Question on Nozzles
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Question on Nozzles
Which nozzle works best with most single stage water bottle rockets at 100 psi range the gardena or 22mm bottle opening?
Since 22mm normally has a launch tube inside the bottle, is it best to use a rod of some type with gardena rockets to help them out some the first foot or so?
Thank you!
Flash
Since 22mm normally has a launch tube inside the bottle, is it best to use a rod of some type with gardena rockets to help them out some the first foot or so?
Thank you!
Flash
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Re: Question on Nozzles
Without a guide, you'll need larger fins which will earn you less height.
The larger issue is, much easier for a rocket to go horizontal
The larger issue is, much easier for a rocket to go horizontal
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Re: Question on Nozzles
Flash,
I made the mistake of starting off with a restricted nozzle and I had huge problems with leaks and horizontal flights. I highly recommend that you start with full bore, it is so much easier first off.
I made the mistake of starting off with a restricted nozzle and I had huge problems with leaks and horizontal flights. I highly recommend that you start with full bore, it is so much easier first off.
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Re: Question on Nozzles
more like, a five or six foot rod.....lolFlash wrote: is it best to use a rod of some type with gardena rockets to help them out some the first foot or so?
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Re: Question on Nozzles
Flash wrote:Which nozzle works best with most single stage water bottle rockets at 100 psi range the gardena or 22mm bottle opening?
Since 22mm normally has a launch tube inside the bottle, is it best to use a rod of some type with gardena rockets to help them out some the first foot or so?
Thank you!
Flash
The smaller nozzles fly a lot slower, so it makes it much harder for the rocket to fly straight at the start of the flight. Also, a low speed launch is harder to detect with g-switches and electronics, so you would have a harder time using any electronic parachute systems started by a launch detect circuit. You would need to have an external switch or wire-break setup to start the deploy system.
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Re: Question on Nozzles
They should have a world record class for slowest possible gardena nozzle launches that stay vertical.
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Re: Question on Nozzles
Might need a gyro instead of fins.Nick B wrote:They should have a world record class for slowest possible gardena nozzle launches that stay vertical.
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Re: Question on Nozzles
I also noticed that Antigravity rockets us very small nozzles on their rockets and also us a guide rod to help keep them straight due to this. I will be working with their product some too.
Thanks,
Flash
Thanks,
Flash
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