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This Instructable will show you the how to build and fly water rockets. Featuring two stage rockets and drop away boosters, and also some basics. This...
A water rocket is propelled by pressurised air forcing water down though a nozzle. This creates thrust. If you took a standard two litre fizzy soft d...
In the next few steps you will be shown how to build the basic needs of a bottle rocket. This step is to get to grips on what a rocket needs. Step 1:...
Step 2: Cut a ping pong ball in half with a craft knife, Then glue half of the ping pong ball into the top of the 1.25 litre bottle 'top'. Use a Pla...
Glue or tape the nose cone to the top of the rocket. Adding wieght to the nose cone may help, It will move the centre of gravity higher, thus being m...
This stage is still the basics of how to make a water rocket but may help in later projects. Step 1: Print off the fin template from the link below....
You can attach the fins by 1. Glueing them on 2. Taping them on To glue correx fins to the rocket use PL premuim or a plastic glue. To glue Cardbo...
Professional water rockets can vary from big one stage rockets to 2 stage rockets with drop away boosters. This stage of the instructable will show y...
How to spliceTo join two bottles together like in the picture to create an air tight seal you need three bottles first cut the bottom ends off two of ...
The laucher that my water rockets are made for was designed by Nasa. The launcher lets you vary the nozzle size so you can get better performance fro...
Below are the materials you will need for the launcher qty part 1 1/2 inch wood (any type) 2 10mm bolts 1 10mm metal drillbit 1 10mm wood drill...
below is the link for the pdf for making the launcher.The launcher can hold any type of pressure depending on the rubber bung.If you have a different ...
The mechanisim I use to stage my rocket is different to Air Commands or any other two stage water rocket.I have tried to make the stager compact. The...
Materials QTY Material 1 22mm pipe any lenth over 15cm 1 plywood or you can use plastic. (to hold the bottle in place) 1 inline non return valve........
These boosters are so easy to make because they are only held on by the upthrust of the bottles.These drop away boosters are differernt to Air Command...
These advanced fins are for bigger rockets and are very good for two stage rockets and rockets with drop away boosters.for fins print off the template...
The next few steps will show you how to make a parachute system followed on by a payload bayParachutes:The parachute system used by me 'OscarThompson'...
Step one:Find a payload bay for your rocket. any size to fit a parachutestep two:Build a nose code like as shown in steps 2 and 3. Your nose cone eit...
Payloadspayloads are used to carry equipment such as altitude meters, accellerometers or even a slug (wierd, but the g-forces can kill it!)Step one:cu...
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do you have a web site
Thanks
Oscar