As we begin researching different water bottle designs, I came upon this website. (http://lanceorloff.s5.com/rocket.html) The design of this water bottle rocket is very simple. However, there is useful information that we can all benefit from. This design tells us that fins are required for stable take off. Fins help the bottle rocket to spin in a straight line. Also, the website shares with us that there should be a counterweight in the front part of the rocket. This will also help keep the rocket balanced as it takes off. What the website doesn't have any information about, is the parachute. So we will have to come up with our own design about it.
I dont know how to add on to this but, this is a great and simple design. This will help us propel the rocket in the right direction. All we need to come up with for now is how to deploy a parachute effectively to slow it down to reach to 10 seconds requirement. http://www.instructables.com/id/Water_Rocket_Parachute_Deployment_Mechanism/step2/null/
ReplyDeleteThis web stie gives you step by step instructions on how to make the parachute deploy when you launch the rocket. I hope that this works out for us.
this seems like a very useful website! this weekend i will use it to make more changes to our bottle!
ReplyDeleteThe site above show excellent diagrams in building a water bottle rocket. We will have to try some of these modifications. Thank you.
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