Jacobs Rocketry - by Gary Jacobs, author of a precious 1979 booklet on making black powder rockets. Mr. Jacobs has been using sugar propellant lately, and has developed a very nice website demonstrating it's production and use, as well as lots on rocketry in general. Furthermore, he has generously placed that black powder motor book on the website - I learned several of my favorite techniques from that little book. Highly recommended!
Raice Rocketry - Jordan Raice, a bright young HPR rocketeer in central California, who is experimenting with sugar propellants. Watch this site!
Richard Nakka's Experimental Rocketry The premiere amateur rocketry site. And his primary propellants are sugars! I have learned more from Richard than from all others combined. Excellent and authoritative technical details on sugar propellants and many other aspects of rocketry.
Sugar Shot to Space - Richard Nakka, Bill Colburn, and many other sugar propellant proponents are developing a sugar rocket to reach space!
SugProDiscussion list Most, if not all, of the folks you see here are members of this list. If you have a deep interest in such things, are willing to be pleasant, polite, and do things legally and safely, then you might consider joining. This is one of the bests lists I have encountered.
Inverse Engineering: Dan Pollino produces an outstanding website illustrating his processes and procedures for making large sugar motors. Dan is a clever and dilligent experimenter who just doesn't know how to quit. Thank goodness. Currently working with a "flexible propellant" that is easy and safe to make, and not at all brittle like most sugar propellants are.
Randy's Rocketry - Randy Dormans recently tested an awsome 4-inch 6-grain "N" motor burning KN/SO. Specs, photos and video is on his blog, which also includes photos of and videos from his on-board camera, getting nice footage of the dry lake beds of Southern CA.
Serge Pipko - Russian chemist doing serious science with sugar propellants. Link is to Babelfish translation into English.
Stuart Leslie: Primary author for the to Tripoli Rocketry Association, for which I was grateful to tag along as junior author. Stuart does beautiful work with modest equipment.
Alberto Gassol - Tijuana rocketry. English Translation by Google
Trailer Trash Aerospace - The Trailer boys make some sizeable motors, and rockets to fly them in. They use sugar propellants quite a lot, and have a clear, simple instruction page for making KNO3/sorbitol propellant. An excellent page on casting tools too.
SVRC - Sam Grado offers KNO3, sorbitol, kits for making PVC motors, conversion cells for making KClO4, and other fun stuff!
Dustin Brown - Describes several innovative rocket-motor projects, including a two-stage model rocket design using KN/sorbitol, and instructions for building "D" motors using this propellant.
Flint Hapirat - working with sugar propellants, and developing some original and interesting ideas.
Aerocon Systems - a righteous seller of rocketry stuff. Run by Bob Fortune, Aerocon's offerings include a "sugar propellant experimenter's kit" along with lots of electronic goodies for testing, recovery.
Amateur Icelandic Rocketry (AIR) Three rocket aficianodos recently used recrystallized KN/Sucrose to launch what may be the first amateur rocket in Iceland. AIR hosts a forum on amateur rocketry. More exciting developments are in the works.
NERO Dutch Federation for Rocket Research. Began in 1959, it is one of the longest running rocketry organizations. Uses sugar propellant, among others
VRO Flemish Rocketry Organization - Pioneers of KNO3/sorbitol propellant. Producers of essential works on sugar propellants, currently working to develop accurate simulations of KNO3/sucrose propellant burns.
DARK - Danish Amateur Rocket Club - uses sugar propellants, among others.
Scott's Experimental Rocketry Scott Fintel has pioneered the use of KN/ER, a non-hygroscopic propellant made with the sugar-alcohol erythritol. In late 2006 Scott launched an O-motor rocket with this propellant to over 29000 feet. Scott also hosts pages from Jonathan Carter, who is working to develop colored flame sugar propellant.
- Theo McDonald does experiments with KNO3/sorbitol, as well as advanced hybrid rocket motors.
I am sure to be leaving out some very important folks, but it is late and I am tired. So please let me know if I missed you!
