> Including making the charcoal and the potassium nitrate? Black powder is rather poor fuel for homemade rocket engines. According to what I know, much better fuel is made from about 60/40 mixture of potassium nitrate and sorbitol. Reportedly it should be possible to manufacture engines of several pounds of weight.
> All they are accomplishing is making a hassle for muzzleloader and > rocketry buffs. Having a brain is apparently a contraindication for going into politics.
