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== Overview == | |||
Located in Ravenna, Ohio, Syner-Jet was a company founded and ran by Wayne and Kathy Schaefer in 1988. Originally known as Ravenna Rocket Research, the company was known for its marketing strategy of selling lower-cost single-use motors by eliminating dealers and selling directly to customers. However, customers had to order motors in bulk of 6 or 12. Ravenna Rocket Research disappeared after LDRS 8 following a surplus of motor failures, but later re-emerged as Syner-Jet, which initially denied any connection to Ravenna Rocket Research before eventually admitting it in a Tripolitan advertisement. | |||
== Syner-Jet Single-Use Motors == | |||
The Syner-Jet single-use motors featured brown paper-phenolic casings and were more reliable than those of Ravenna Rocket Research. These single use motors were avaliable in ranges from D to H | |||
== Reloadable Motors == | |||
As reloadable motors became more popular, Syner-Jet entered the market with a line of reloadable motors available in 22mm, 29mm, and 54mm sizes. These motors featured red anodized snap ring hardware and aluminum spacers that allowed users to utilize smaller propellant loads in maximum length cases. Syner-Jet also offered a device for adjusting the delay time of reloads. | |||
== Closure == | |||
Syner-Jet eventually went out of business, with rumors circulating that the company's demise was due to the divorce of Wayne and Kathy Schaefer. No official explanation for the company's closure was ever given. | |||
=== Enerjet === | === Enerjet === | ||
Revision as of 04:09, 3 January 2023
Solid Motor Manufacturers
Aerotech
Aerotech is a major manufacturer of APCP motors. They are also the OEM for various other brands of motor, such as Quest and Apogee. They also sell parts for homemade motors under the RCS brand.
Cesaroni Technology Incorporated
CTI is a major manufacturer of APCP motors. They also manufacture Hypertek hybrids.
Estes
Estes is the biggest manufacturer of low through mid-power black powder motors.
Klima
Klima is a European manufacturer of low-power motors powered by a fuel similar to whistle mix.
Loki Research
Loki is a smaller manufacturer of snap-ring APCP motors that also provides supplies for homemade motors. Loki utilizes snap-ring cases with reusable nozzles.
Quest
Formerly a black powder motor manufacturer, they are now owned by Aerotech and primarily sell composite motors, except for the ultraminiature black powder MicroMaxx motors.
Southern Cross Rocketry
SCR is an Australian manufacturer of low-power black powder motors.
Hybrid Motor Manufacturers
Contrail
Contrail is a manufacturer of UC-valve based hybrids.
Hypertek
Hypertek is a brand of hybrids that are completely free of pyrotechnic materials utilizing pure oxygen and an electrical spark for ignition.
Owned/manufactured by Cesaroni Technology Incorporated.
They don't sell hardware anymore, but may make reloads for people.
Defunct Motor Manufacturers
Animal Motor Works
A former manufacturer of snap-ring APCP motors. Some motors made for AMW cases (compatible with AMW and Loki in 54mm) are produced by CTI.
Ellis Mountain Rocket Works
A manufacturer of single use and reloadable APCP motors ranging from E to M and black anodized snap ring hardware. Ellis mountain snap ring hardware utilized a stainless steel washer as a nozzle carrier and the reloads used disposable phenolic nozzles. A Ellis mountain was most known for their line of single use long burn motors, such as the F20 and G20 Ellis. Mountain Rocket Works went defunct when its founder, Robert Ellis, passed away due to complications resulting from a para-gliding incident on December 4th, 2007. After the Aerotech fire in October of 2001, Ellis Mountain helped produce Aerotech brand motors in early 2002. [CITATION NEEDED]
Kosdon
A manufacturer of snap-ring APCP motors that went defunct when its founder, Frank Kosdon, passed away. Some motors made for Kosdon cases (compatible with AMW and Loki in 54mm) are produced by Aerotech.
Gorilla
A former manufacturer of APCP motors and snap ring hardware.
Rattworks
A former manufacturer of monotube UC-valve hybrids and an experimental "tribrid" using alcohol in addition to nitrous oxide and a solid fuel.
Ravenna Rocket Research
Info here
FSI
Flight systems Inc. Former manufacturer of black powder rocket motors ranging from A to F.
Rocketflite
Former manufacturer of black powder rocket motors ranging from A to H. Most famously known for their SilverStreak motors, which showered all below with a large plume of sparks.
Centuri
Former manufacturer of small black powder rocket engines.
Advanced Propulsion Systems
Advanced Propulsion Systems (APS), manufacturer of purple reloadable hardware and reloads. Casings were anodized in purple with gold anodized closures, which utilized acme threads and internal O-ring grooves. The aft closure acted as a nozzle carrier for graphite nozzles. Currently owned by Nikolaas Byra, who purchased the company in 2016.
Syner-Jet
Overview
Located in Ravenna, Ohio, Syner-Jet was a company founded and ran by Wayne and Kathy Schaefer in 1988. Originally known as Ravenna Rocket Research, the company was known for its marketing strategy of selling lower-cost single-use motors by eliminating dealers and selling directly to customers. However, customers had to order motors in bulk of 6 or 12. Ravenna Rocket Research disappeared after LDRS 8 following a surplus of motor failures, but later re-emerged as Syner-Jet, which initially denied any connection to Ravenna Rocket Research before eventually admitting it in a Tripolitan advertisement.
Syner-Jet Single-Use Motors
The Syner-Jet single-use motors featured brown paper-phenolic casings and were more reliable than those of Ravenna Rocket Research. These single use motors were avaliable in ranges from D to H
Reloadable Motors
As reloadable motors became more popular, Syner-Jet entered the market with a line of reloadable motors available in 22mm, 29mm, and 54mm sizes. These motors featured red anodized snap ring hardware and aluminum spacers that allowed users to utilize smaller propellant loads in maximum length cases. Syner-Jet also offered a device for adjusting the delay time of reloads.
Closure
Syner-Jet eventually went out of business, with rumors circulating that the company's demise was due to the divorce of Wayne and Kathy Schaefer. No official explanation for the company's closure was ever given.
Enerjet
Info
North Coast Rocketry
Info
Vulcan Systems Inc
info
Crown Rocket Technology
info
Reaction Labs
info
Canaroc
info
Cox
info
Propulsion Industries
info
Visijet
Former manufacturer of single use APCP motors. Owned by Korey Kline.
Skyripper
Former manufacturer of hybrids, which were loaded into their line of snap ring hardware.