rockets-in-brighton wrote:Alex wrote:Theseus, which I launched early this morning wnet 684 feet (chance of error, that's what the simulator said)
So that's my bestt so far. 684 feet with Theseus
That's fantastic, Alex! Only 2 weeks from the first concept to a successful first time launch, and with a parachute too! What did you make the parachute out of in the end? You were a bit scornful of plastic bin-bags, but did that work after all? And was the parachute deployed with your non-timer mechanism? Can you give us some insight into how that works?
I don't suppose you could post a picture or two, could you? Even a poor quality camera-phone or web-cam pic would be great, give us an impression of the rocket design - it's very hard to visualise, a picture can really help.
Congratulations again, and I hope you can post some how-to data soon! Especially the parachute system, as I'm very interested in new designs.
1. Thanks
2. Umbrella Parachute
3. Yah it worked. I out a weight on the nose cone, at the bottom of the nose cone, there is a large pole that keeps the parachute down. below the parachute is a couple of strings, so after apogee, when it turns over, the weight pulls the nose cone out, the springs shoot out, and Parachute follows
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4. It's pretty simple, Get some this but ling bottles, balsa wood and some rods. When you have spliced a few bottles together, you put a Body tube that you would use for Model rockets on top of the Bottles, It will hopefully Slide right on top if the bottles, giving it a professional look, get some balsa woof ins, put em on, buy a nose cone 2 sizes too small put it in Modify the Nose cone so it hasa wide bottom. but not too wide.......This realy maks the rocket aero dynamic. Here's a pic of the rocket
Water Rockets are amazing things, One second there sitting on the launch pad, the next, splattered all over your shirt.