water rocket basics
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:10 pm
Help me please! My physics class has been designing water rockets. It's been really fun. We have to launch and safely return and egg back to the ground as part of the project. I'm redesigning my rocket tonight, because I have learned some things to make it work better, but I still have lots of questions, and we don't have very much time left in class!
1. In my rocket, we extended the rocket so it was long-27 inches. It went pretty high, but is it better to be shorter and lighter?
2. My rocket had a large parachute too- it was 33 inches in diameter. The egg was attached to the parachute. I put it inside of my rocket, thinking that it would come out when it reached it's maximum height. The large size of the parachute might have caused it not to deploy. My rocket was sent speeding to the ground and the egg broke.
3. Do you think it's better to have the parachute attached to the rocket? Or have it come out of the rocket, with the egg attached?
Thank you!!
1. In my rocket, we extended the rocket so it was long-27 inches. It went pretty high, but is it better to be shorter and lighter?
2. My rocket had a large parachute too- it was 33 inches in diameter. The egg was attached to the parachute. I put it inside of my rocket, thinking that it would come out when it reached it's maximum height. The large size of the parachute might have caused it not to deploy. My rocket was sent speeding to the ground and the egg broke.
3. Do you think it's better to have the parachute attached to the rocket? Or have it come out of the rocket, with the egg attached?
Thank you!!