01-29-2017, 07:01 PM
OK, so I admit that I can be a bit naive about things, but I'd like some help getting a definition of the term or usage of "Black Powder".
My understanding was that this substance was basically gunpowder and was used back in the Old West for mining and blasting purposes.
But I've heard it thrown around rocketry circles to refer to the Estes motor cartridges that we insert into our lower power rockets.
But someone has made reference to "doping" their rocket by "adding some black powder" to it, presumably to make it go higher or faster.
How is Black Powder used in today's rocketry? Or is it verboten? Or is it somehow used in higher power rockets and can be used to violate regulations on lower power motors?
My understanding was that this substance was basically gunpowder and was used back in the Old West for mining and blasting purposes.
But I've heard it thrown around rocketry circles to refer to the Estes motor cartridges that we insert into our lower power rockets.
But someone has made reference to "doping" their rocket by "adding some black powder" to it, presumably to make it go higher or faster.
How is Black Powder used in today's rocketry? Or is it verboten? Or is it somehow used in higher power rockets and can be used to violate regulations on lower power motors?