Ultimate Straw Rocket!

What is the "Ultimate Straw Rocket"?
Answer: A very easy to make rocket made from a drinking straw, and launched using air pressure.
Almost everyone will be able to make this, it does not require any hard-to-find items, but also can it be made in very little time. Therefore will the rockets themselves be very easy to mass produce.
They will fly HIGH up in the air, and then land on the ground, completely safe!

Okay let's get started!

Step 1 Gathering materials

As first said, the items are very easy to get, and you probably already have them lying around your house.
You will need to print following document to continue, though:
Download this .doc!

The rest of the materials are descriped in the picture.

Comments

[an1153]

can you use anything other than a hot glue gun to air-tight the straw?

[daggerofblood1243]

Eh i'm puttin mine on the air compresser!!

[an1153]

LOL i think it will reach space!

[Puck13]

IS it posible to use anything oter than straws?

[cornonthecobert]

just go to mcd's or somewhere and get one

[Echo2000]

print document of the wings in
http://www.flashnet.dk/files/fin.doc

[hjjusa]

I used Open Office to open it, it is a very handy free progam that will open most anything, free download online

[JudyT]

thanks so much for this site. I'm a Preschool teacher doing an Outer space unit and think this is a super idea for little kids. Makes it so much easier to get ALL the details! Thanks again from Montana!

[spankeerrrrrrr]

i tried this and it is really cool

[tionge]

I was a foreigner. I like this website

[jkim14]

it's the best airrocket to make at home! It's just way too awesome!

[nhackenberg]

on the first step

[jtalvy]

It's at the bottom of step 1

[ilpug]

I will make this... but super size it of course, to be powered by compressed air.

[asli insan]

awesome!!!!!

[TSC]

Sweet cool!!

[lunius]

I'm gonna make one that's a bit longer that includes a fire cracker for a warhead XD

Put a small hole with a needle for the fuse to com out of, light and launch, and watch the fireworks!!! >:D

[Paperworker99]

really good and creative

[crazybuilder]

on youtube look up straw rocket

[Godhan]

Gratz you made an exelent job.

[Matrix-technician]

Love the "ible"! Gave an extra star for including a fin template.=)

[commentnlookr]

can you make a launcher for it?

[Duckman123]

wheres the fins

[pudi.dk]

Here!

[USsoldier]

Soooo... About that 'Fin' printout... Where is it?

[3M5264]

where we print the fin

[Sgt Fenix]

i'm going to try to use my 3000psi air tank

[logman234]

Show me video of you doind it! LOL

[marc92]

I shot these with an air compressor at about 90 psi and they worked quite well

[Epeoples]

an air compresser? wow, isn't that a little extreme? anyway, can the straw be longer? would it go higher?

[reywolf]

there are two major parts (with other little things) to a rocket: stability and thrust. to get a better stability make it longer. the more surface area the better stability. to get higher you need more force which means better aerodynamics. so longer doesn't usually mean higher. except for the fact that it can hold more air, and thus a higher psi and thus longer in this case does equal higher. if you want more detail on how to get stability and thrust message me. im not an expert but i do know a thing or two about physics.

[sharlston]

you can put glue in the end to stop the air escaping

[thorn]

Nice work. The FIN template would be good in PDF though.

[superballistix]

NICE!!

[mattieboy112]

where is the print document of the wings?

[ceagle]

Where can I find the document of printed wings?

[softball]

where do you get the fin print out

[bluey32123]

do u have to print out the fins?

[dan35]

yes you do, go on ytube and search straw rocket and check the descripitions then find the link

[dan35]

how do you fold the fins