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Step 5Science Scoop, Further Instructables, and Dedication
Right, whats going on here is that we are creating a fuel/air mixture inside of a semi-confined space, igniting it, and derecting the fow of hot gases to create thrust which is directed downward to create lift.
This idea is completely my own, I was unaware of other people coming up with this idea until viewing that other instructable.
This would probobly make a great science fair experiment, you can fiddle around with the amount of fuel used and the type to. Once I used a mix of alcohol and hydrogen peroxide to create my own V2. It flew much higher, with a much louder wuff, and completly melted a brand new rocket, I don't recommend trying it until you gain lots of experience with just alcohol. I would really like to try this with a single drop of ether, however it's dashed difficult to obtain the stuff.
Other fuels to try are:
Methylated spirits
Denatured Alchol
Butane (allow the rocket to fill up with gas from a lighter)
Hydrogen gas
Very small amounts of acetylene
When experimenting with new fuels, I recomend you find a way to light the rocket from a distance, such as a model rocket igniter
For more on the science of burning vapors and fuels, see Kiteman's Instructable Be an Aeronautical Scientist: Make Your Own Jet Jar For a Few Pennies. How noble of me, I'm actually linking to my prime competition's Instructable.
Remeber, if you like this Instructable, rate me rate me rate me (please please please)!
I would like to dedicate this Instructable to Cdr. William C. McCool, pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia, the man who told me to follow my dreams, and fanned the flame in me to be an astronaut.
Live long and prosper
RocketScientist2015
This idea is completely my own, I was unaware of other people coming up with this idea until viewing that other instructable.
This would probobly make a great science fair experiment, you can fiddle around with the amount of fuel used and the type to. Once I used a mix of alcohol and hydrogen peroxide to create my own V2. It flew much higher, with a much louder wuff, and completly melted a brand new rocket, I don't recommend trying it until you gain lots of experience with just alcohol. I would really like to try this with a single drop of ether, however it's dashed difficult to obtain the stuff.
Other fuels to try are:
Methylated spirits
Denatured Alchol
Butane (allow the rocket to fill up with gas from a lighter)
Hydrogen gas
Very small amounts of acetylene
When experimenting with new fuels, I recomend you find a way to light the rocket from a distance, such as a model rocket igniter
For more on the science of burning vapors and fuels, see Kiteman's Instructable Be an Aeronautical Scientist: Make Your Own Jet Jar For a Few Pennies. How noble of me, I'm actually linking to my prime competition's Instructable.
Remeber, if you like this Instructable, rate me rate me rate me (please please please)!
I would like to dedicate this Instructable to Cdr. William C. McCool, pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia, the man who told me to follow my dreams, and fanned the flame in me to be an astronaut.
Live long and prosper
RocketScientist2015
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hmmm...
über power rocket idea comig up...