Pratt Hobbies
2513 Iron Forge Rd
Herndon, VA 20171
571-221-5820
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We are getting a lot of phone calls from folks
looking for a hobby shop in northern Virginia.
Pratt Hobbies is strictly a mail order operation; no storefront,
no retail sales. We strongly recommend our friends at
Hobby Hangar in
Chantilly. It's one of the finest hobby shops around, and will
certainly take good care of you. |
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It's Super Six Season!
Our most popular rocket kit,
perfect for classes and camps,
with some new features:
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Four pre-cut hard balsa fins |
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Fin wrap sticker makes alignment
simple |
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Plastic nose cone |
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Extra strong tube, Kevlar shock
cord |
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Heatshield included, no wadding
needed |
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All parts precut, no tools needed |
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Great flights on inexpensive A and
B motors |
Still only
$4.95 each in bulk packs!
13 for the price of 12! |
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We now offer three sizes of
Ejection Canisters for your deployment pleasure!
The WEC-5b
is the right size for models 3 inches in diameter and smaller. The
new LWEC-5b Large Canister is perfect for 4 inch to 5.5
inch diameters. The Variable Capacity VCEC-1 can be used
for almost any model.
All our canisters
are designed for one use only. The 9-inch lead wires are stripped and tinned for
solid attachment. They have been tested with all popular
deployment altimeters on the market.
Yes, they work
with Pyrodex! Here are
some video clips of our tests. |
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  Want to build and fly model rockets in a
classroom setting, but you've never done it before? Here's an article
"Doing Rockets"
that will give
you the basic information you need.
What's the best way to
buy a lot of rocket kits? Our Bulk Packs. Designed
specifically for schools, and you can't beat the price! |
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Info Pages
Here are some useful and
interesting articles, video clips, including CanSat lesson plans,
hybrid motor information, and other good
stuff.
Resources
Pratt Hobbies is a specialty manufacturer; we don't try to carry
everything you might need. For other hobby products, we highly
recommend these companies. Each company listed here is run by
personal friends, and we know that you
will be well served when you choose their products.
More Information about the Sport of Rocketry
The National
Association of Rocketry was founded over 45 years ago. NAR has
taken the lead in getting rocketry legalized in places where it was
covered by obsolete fireworks laws, and is in the forefront of
the effort to keep the sport from being regulated to death. NAR writes
the competition rules and sponsors most of the rocketry competitions
in the USA. NAR members receive individual liability insurance
coverage. Best of all, you get a subscription to Sport
Rocketry Magazine. We at Pratt Hobbies are proud to be long-term
members of NAR (like, since 1964). Write to the National Association of Rocketry, Box
407, Marion, IA 52302 or call 800-262-4872 for membership
information.
The Tripoli
Rocketry Association is devoted to the high power end of the
sport. Through the Tripoli certification program, members can qualify
to buy and use H and higher motors, hybrid motors and other advanced
technology. Tripoli works closely with the NAR on regulatory and legal
issues, and the two organizations are in harmony on their
certification and engine testing programs. Tripoli members receive the
excellent High Power Rocketry Magazine as a membership benefit. Write
to Tripoli Rocketry Association, PO Box 970010, Orem, UT 84057-0010
for membership information.
We proudly support the educational
programs of the
Federation of Galaxy Explorers.
Essence Model
Rocketry Reviews has been collecting information on model rocketry
for over 10 years! Check out their extensive list of kit reviews,
launch reports, and support files.
There is an active group of hybrid motor fliers on
Yahoo Groups:
hybridrocketmotors.
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We now sell
our favorite
What do you get for the man who has everything?
Something to put it in! |
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For the best in rocketry simulation software and
excellent kits, we recommend Apogee Components!
ROCKSIM v.8 AVAILABLE NOW!
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