.52lb	139ft/s	449ft/s	44.7G	1,040ft	6.9s	6s
	Cesaroni H133	2.54lb	79ft/s	368ft/s	16.0G	1,051ft	7.3s	6s
	Cesaroni H163	2.53lb	86ft/s	396ft/s	18.3G	1,066ft	7.2s	6s
	Cesaroni G54	2.54lb	67ft/s	265ft/s	9.7G	1,073ft	7.9s	5s
	AeroTech G138	2.45lb	75ft/s	409ft/s	14.1G	1,078ft	7.3s	6s
	Cesaroni H90	2.48lb	72ft/s	341ft/s	13.1G	1,086ft	7.6s	6s
	AeroTech H128	2.57lb	84ft/s	386ft/s	14.7G	1,090ft	7.4s	6s
	AeroTech H238	2.55lb	98ft/s	413ft/s	19.4G	1,091ft	7.2s	6s
	Cesaroni H87	2.57lb	64ft/s	336ft/s	10.2G	1,097ft	7.7s	6s
	RATT H70	2.90lb	68ft/s	300ft/s	9.6G	1,107ft	7.9s	5s
	Cesaroni H123	2.62lb	71ft/s	382ft/s	11.0G	1,115ft	7.6s	6s
	Cesaroni H54	2.58lb	59ft/s	271ft/s	7.8G	1,124ft	8.2s	5s
	AeroTech H115	2.57lb	69ft/s	376ft/s	9.7G	1,139ft	7.6s	6s
	AeroTech H97	2.73lb	62ft/s	360ft/s	7.9G	1,181ft	8.0s	6s
	Cesaroni H118	2.63lb	76ft/s	381ft/s	13.5G	1,181ft	7.7s	6s
	Cesaroni H237	2.77lb	99ft/s	475ft/s	20.8G	1,230ft	7.5s	7s
	AeroTech H220	2.67lb	104ft/s	471ft/s	24.8G	1,243ft	7.5s	7s
	AeroTech H210	2.66lb	97ft/s	475ft/s	20.0G	1,264ft	7.6s	7s
	Cesaroni H151	2.64lb	88ft/s	434ft/s	16.3G	1,275ft	7.7s	6s
	Cesaroni H170	2.63lb	93ft/s	465ft/s	19.3G	1,318ft	7.7s	6s
	AeroTech H182	2.58lb	85ft/s	487ft/s	15.1G	1,319ft	7.8s	7s
	Cesaroni H160	2.72lb	81ft/s	463ft/s	14.3G	1,327ft	7.9s	6s
	Cesaroni H135	2.67lb	78ft/s	434ft/s	12.9G	1,336ft	8.0s	6s
	KBA H130	3.68lb	71ft/s	369ft/s	12.4G	1,341ft	8.5s	7s
	AeroTech H180	2.67lb	95ft/s	486ft/s	20.1G	1,352ft	7.8s	6s
	AeroTech H250	2.68lb	111ft/s	518ft/s	26.0G	1,355ft	7.7s	7s
	KBA H225	2.82lb	84ft/s	525ft/s	19.3G	1,404ft	8.0s	7s
	AeroTech H195	2.55lb	104ft/s	523ft/s	21.4G	1,404ft	7.8s	7s
	Cesaroni H295	2.87lb	110ft/s	559ft/s	26.5G	1,413ft	7.8s	7s
	AeroTech H135	2.59lb	77ft/s	433ft/s	12.3G	1,426ft	8.2s	6s
	Cesaroni H194	2.75lb	99ft/s	518ft/s	22.1G	1,482ft	8.0s	7s
	Cesaroni H180	2.81lb	93ft/s	508ft/s	20.6G	1,486ft	8.1s	7s
	Cesaroni H200	2.72lb	97ft/s	525ft/s	23.0G	1,504ft	8.0s	7s
	Cesaroni H53	2.75lb	52ft/s	322ft/s	6.6G	1,513ft	9.5s	5s
	Cesaroni H399	2.77lb	140ft/s	643ft/s	43.4G	1,527ft	7.9s	7s
	Cesaroni H340	2.98lb	119ft/s	612ft/s	32.6G	1,530ft	7.9s	7s
	Cesaroni H255	2.63lb	115ft/s	586ft/s	31.2G	1,532ft	7.9s	7s
	Cesaroni H140	2.73lb	92ft/s	483ft/s	19.2G	1,580ft	8.4s	6s
	AeroTech H268	2.91lb	108ft/s	606ft/s	24.4G	1,656ft	8.3s	7s
	Cesaroni H226	2.91lb	106ft/s	578ft/s	26.0G	1,657ft	8.3s	7s
	Cesaroni H233	2.84lb	107ft/s	597ft/s	25.9G	1,684ft	8.3s	7s
	Cesaroni H159	2.87lb	84ft/s	522ft/s	13.5G	1,688ft	8.7s	7s
	Cesaroni H255	2.82lb	112ft/s	624ft/s	31.9G	1,695ft	8.2s	7s
	Cesaroni H160	2.82lb	103ft/s	529ft/s	24.2G	1,751ft	8.6s	6s
	AeroTech I200	2.91lb	101ft/s	571ft/s	22.5G	1,754ft	8.5s	7s
	Cesaroni I204	2.89lb	106ft/s	599ft/s	26.8G	1,830ft	8.6s	7s
	AeroTech I205	2.81lb	100ft/s	611ft/s	28.1G	1,834ft	8.5s	7s
	Cesaroni I224	2.93lb	118ft/s	651ft/s	32.2G	1,938ft	8.7s	7s
	Cesaroni I243	3.00lb	114ft/s	642ft/s	31.7G	1,941ft	8.7s	7s
	RATT I80	3.34lb	54ft/s	408ft/s	7.1G	1,995ft	10.5s	6s
W,D	Estes G80	2.39lb	7:1 thrust/weight ratio (no data)

W Motor total weight unknown, lift-off Weight not accurate.

D No simulation data found for this motor.

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Motors That Fail

These motors fit your rocket, but failed one safety check or another. They may actually work, but you should use them only with caution. We encourage you to run a more complete simulation to verify flight safety; see the simulators page for more info.

	Motor	Reason
G	Estes E16	speed at end of launch guide too slow (23ft/s)
G	AeroTech E23	speed at end of launch guide too slow (35ft/s)
G	AeroTech E16	speed at end of launch guide too slow (28ft/s)
G	AeroTech F23	speed at end of launch guide too slow (38ft/s)
G	Cesaroni F36	speed at end of launch guide too slow (38ft/s)
G	AeroTech F27	speed at end of launch guide too slow (36ft/s)
G	Estes F15	speed at end of launch guide too slow (19ft/s)
G	AeroTech F37	speed at end of launch guide too slow (39ft/s)
G	Cesaroni F36	speed at end of launch guide too slow (39ft/s)
G	AeroTech F20	speed at end of launch guide too slow (40ft/s)
G	Cesaroni F32	speed at end of launch guide too slow (34ft/s)
G	Cesaroni F29	speed at end of launch guide too slow (33ft/s)
G	Cesaroni F31	speed at end of launch guide too slow (36ft/s)
5	Estes F26	average thrust fails 5:1 thrust/weight ratio (3:1)
G	AeroTech F26	speed at end of launch guide too slow (34ft/s)
G	AeroTech F22	speed at end of launch guide too slow (30ft/s)
G	Apogee F10	speed at end of launch guide too slow (24ft/s)
G	AeroTech F25	speed at end of launch guide too slow (46ft/s)
G	AeroTech G38	speed at end of launch guide too slow (43ft/s)
G	AeroTech G25	speed at end of launch guide too slow (37ft/s)
5	AeroTech G8	average thrust fails 5:1 thrust/weight ratio (1:1)
G	AeroTech G11	speed at end of launch guide too slow (25ft/s)
G	AeroTech G12	speed at end of launch guide too slow (26ft/s)
G	Cesaroni G33	speed at end of launch guide too slow (35ft/s)
G	Cesaroni H42	speed at end of launch guide too slow (43ft/s)

G These simulations were run with a launch guide length of 8ft (rod, rail or tower). If this is not correct, launch guide lengths can be specified for your saved rockets. (The minimum velocity required is approximately 15m/s or 50ft/s.)

5 The 5:1 thrust-to-weight ratio check is a useful rule of thumb, but it does break down for motors with unusual thrust curves. For example, motors with a high initial thrust and a long tail-off may fail this test but still be safe for use.

Download the Results

The data is presented in a compact form in the tables above, broken down by motors that worked and those that did not. If you would like to analyze the data further, this section provides download links for files in a generic spreadsheet format (comma-separated value, or CSV) that can be opened with almost any spreadsheet program.

		Download full details of the simulation runs with the various motors: that worked, that failed, or all of them.
		Download the list of motors that fit your rocket into a batch for use with SMARTSim. (See the Simulators page for more info.)

You should download these files to your machine and then open them. Normally, clicking the link will prompt you to do this. However, if your browser insists on opening the file as plain text, you can right-click (control-click on the Mac) on the link and chose Save File As (or similar).