For those of you wondering about the strength of a PVC engine casing, [Richard] does say making larger rocket engines out of 2 or 3-inch PVC may not make much sense due to the increased chamber ...

At an event in Nevada, hobbyists can legally send their homemade rockets high ... where civilians can launch Class 3 rockets—which have high-propulsion motors—to such high altitudes.

For this early prototype, power is solely from hobby rocket motors, providing thrust for 1.6 seconds, meaning flight times are necessarily short. The craft is launched from an aluminium profile ...