my water rocket car

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my water rocket car

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

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Re: my water rocket car

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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

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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.
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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 :cry: 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.....
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You can paint the mecano parts with a anti-rust spray
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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
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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.
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i stopped water rocket car making for a while...there realy not as impressif as rockets!
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