my water rocket car

[Jelo]

here's a video of my 2 litre water rocket car!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdY0mj0hPc4

[thampson]

Anto

nice work Plenty of run off room there on the beach.

I guess the sand was really hard as I cant see the wheels digging in. Was the sand flat or sloping to the right .. did this account for the car moving to the right ?

I like the shot of the dog checking it out !!

keep us informed of your progress

-todd-

[RaZias]

I like the fact of using the Mecano as structure instead of wood, it's more faster and simpler to construct !

I hope you can put a radio controled system on it.

[Jelo]

thanks both of you

nice work Plenty of run off room there on the beach.

I guess the sand was really hard as I cant see the wheels digging in. Was the sand flat or sloping to the right .. did this account for the car moving to the right ?

I like the shot of the dog checking it out !!

keep us informed of your progress

yeah i went to the beach to have some fun with my dog and RC cars and just tought about letting the WRC tag along :P the tide was going down, leaving moist flat sand, just moist enough to hold together but not enough to stick to the wheels. actualy the slope was near 0 degrees maybe 1 or 2, i figured out when i went home some sand got in the right wheels, creating a lot more friction on one side, making it turn right. and yeah, my dog gets very exited once he sees a water rocket,or anything that moves actualy...he jumped on my RC plane once just after landing RIP plane....

I like the fact of using the Mecano as structure instead of wood, it's more faster and simpler to construct !

I hope you can put a radio controled system on it.

yep, i use mecano on it so i can easily change it around as it is one of my first cars, i can change the fins, rear wings and so on! only problem is the weight of the car, 650g without the bottles...but it gives it good momnetum.only prolem with mecano....rust.....

[RaZias]

You can paint the mecano parts with a anti-rust spray

[Jelo]

yeah but them they stick together and the holes get clogged up... but the way im making a new water rocket that would use an air flap recovery system. gonna try compete in class C! got a massif parachute as well hehehe

[RaZias]

If you paint each part separated (before making the car) and then you put ruber discs between each hole (so the friction doesn't take out the anti-rust paint), I think it would work.

[Jelo]

i stopped water rocket car making for a while...there realy not as impressif as rockets!