Welcome to the Public Missiles Ltd. Secure Online Web Store and Knowledge Base. Inside you will find the largest selection of high quality, innovative High Power Rocketry products in the world. You will also find the most comprehensive collection of detailed information and performance data for PML rockets and components of any manufacturer, bar none. Since 1989, we have been totally dedicated to providing the Mid- and High-Power Rocketry community with superior products and customer service. Our services include: custom centering rings, custom tubing cutting and slotting, custom fins, tube fiberglassing, and much more. Come on in...take a look around...experience the best high-power rocketry has to offer!
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- How rockets work
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- Where and how to safely launch them
- Other rocketeers and rocket clubs in your area
Then please visit www.flyrockets.com
to discover...
- How rockets work
- The different levels and amazing possibilities of sport rocketry
- Where and how to safely launch them
- Other rocketeers and rocket clubs in your area
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Quantum Airframes:
The Quantum Tube (QT), is made from a special blended polymer that is extremely durable and easy to use. You will find this new
material easy to work with and very forgiving. Most hobby type epoxies and paints will readily adhere to this material as well. The
Quantum Tube can be squeezed, dropped, or even thrown and will not suffer any damage as can sometimes occur to cardboard or
phenolic tube. The Quantum Tubes are molded in medium gray and have a glass smooth finish. The Quantum Tube does have one
thing missing, the spiral groove! You will appreciate the fact that you no longer have to fill and sand the airframes to achieve the
perfect finish. All PML rocket kits 2.1" dia. through 3.9" dia. come standard with Quantum Tube airframes.
Our larger kits use our kraft phenolic airframes. They can be used as-is or can be wrapped with fiberglass for Level 3 type
launches. We can even glass wrap them for you! See our Airframe page for more details on all of our airframe choices.
Piston Ejection System:
The PML Piston ejection system is the most reliable and effective ejection system ever developed for high power rocketry. You will
never again need to stuff your rocket full of wadding or fiberglass insulation. Partial ejection caused by blow-by as well as burnt
parachutes will become a thing of the past. Also, the nylon/rayon piston retaining strap is heat resistant and vastly reduces the
zip cord effect encountered during early or late ejection by spreading the force over a much wider area than rope or cable. See our
Recovery page for more info on our Piston System, DuraChute parachutes, and shockcords.
We have also developed several systems that allow the use of altimeters for chute deployment either in a single chute or dual
recovery configuration. See our CPR/ERM page and the Electronics page for more info.
Plastic Nosecones:
The precision molded plastic nosecones combine high strength, smoothness and ease of finishing.
• HDPE (high-density polyethylene).
• Thicker wall than competitors; less flex, which reduces paint chipping/flakeoff.
• Double shock cord/chute eyelets, which make them much stronger.
• Ridges on shoulder that can be easily sanded to achieve perfect fit; shoulder also provides better sealing, like piston rings in an
engine.
Our high quality plastic nosecones are standard with all rocket kits 2.1" dia. through 3.9" dia. Kits in other diameters come with
nosecones made of either urethane or fiberglass. Click over to our Nosecone page for more details.
Parachutes:
Highest quality, professionally made, multipanel, 15 degree conical design, rip-stop nylon construction. All PML parachutes have
a spill hole at the apex to reduce sway and drift. The spill hole provides straighter descent and reduces swinging or rotation of
rocket under the chute while on descent; the swinging occurs with non-spillhole chutes due to the chute trying to dump air. See
our Recovery page for more info.
G-10 Fins:
G-10 is a highly compressed fiberglass laminate in a high-temp epoxy resin. It is extremely tough, waterproof, and solvent-proof. It
is very rigid, yet has just enough flex to keep it from snapping under a load. When scuffed with sandpaper, epoxy bonds readily to
it, and primers and paints adhere well to it too. Fins can be made much thinner (much less drag) when made of G-10, and still be
stronger than most other materials especially wood. It is a very consistent material and does not have any of the hidden structural
flaws that wood may have. Click over to our G-10 Fin page for more details and to see the HUGE selection of fins available.
Phenolic Tubing:
Public Missiles Ltd. was the company that first introduced Kraft Phenolic airframe tubing to high-power rocketry in 1989. Phenolic
tubing is a resin impregnated, spiral wrapped, and heat cured tube. It is much stronger than cardboard tubing, with almost 5x the
compression strength. PML Phenolic tubing is heat resistant and is highly recommended for motor mount tubes. Check out both
our Motor Mount page and our Airframe page for the details.
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PML has well over 50 Mid and High Power Rocket Kits and hundreds of innovative systems and components. We can help you with everything from Pre-Cert through Level 3 and beyond!
Congratulations to Mitch Hamilton for winning the
2015 PML Rocket Photo Contest!
"Photo of - Scratch built Trident . Built from PML components. Launching from Fairlie Moor Scotland .
Central Pro 29 3grain Red Lightning motor .Outboard 2 x Pro 29 1 grain Blue Streak motors ." --- Mitch
Central Pro 29 3grain Red Lightning motor .Outboard 2 x Pro 29 1 grain Blue Streak motors ." --- Mitch
