From: rjungcla@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (R. M. Jungclas)
Newsgroups: rec.models.rockets
Subject: List of rocket manufacturers and organizations (Updated 2-13-92)
Date: 4 Oct 92 15:42:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbnewsd.1992Oct4.154252.7205
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Copright, 1991, 1992     R. Michael Jungclas

UPDATED:

February 13, 1992: New address for NARTS, High Sierra Rocketry, NCR.
		   New phone Apogee.  Added Countdown Hobbies.

November 17, 1991: Updated comments side for many manufacturers.

November 10, 1991: Add new manufacturers from Chicago Hobby Show

October 27, 1991:  Added Orange Country Rockets, US Rockets(out of business),
                   Merged Chip's Wertz's list.

July 17, 1991:     Deleted Model Box. Added comment A&A Engineering. Added
                   Microbrick Technology, Advanced Rocketry Motor Sales,
                   Solid Motor Supplies. Renamed Rocket Research.

Not responsible for any errors contained herein. 

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Thanks to all those who contribute to keep this list current!!

WARNING: Several manufacturers below offer model rocket items and high power
(ie. Class B) items, but you'll need to EXPLICITLY ASK for high power/Class B
catalogs, etc.

Below is a list of current model rocket and high power manufacturers, 
organizations and speciality companies. 



Who                                             Comments
----------------------------------------        ------------------
A & A Engineering                               Launch Systems
P.O. Box 6824                                   Possibly out of business
Buena Park, CA 90620


A T Patch Company                               Patch/pin manufacturer
P.O. Box 682 RM 32 
Littleton, NH 03561


AAA Model Aviation Fuels                        Large Model Rocket Kits
Large Scale Rocketry Division                   High Power Kits
122 Summer Ave.                                        Distributor - engines
Clarks Summit, PA  18411                        Distributor - parts


Ace Rocket Manufacturing                        High Power kits/parts
545 N. Orange Grove Ave.
San Fernado, California  91340
(818) 365-0793


ACE                                             High power rocket kits
708 East 1700 South                             (former Ace Rocket Manufact.?)
Orem, UT 84058


ACE Rocketry                                    (former Ace Rocket Manufact.?) 
P.O. Box 97914 
Pittsburgh, PA 15227


Ace R/C                                         Radio COntrol Systems
P.O. Box 511E
Higinsville, MO 64037


ACME Rockets                                    Pricey out of production kits
Box 28283 Dept. AS27                            and parts.
Tempe, AZ  85285-8283                  
(602)838-3629


ACS-Reaction Labs                               OUT OF BUSINESS (6/90)
                                                Returned as Solid Motor Company


Advanced Rocketry Components                    Fiberglass kits and components
P.O. Box 97904                                  Catalog: $2
Pittsburgh, PA  15227


Advanced Rocketry Motor Sales                   Vulcan motors         
P.O.Box 75097              
Houston, TX 77234


Aerospace Composite                             Composite building materials
P.O. Box 16621 
Irvine, CA 92714


Aerotech, Inc / ISP                             Composite engines
1955 South Palm St, Suite 15                       (D-N)
Las Vegas, NV 89104                             Few high power kits
(702) 641-2301 or 2302                          Catalog: $2


Aerotees                                        T-shirts
PO Box 3846
North Las Vegas, NV 89036


Aircraft Spruce & Spec                          Composite building materials
201 W. Truslow Av.
Fullerton, CA 92632


Apogee Components Inc.                          Competition parts
19828 North 43rd Drive
Glendale, AZ 85308
(602) 780-2WIN (780-2946)
(Formerly 11111 Greenbier Road, Minnetonka, MN  55343 (612) 545-4635)


Belleville Hobby                                Distributor - Estes,
1827 North Charles Street                       AeroTech, FSI
Belleville, IL.  62221                          30% off retail
(618) 234-5989                                  $1.50 catalog


California Consumer Aeronautics                 HPR kits and parts
3192 Commercial Street
San Diego, CA    92113-1427
619-238-4254

California Consumer Aeronautics                 Super-8 rocket movie camera
7420 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard #103-107         and supplies
San Diego, CA 92111-1546
(619)581-3349
FAX (619)277-7304


Campbell Tool Co.                               Lathes & tools
2100A Selma 
Springfield, OH 45505


John H. Cato, Jr.                               Black Rock II Video $20
RFD #2, Box 58
Nicholls, Ga. 31554-9618
(912)345-2302


Celestial Enterprises                           Parts
4412 Crabapple St.
Ft Worth, TX 76137


Centuri Engineering                             OUT OF BUSINESS 9/81
Phoenix, AZ


Commonwealth Displays, Inc.                     Pricey out-of-production kits
12649 Dix-Toledo Road                           and parts. Also most current
Southgate, MI  48195                            stuff including HPR.
(313)282-1055                                   $2 for current list.


Competiton Model Rockets                        OUT OF BUSINESS 12/87
Alexandria, Virginia                            expected return in 1992
                                                  under new management


Competition Specialties                         High-tech materials
P.O. Box 452                                    Catalog: (w/samples) $3
Vine Grove, KY  40175-0452                      OUT OF BUSINESS?


Composite Structures                            Composite building materials
P.O. Box 4615
Lancaster, CA 93539


Cotriss Technology 
3653 Slopeview Dr.
San Jose, CA 95148


Countdown Hobbies                               Rocket Only specialty store
3 P.T. Barnum Square                            All Manufacturers rep'd
Bethel, CT  06801                               Discounts w/ NAR/Tripoli #
(203) 790-9010


Cox Manufacturing, Inc.                         RTF Model rockets models   
1506 East Warner Ave                            (rummored out of production)
Santa Ana, California  92705


Crerative Technology 
P.O. Box 1016
Arleta, CA 91334


Custom Rocket Company                           Model rockets
335 Water Street
Augusta, ME  04330
(207) 623-4114


DARE Rockets
747 Parkway
Elgin, IL 60174


Dynacom
P.O. Box 85
Boston, PA 15135


Eagle Aerospace Systems                         High Power rockets
P. 0. Box 2573
Evertt, Washington  98203-0573


East Coast Rockets
408 Lark Drive
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054


Electronic Tracking Systems
Box 893
Dundee, IL 60118


Emco Maier (Unimat)                             Lathes
P.O. Box 07846 
Columbus, OH 43207


Energon Systems, Inc.                           High Power Motors
14904 North Boulevard
Tampa, FL. 33613


Estes Industries, Inc.                          Model rocket kits & engines
P.O. Box 227                                    (largest & most visible)
1285 H Street                                   1/2A through D engines
Penrose, CO  81240
719-372-6565
800-525-7561


Flight Control Systems
P.O. Box 973
Camp Hill, PA 17001


Flight Systems Incorporated                     Large model rockets
9300 East 68th Street                           D-G blackpower engines
Raytown, Missouri 64133                         Catalog $2.00


High Altitude Research and Design               Motors and Kits
5150 E. Shara Avenue #137
Las Vegas, NV 89122
(702)452-1796 after 7PM PST


High Sierra Rocketry                            Kits, Motors, and more
P.O. Box 343                                    Catalog $1
Orem, UT 84059


High Technology Flight                          Electronic payloads
1450 Jeffery                                    Computer flight dymanics
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48198
(313) 482-2670


Hobby Lobby                                     RC stuff
P.O. Box 285 
Brentwood, TN 37027


Hobby Woods                                     Balsa
P.O. Box 48
Linden, CA 95236


Impulse Aerospace ARIS                          launch systems,
10655 NE 4th Ave.                               timesharing service
Belleview, WA 98044


Industrial Solid Propulsion Inc.                (Aerotech) $5 for catalog
1955 S. Palm St., Suite #15                     Reloadable Motors
Las Vegas, NV 89104
(702)641-2302


Indy RC                                         RC stuff
10620 N College 
Indianapolis, IN 46280


Internal Ballistics Co.                         Class "B" motors
807 N. Armal Drive                              Catalog: send SASE
Covina, CA  91722


Frank LaForge                                   LDRS 9 video $20
2620 Victoria                                   Money Back Guarantee
Wichita, KS 67216
(316)265-7104

 
Langley Autosystems                             Datastick - on-board computer
P.O.  Box 64591
Sunnyvale, CA  94086


LOC/Precison                                    High Power Kits
1042 Iroquois                                   Catalog $1.50
Macedonia, Ohio 44056
(216)467-4514


Lone Star Rocketry                              OUT OF BUSINESS?
P.O. Box 14376                                  (P.O. Box inactive)
Austin, TX 78761


Magnum Industries                               HPR distributor
P.O. Box 2863
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741


Material Control Inc 
338 E Sullivan Rd.
Aurora, IL 60504


Merril Enterprises 
P.O. Box 102 
Penrose, CO 81240


Microbrick Technology                           HPR kits & distributor
P.O.Box 701                                    
Schenectady, NY 12301
(518) 372-0828


Midwest Products                                Balsa
400 S Indiana St
Hobart, IN 46342


Model Aerospace Research Systems(MARS)          OUT OF BUSINESS 1990
817 Eta St. #605
National City, CA 92050


Model Box (was NFFS)                            tissue,
12 Cook St.                                     composite building materials
Rowayton, CT 06853


Model Rectifier Corporation                     Model rocket kits & engines
2500 Woodbridge Ave.                                
Edison, New Jersey  08817


Model Research Labs                             Composite building materials
25108 Marguerite B-160
Mission Viejo, CA 92692


National Association of Rocketry                Model Rocket Association 
1311 Edgewood Dr.                               -contests/engine certification
Atloona, WI 54270                               -insurance model rockets only
(715) 834-8074                                  -American Spacemodeling (MR)
71331.2506@CompuServe.com


NARTS                                           NAR Techinical Service
P.O. Box 1482                                   -back issues, plans,
Saugus, MA 01906                                -books, contest supplies


Tav Niche                                       Color Mags- over 30 photos each
Amazeing Rockets                                $10 each mag + $1.50 postage
PO Box 922559
Sylmar, CA. 91392


North Coast Rocketry                            High Power / Competition Kits
13011 Bascomb Rd                                Engine Distributor
Huntsville, AL  35803                           Catalog $3.00
(205) 883-6020

P.O. Box 24468                                  Engine Distributor
Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124                    Catalog $3.00

Orange County Rockets                           Mail order distributor
6000 Warner Suite 3                                LOC, Aerotech, US Rockets
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
(714) 847-2115
(800) 649-9961


Original Rockets Inc                            HPR kits (scaled old kits)
1424 Court St.
Port Huron, MI 48060
(313)982-3690


Peck Polymers                                   Free flight, tissue
P.O. Box 2498
La Mesa, CA 92041


Performance Propulsion 
1025 Elm Street 
Dallas, TX 75202


Pine Cap Associates                             Model rocket kits
P. 0. Box 5279                                  Catalog $1.00
7112 Knottypine Ave.                            Distributor?
Winter Park, Florida  32793


Propulsion Industries                           Expendable & reloadable motors
P.O. Box 602267
Cleveland, OH 44102


Public Missiles Ltd.                            Phenolic tubing
38300 Long                                      Catalog: $2.00
Mt. Clemens, MI  48045
(313)468-1748


Qualified Competition Rockets                   inexpensive competition kits
7021 Forest View Drive
Springfield, VA 22150


QED Rocketry                                    Model rocket kits
282 - 4609 Kingsway                             (larger models)
Burnably, B.C.
Canada V5H 4L3
(604) 431-8520


Quest/Hobbico Inc                               Model Rockets - Distributor
P.O. Box 9021
Champaign, IL  618626


Quest Aerospace Education, Inc                  Model Rockets - Manufacturer
P.O. Box 42390                                   (ex Centuri staff with MPC
519 West Lone Catcus Drive                        products ...)
Phoenix, Arizona  85989-2390
1-800-858-7302
(602) 582-3438
(602) 582-3828 FAX


Ravenna Rocket Research                         OUT OF BUSINESS
P.O. Box 254                                    (now SynerJet)
Ravenna, OH  44266


Robby's Rockets                                 Flashbulb ignitors
PO Box 171                                      and supplies
Elkhart, In. 46515                              SASE for free catalog
(219)679-4143


Rocketflight                                    Blackpower F engines
836 Houston Drive
New Haven, IN 46774


Rocket Research & Development                   Aerotech/ISP dealer 
(formerly Rocket Research                       Tracking Smoke, ignitors,
8901 Milbrae Court                              thermalite, chutes.
Richmond, VA  23236                             Catalog: $ .75


Rodgers Aerospace Software                      Great software for CP,
                                                trajectory, and altitude
                                                prediction


Rosemary Rocket Research                        San Diego California-area 
1230 Nolan Ave.                                 AeroTech dealer.
Chula Vista, CA  92011
(619) 427-6074


S.E.R.A                                         Light stagers and strobes
3664 Sun Maiden Way
North Highlands, CA 95660-5926
(916) 456-8017
(916) 334-1761


Sentell Enterprises
104 Linden Dr.
Hendersonviille, TN 37075


Sig Manufacturing Co.                           RC stuff, balsa, 
401 S Front St.                                 building supplies
Montezuma, IA 50171


Solid Motor Supplies                            large, cheap, low quality 
(formerly Reaction Labs)                        motors w/ no delay, known for 
Rt4, Box 274, Markwell Ln                       unreliable motors and late 
Taylorsville, KY 40071                          shipments (*** BUYER BEWARE ***)


Space In Miniature                              Modeling books
1621 Waterwood Ln.
St. Louis, MO 63146


Space Models International, Inc                 Model Rockets kits &
P.O. Box 3275                                   composite engines
Edmonton, AB T5L 4J1                            (former CANAROC group)
(U.S. Distributor - potentially out of business)
    Space Models International, Inc                 
    P.O. Box 59464
    Dallas, Texas 75229-1464                        
    (214) 243-6555


Space Dynamics                                  High Power Rockets
1491 Bibiana Way                                Catalog $2
Upland, California  91786


Spectrum Video Productions                      complete line of NASA films 
Box 3698                                        in the VHS format.  
Ontario, CA  91761                     

Kyle John Shurge                                Rocket Men, Video Tapes
191 West Sidee St.                              $25 - $27 each + $4 postage
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360


Syner-Jet Propulsion, Inc.                      expendable & reloadable
P.O.Box 1094                                       motors
Rootstown, OH 44272
216-296-8422


Tiffany Hobbies                                 High Power Kits.
P. O. Box 467
Ypsilanti, Michigan  48197


Tower Hobbies                                   RC stuff
P.O. Box 778 
Champaign, IL 61820


Transolve Corporation                           Rocket transmitters
13361 Shady lane
Chesterland, OH 44026


Tripoli Rocketry Association Inc.               High Power Rocket Association
P.O. Box 40475                                  -engine certification?
St. Petersburg, FL  33743-0475                  -Tripolitian magazine
Do not use either the Houston, TX or the San Diego, CA Triploli addresses.



Truly Recyclable Motors                         Reloadable motors
c/o Franklin Kosnon
316 Carol Dr.
Ventura, CA 93003
(805)642-1559

Uptown Sales, Inc.
33 North Main Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201

(800)548-9941

U. S. Rockets                                   High Power Rockets
P.O. Box 1242                                   Catalog $2
Claremont, California  91711                    
  (CAUTION:  This company has been very slow to deliver and have been 
   unresponsive! BUYER BEWARE! This company is rumored to be out of business.)


Vertical Advanced Rocketry
630 FM 1032, Suite 107
Stafford, TX  77477


Vulcan Systems, Inc                             Composite Engines - G to K 
P.O. Box 6099
Colorado Springs, CO 80934                      
(719) 633-9889


Wasatch Rocketry                                Great Booster and Pod gliders,
708 East 1700 South                             kits and chutes
Orem, UT 84058


West Coast Rocketry
P.O. Box 2863
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741
(916) 366-8928


Wicks Aircraft Supply                           experimental aircraft
410 Pine St.                                    composite building materials
Highland, IL 62249


Edward Young                                    Danville V launch video
PO Box 906                                      $25 postpaid (US funds)
Rosemont, IL 60018



Copyright, 1991         R. Michael Jungclas
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