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Re: Water Rocket Ski

Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:39 pm
by bugwubber
Asupremeflight wrote:New video.
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That is freakin awesome. Love how the ride along video doesn't make you want to throw up from all the spinning that normally comes with rocket videos. I'm g onna have to make it out to a lake before the ice gets too thin. Congrats on 843!

Re: Water Rocket Ski

Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:46 am
by bugwubber
Got a test night launch video for ya- this was in the yard so done without water. I'm going to have to do a full night time launch.

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Bugwubber

Re: Water Rocket Ski

Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:06 pm
by U.S. Water Rockets1
bugwubber wrote:Spring can take its time :-)
8. It takes a lot longer than expected to go through a Costco sized bottle of Bissel steam cleaner detergent. The caps make great looking expansion nozzles.
Are those installed just for cosmetic reasons, or do you have some testing that indicates that there is a benefit to using them?

Re: Water Rocket Ski

Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:22 pm
by bugwubber
U.S. Water Rockets1 wrote:
bugwubber wrote:Spring can take its time :-)
8. It takes a lot longer than expected to go through a Costco sized bottle of Bissel steam cleaner detergent. The caps make great looking expansion nozzles.
Are those installed just for cosmetic reasons, or do you have some testing that indicates that there is a benefit to using them?
I will be testing them side by side to see what effect they have on performance. I have blown a weaker one apart so there definitely is some energy being captured. Finally got my altimeter so I can document better.

That said, their primary purpose is cosmetic.