First Ever Flown Twin Boosted Water Rocket?

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First Ever Flown Twin Boosted Water Rocket?

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Do you think that I have flown the first twin boosted water rocket? Usually other rocketeers usually use 3 (AirCommandRockets) or 6 (rocketrobby2001).

I saw a similar rocket, the Delta II from British Water Rockets. But they never posted a launch footage on the net. Since simplicity is awesome, I wanted to try this kind of design. And it is also much more easier to switch configurations. The core rocket has a volume of 6.1L and the boosters 2.9L.

If anyone knows if others have tried already, let me know. I'll post the details later.

If picture then here it is:

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Re: First Ever Flown Twin Boosted Water Rocket?

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Okay, so it isn't me. Turns out the first twin boosted water rocket was Trevor Hannam's Green Ant Shuttle.
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Re: First Ever Flown Twin Boosted Water Rocket?

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This count? ;-)
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Re: First Ever Flown Twin Boosted Water Rocket?

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Cool! A sled!
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Re: First Ever Flown Twin Boosted Water Rocket?

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Well, it does count. Just 2 or three nozzles powering something at the same time ;-)
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