The Estes D12-0 engine is booster stage rocket engine, and has to be used with a standard engine. This engine is a standard engine designed for flights in rockets weighing less than 400g including the engines. Each package includes 2 engines, 2 igniters and 4 igniter plugs.
How does a model rocket engine work?
- When the engine is ignited, it produces thrust and boosts the rocket into the sky:
- After the propellant is used up, a delay is activated, producing tracking smoke and allowing the rocket to coast:
- After the delay is burnt, the ejection charge activates, deploying the recovers system: