Sunward Aerospace Group Limited
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Sunward Aerospace is the short name of an incorporated company started in early 2000 producing a line of model rocket
s. Originally called Sunward Model Aerospace, the name is now Sunward Aerospace Group Limited. The company is located in Toronto
, Canada
.
The company switched owners in October of 2004 and since expanded the line of model rocket
s including general rockets, payload, and pyramid rockets. Sunward Aerospace also produces a line of wood kits which include a trebuchet
, a catapult
, a ballista
and an elastic powered racer.
The company introduced additions to the line of model rockets in April 2007 and also added a paper telescope
kit for the school market.
Model rocket
A model rocket is a small rocket that is commonly advertised as being able to be launched by anybody, to, in general, low altitudes and recovered by a variety of means....
s. Originally called Sunward Model Aerospace, the name is now Sunward Aerospace Group Limited. The company is located in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The company switched owners in October of 2004 and since expanded the line of model rocket
Model rocket
A model rocket is a small rocket that is commonly advertised as being able to be launched by anybody, to, in general, low altitudes and recovered by a variety of means....
s including general rockets, payload, and pyramid rockets. Sunward Aerospace also produces a line of wood kits which include a trebuchet
Trebuchet
A trebuchet is a siege engine that was employed in the Middle Ages. It is sometimes called a "counterweight trebuchet" or "counterpoise trebuchet" in order to distinguish it from an earlier weapon that has come to be called the "traction trebuchet", the original version with pulling men instead of...
, a catapult
Catapult
A catapult is a device used to throw or hurl a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices—particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines. Although the catapult has been used since ancient times, it has proven to be one of the most effective mechanisms during...
, a ballista
Ballista
The ballista , plural ballistae, was an ancient missile weapon which launched a large projectile at a distant target....
and an elastic powered racer.
The company introduced additions to the line of model rockets in April 2007 and also added a paper telescope
Telescope
A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation . The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1600s , using glass lenses...
kit for the school market.