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The WHISTLER! - that didn't! Part 1 (2010-10-16)

Recently there has been forum posts about whistling rockets. Rockets with split fins like the BSD THOR do whistle. I've heard the THOR whistle at N.E.F.A.R. launches. Bullpups have also ... [Read More]

Whistle Rocket Part 2 (2010-10-23)

I bought a hand launched whistling rocket from the nearby WalMart. The entire rocket is made of foam except for the plastic whistle near the nose of the rocket. I don't really know acoustic science, ... [Read More]

Whistle Rocket Second Try! (2011-03-18)

On The Rocketry Forum, Mr. Ray G. made a whistling Baby Bertha rocket using the old style plastic fishing bobbers or snap on floats. I picked up this package at a WalMart , 12 bobbers of various ... [Read More]

The Elusive LPR Whistle Rocket, Part 1 (2018-12-06)

At club launches you occasionally hear a Mid Power Rocket whistle during ascent, and sometimes during a fast descent when the parachute ejection fails. From a blog post in October 2010: "Rockets with ... [Read More]

The Elusive LPR Whistle Rocket, Part 2 (2018-12-07)

My Odd'l Rocket Cyclone model does whistle on the way up. It's not loud, but can be heard during the coast phase of the engine burn. The Cyclone has a hole punched in the side of the body tube to ... [Read More]