Hand Held Bottle Rocket Launcher

I have made many different rocket launchers but most didn't hold air pressure for a long period of time.  This rocket design can hold high air pressure for a very long time.The way it works is by building up air pressure in the tank and when ready you release the pressure into  bottle and releasing it to launch the rocket. 

You will need:

Rocket

Two 20 ounce Pepsi bottles
6" of 1/2" pvc
3" of 2" pvc
Some thick gauge wire ( I used the wire from a campaign sign frame )
at least a 3" square of a 2x4

Air tank

One gallon propane tank
Two threaded 1/2" connectors
1/2" three way "T"
Pressure valve with 1/4" threads (optional)
1/2" ball valve
three way "T" with two 1/2" and one 3/4" 
Valve Stem with threads
at least 2" of 2x4

Step 1 Making the rocket

You will need two Bottles, one to hold the tank and the other to make a nose cone. There are two ways of making the nose. One is a sharp, pointy tip that is made using the flat middle part of the bottle.

Step 1: cutting the bottle 
          
            1. Cut the bottle at the the top part were the cap goes. ( Cut the hardened part with a hack                                                            saw.
            2. Were the bottles goes smooth cut about and inch below. Look at the picture for a better                                                             understanding

Step 2: Balancing  

           1. Use a quarter in the big hole in the front. 
           2. Put two pennies on the bottle where the cap you cut off covers 
           4. Take five pennies and place them evenly 
           5. Glue all them on (epoxy would also work)

Step 3: Attaching the tip

           1. Attach the tip with ether hot glue or epoxy.

Comments

[fiddleman2007]

You are bad at inventing. You should give up and become a bum. Also, you will owe me 50 bucks at the beginning of summer.

[rocketman20]

really because the only thing that I cant figure out is how your gunna get 70 bucks after your hawkeyes get stomped.