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WHAT IS A POCKET ROCKET ?
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A
DEVICE MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 1 3/4
INCHES LONG, THAT WHEN PROPERLY MADE
WILL FLY 4-8
FEET, IF PROPERLY SET OFF.
ALTHOUGH NOT A POWERFUL DEVICE, IT IS
WELL SUITED TO
ANNOYING YOUR DORM-MATE,
OR PERHAPS A CLASSMATE DURING THOSE
OFTEN RECURRING SESSIONS OF
BOREDOM.

MATERIALS NEEDED
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1-PACKET OF MATCHES
(CARDBOARD MATCHES,
NOT WOODEN ONES)
1-PIN (A SMALL ONE, STEAL IT FROM MOMS
SEWING
BASKET)
1-PIECE OF ALUMINUM FOIL, 1 SQUARE
INCH FOR EVERY ROCKET (REYNOLDS WRAP)

1-PAIR OF SCISSORS (OPTIONAL)
1-PAPER CLIP (OPTIONAL)
1-CIGARETTEE LIGHTER (OPTIONAL) />
MAKING THE LITTLE BUGGERS
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OKAY SO YOU’VE
RAIDED THE HOUSE FOR ALL
THE STUFF….
1) TAKE THE PACK OF MATCHES APART BY

REMOVING THE LITTLE STAPLE AT THE
BOTTOM.
2) USE THE SCISORS TO CUT OFF A SINGLE

MATCH FROM THE BUNCH.
3) CUT OUT A 1 INCH SQUARE OF ALUMINUM
FOIL AND FOLD IT IN
HALF.
4) PUT THE HEAD OF THE MATCH IN THE
CENTER OF THE CREASE AND PRESS THE
FOIL
SO IT FORMS AROUND THE HEAD
5) WRAP THE REST OF THE FOIL AROUND THE
MATCH HEAD AS
TIGHTLY AND NEATLY AS
POSSIBLE.

NOW U HAVE A MATCH WITH THE HEAD
WRAPPED UP
IN FOIL, WITH THE FOIL
COMING 1/2 INCH DOWN FROM THE HEAD.
THIS IS THE WAY YOU’D STORE
THEM IF YOU
WEREN’T GOING TO FIRE THEM IMMEDIATELY.

*NOTE* – NEATNESS COUNTS,
TIGHTNESS
COUNTS, YES YOU CAN JUST RIP A MATCH
OUT, AND RIP FOIL, BUT THE END RESULT /> WON’T WORK AS WELL.

PREPARATION FOR LAUNCH
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1) TAKE THE PIN AND PUSH IT UNDER THE
FOIL UNTIL YOU FEEL THE POINT START
TO CRUSH THE
HEAD. KEEP THE PIN AS
CLOSE TO THE MATCH AS POSSIBLE WHEN
DOING THIS.
2) BEND THE
PAPER CLIP TO FORM A 45 DEG
ANGLE WITH THE HORIZON, AND SET IT
ON A RELATIVELY
NON-FLAMMABLE
SURFACE, POINTING IN THE DIRECTION
YOU WISH TO FIRE THE ROCKET.
3)
REMOVE THE PIN FROM THE MATCH AND
GINGERLY SET THE MATCH ON THE PAPER
CLIP, BEING
CAREFUL NOT TO CRUSH THE
FOIL DOWN (THE PLACE THE PIN WAS IS
NOW THE EXHAUST PORT). />
LAUNCH
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HEAT THE HEAD OF THE MATCH (THE PART
COVERED WITH
FOIL) TILL IGNITION.

NOTES
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NEATNESS ALWAYS COUNTS ON THESE
BUGGERS
, ALWAYS USE SCISSORS WHEN POSSIBLE.
YOU SHOULD USE A LIGHTER INSTEAD OF A

MATCH SO U DONT GET SCORCHED FINGERS.
I HAVE YET TO GET A 2 STAGE ROCKET TO
FLY, IF YOU
DO UPDATE THE FILE. IF ALL
OF THIS IS TOO COMPLICATED FOR YOU THEN
PERHAPS PAGE 45 OF
‘THE GREAT
INTERNATIONAL PAPER AIRPLANE BOOK’ SAID
IT BETTER…

"POCKET ROCKET. INSTRUCTIONS: WRAP
ALUMINUM FOIL AROUND UPPER HALF OF
PAPER MATCH.
PUSH STRAIGHT PIN UP
UNDER FOIL TO HEAD OF MATCH AND
REMOVE AGAIN LEAVING EXHAUST /> CHANNEL. PLACE MATCH ON OPENED
PAPER CLIP AND HOLD LIGHTED MATCH
TO TIP. STEP
BACK."

CALL CHIEF O’HARA’S AE/CATSEND -
DYNAMIC DUO AE/CATSEND
(215)269-8303
OR… COMMISSIONER GORDON’S AE -
DYNAMIC DUO AE #2 (215)386-6696
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FIREWORKS – AN AMERICAN TRADITION!
TEXT FILE CREATED 12/6/84

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