DATABASE OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE BODY TUBES by Michael Guslick, NAR# 53962 (4-19-94) Manufacturer Material Outside diameter Inside diameter Wall thickness Motor size Designation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apogee Phenol 0.25 0.22 0.015 PT-6 USR Paper 0.340 0.3 0.02 LL-1/4-6 NCR Paper 0.535 0.515 0.02 13 CBT-5 Apogee Phenol 0.54 0.51 0.015 13 PT-13 Estes Paper 0.544 0.518 0.013 13 BT-5 USR Paper 0.565 0.515 0.025 13 BT-5-34 Apogee Paper 0.565 0.545 0.01 TT-14 Quest Paper 0.59 0.55 0.02 T15 USR Paper 0.630 0.580 0.025 LT-6-36 USR Paper 0.660 0.60 0.030 LL-1/2-12 USR Phenol 0.695 0.635 0.030 MT-7-36 USR Paper 0.705 0.570 0.675 CT-5-7-1/2 NCR Paper 0.73 0.71 0.01 18 CBT-7 Estes Paper 0.736 0.71 0.013 18 BT-20 Apogee Phenol 0.74 0.71 0.015 18 PT-18 FSI Paper 0.755 0.718 0.0185 18 RT-6 USR Paper 0.760 0.710 0.025 18 BT-7-34 NCR Paper 0.76 0.72 0.02 18 BT-7 Apogee Paper 0.765 0.745 0.01 TT-19 Quest Paper 0.787 0.747 0.02 T20 USR Paper 0.875 0.825 0.025 LT-8-36 FSI Paper 0.921 0.903 0.009 RT-8 USR Phenol 0.938 0.878 0.030 MT-9-36 USR Paper 0.945 0.765 0.18 CT-7-9-2 Apogee Phenol 0.975 0.945 0.015 24 PT-24 Estes Paper 0.976 0.95 0.013 24 BT-50 Quest Paper 0.984 0.944 0.02 24 T25 USR Paper 0.995 0.945 0.025 24 LT-10-36 LOC Paper 1 0.95 0.025 24 MMT-0.95 NCR Paper 1 0.95 0.025 24 BT-9 THOY Paper 1 0.95 0.025 24 MT-.95 USR Paper 1 0.95 0.025 24 BT-9-34 USR Phenol 1.130 0.880 0.125 MT-11-36(HW) USR Phenol 1.130 1.000 0.065 24 MT-11-36(LW) USR Paper 1.135 1.005 0.065 24 CT-9-11-2 FSI Paper 1.17 1.13 0.02 29 RT-10 Quest Paper 1.18 1.14 0.02 29 T30 NCR Paper 1.21 1.14 0.035 29 BT-11 THOY Paper 1.21 1.14 0.035 29 MT-1.14 USR Paper 1.210 1.140 0.035 29 BT-11-34 USR Glass 1.210 1.140 0.035 29 FT-11-36 LOC Paper 1.26 1.14 0.06 29 MMT-1.14 PML Phenol 1.269 1.145 0.062 29 PT-1.145 Cotriss Comp 1.3 1.14 0.08 29 BD-29AFT Estes Paper 1.325 1.283 0.021 BT-55 FSI Paper 1.34 1.3 0.02 RT-12 Quest Paper 1.378 1.338 0.02 T35 USR Paper 1.395 1.345 0.025 LT-15-36 USR Phenol 1.500 1.400 0.050 MT-15-36 USR Paper 1.595 1.215 0.19 CT-11-16-3 THOY Paper 1.63 1.52 0.055 38 BT-1.52 LOC Paper 1.635 1.525 0.055 38 BT-1.52 Estes Paper 1.637 1.595 0.021 BT-60 FSI Paper 1.64 1.6 0.02 RT-15 PML Phenol 1.649 1.525 0.062 38 PT-1.525 NCR Paper 1.65 1.53 0.06 38 BT-15 USR Paper 1.680 1.600 0.040 BT-16-34 FSI Paper 1.84 1.8 0.02 RT-17 USR Paper 1.850 1.800 0.025 BT-18-34 USR Paper 1.870 1.800 0.035 LT-18-36 NCR Paper 1.88 1.8 0.04 BT-18 Aerotch Paper 1.9 FSI Paper 2.04 2 0.02 RT-19 USR Phenol 2.15 1.875 0.1375 MT-22-36 USR Paper 2.160 2.080 0.04 TC-22-4 USR Paper 2.165 1.685 0.24 CT-16-22-3 CCA Paper 2.17 1.97 0.1 MMT-2.17 Estes Paper 2.217 2.18 0.021 BT-70 USR Paper 2.250 2.170 0.04 BT-22-34 USR Glass 2.250 2.170 0.04 FT-21-48 LOC Paper 2.26 2.14 0.06 54 BT-2.14 NCR Paper 2.26 2.14 0.06 54 BT-21 THOY Paper 2.26 2.14 0.06 54 MT-2.14 PML Phenol 2.276 2.152 0.062 54 PT-2.152 FSI Paper 2.34 2.25 0.045 RT-22 Cotriss Comp 2.375 2.1 0.1375 54 BD-54AFT USR Paper 2.420 2.350 0.035 BT-23-34 USR Paper 2.595 2.255 0.170 CT-22-26-6 Estes Paper 2.6 2.558 0.021 BT-80KD Aerotch Paper 2.6 LOC Paper 2.63 2.56 0.035 BT-2.56 PML Phenol 2.684 2.56 0.062 PT-2.56 USR Paper 2.700 2.600 0.050 BT-26-34 USR Glass 2.700 2.600 0.050 FT-26-26 NCR Paper 2.7 2.62 0.04 BT-26 THOY Paper 2.73 2.56 0.04 BT-2.6 LOC Paper 3.1 3 0.05 BT-3.00 PML Phenol 3.126 3.002 0.062 PT-3.002 USR Paper 3.160 3.000 0.080 BT-30-48 USR Paper 3.250 3.150 0.050 LT-32-36 USR Phenol 3.75 3.25 0.250 MT-37-48 USR Paper 3.886 3.806 0.040 TC-39-6 CCA Paper 3.9 3.7 0.1 98 MMT-3.9 Estes Paper 3.938 3.896 0.021 98 BT-101SV USR Paper 3.946 3.896 0.025 98 BT-39-34(LW) NCR Paper 3.97 3.89 0.04 98 BT-39 USR Paper 3.996 3.896 0.050 98 BT-39-34(HW) THOY Paper 3.998 3.898 0.05 98 BT-3.9 LOC Paper 4 3.9 0.05 98 BT-3.9 PML Phenol 4.024 3.9 0.062 98 PT-3.900 CCA Paper 4.1 3.9 0.1 98 BT-4.10 LOC Paper 5.54 5.38 0.08 BT-5.38 PML Phenol 6.131 6.007 0.062 PT-6.007 USR Paper 6.160 6.000 0.080 BT-60-48 PML Phenol 7.672 7.512 0.08 PT-7.512 LOC Paper 7.675 7.675 0.08 BT-7.51 CCA Paper 8 7.8 0.1 BT-8.0 NCR Paper 8 7.8 0.1 BT-8 PML Phenol 8.87 8.71 0.08 PT-8.710 USR Paper 12.25 12.00 0.125 BT-120-48 Manufacturers: Aerotech = Aerotech/ISP Apogee = Apogee Components, Inc. CCA = California Consumer Aeronautics (defunct early 1994) Cotriss = Cotriss Technology Estes = Estes Industries FSI = Flight Systems Inc. LOC = LOC/Precision NCR = North Coast Rocketry PML = Public Missiles Ltd. Quest = Quest Aerospace Education, Inc. THOY = Tiffany Hobbies of Ypsilanti USR = U.S. Rockets Notes: Some of these manufacturers may be defunct. Others (such as Centuri) may have components under another company's name. All dimensions have been taken from values published by the manufacturer. Tubes marked as being appropriate for a certain motor size are either the word of the manufacturer, or my own guesses. (I'm sure that you can use Estes BT-101 tubing as a 98mm motor mount, but I really doubt that they had this purpose in mind when they first made the stuff!) Check the inside diameter values against the diameter of the motor to be sure that the motor will fit.