Universal Rocket !!!!

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Universal Rocket !!!!

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Cam rocket an normal rocket in 0ne
The green camera holder is a piece of foam kids float.
This is the rocket were all the pictures are coming from.
Same rocket
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Re: Universal Rocket !!!!

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Hi Dwrrule! I like what I see! You do very neat and professional looking work! Your rockets look like they are factory made, not homemade. Thanks for uploading the pictures.

I had a couple of questions come to mind when I looked at the photos.

1) Is that soap bubbles in the rocket?

2) Do you use a 'window' in the side of the rocket for the camera to see out of, or do you use an open hole? We tried to make a clear plastic window or use a clear bottle and it always makes the images blurry or distorted.

Good stuff!
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Re: Universal Rocket !!!!

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Yes thats soap an i do use a open hole, An thank you for the comments, I try to make them neet as possable an clean besides making them dependable.
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Re: Universal Rocket !!!!

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dwrrule wrote:Yes thats soap an i do use a open hole, An thank you for the comments, I try to make them neet as possable an clean besides making them dependable.
Is the soap left from a flight the rocket just has made or do you have a purpose in store for the soap?

I enjoyed the photos also! Impressive! 8)
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Re: Universal Rocket !!!!

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The soap bubbles are left over after the fight. There gone the next day
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Re: Universal Rocket !!!!

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dwrrule wrote:The soap bubbles are left over after the fight. There gone the next day
So you use soap foam to go higher? Do you agree that this does help with altitude? I always wondered.
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Re: Universal Rocket !!!!

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Oh yea a lot longer burn time with out soap i only get a little more than half of what im reaching now. I add 3/4 cup bubble bath to 2 liters of water.
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Re: Universal Rocket !!!!

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Hi,

OK, hmm let me understand this: You use a soap/water/air mixture as your reactant? And the purpose is to get longer burn times?

- Do you have an "exhaust pipe" on your rocket, or is the nozzle simply at the bottle throat?

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Re: Universal Rocket !!!!

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No i use a 3/8 nozzle which is not in the picture