WOW Impressive 6 L on the launcher. Far to heavy. snigger I need a parachute. I have bought the launchpad kit, very nice. Off the rocket goes into the yonder....
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Craig Foley
axekf
Jul 2, 2012 12:25 am
How can you write something like that and not provide any video or photos!?! :)...
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George
air.command
Jul 2, 2012 1:00 am
Hi guys, This is just a follow-up to the progress on this rocket. We finished repairing the rocket over the last 3 weeks and since we had to create a new front...
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James Sterrett
jamessterret...
Jul 2, 2012 1:19 am
Cool! Your videos tend to become family events here. :) ... -- James Sterrett james.sterrett@......
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Jon Mehlferber
jmehlferber
Jul 2, 2012 3:22 am
Congratulations! That is an amazing accomplishment. Sorry if I missed you saying somewhere before, but what do you think is the pressure limit for this rocket...
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George
air.command
Jul 2, 2012 5:00 am
Thank you Jon and James :) Jon, we really don't know what the pressure limit is yet. During development we hydro tested a ~40mm long section of a tube made...
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Dario Lombardo
dario_gmail
Jul 2, 2012 7:50 am
Hi George Fantastic rocket! In the video I can see that it doesn't spin too much, that means that the construction is almost perfect! Do you think that this...
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George
air.command
Jul 2, 2012 8:50 am
Thanks Dario. That is a very good question, and I think is one that makes water rockets interesting. No one really knows how high they can go. With model pyro...
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Dario Lombardo
dario_gmail
Jul 2, 2012 9:36 am
Did anyone think about a flying lauchpad? I mean something like an baloon-sustained platform that carries the lauchpad, rocket (and a driver? ;P), that allows...
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scott chesnut
scott_chesnut
Jul 2, 2012 7:02 pm
Amazing. ________________________________ From: George <air.command@...> To: water-rockets@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2012 9:41 PM Subject:...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Jul 24, 2012 8:48 pm
Just in case you would like to see one setup with parts labeled: http://waterrocketpop.com/images/orders/manifold_plan.jpg Mike...
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George
air.command
Jul 25, 2012 4:52 am
That's looking good Mike. :) What is the manifold intended for? Multiple rockets? I was curious, what is the adjustable pressure regulator you are using there?...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Jul 25, 2012 1:40 pm
Manifold can be used for multi-bottle first stage boosters, or for multiple launches, like for scouts. The scouting events have so many launches and the...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Jul 30, 2012 1:33 pm
Making a Launch Tube Part A http://youtu.be/HxW8wRdUFXw Making a Launch Tube Part B http://youtu.be/pqA--T9BwJk Making FTC Ends http://youtu.be/STLSSfcwH44...
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Ralph Oborn
polecatpop
Jul 30, 2012 6:47 pm
I found it time consuming trying to line up the cable ties. Mike fit them in with rubber bands first, then tape, then clamp, then glue. :] Ralph On Mon, Jul...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Jul 30, 2012 7:19 pm
Thanks for the comment Ralph. There are several ways to mount cable ties. I would like to have a custom molded nylon cable tie. Too expensive. I really...
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dk54321
Jul 30, 2012 8:26 pm
After having some difficulty getting much CO2 out of the tank I got from a local supplier, I exchanged the tank at a different supplier. I usually fly at the...
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tcahoon@...
tim_cahoon
Jul 30, 2012 10:07 pm
A group that worked with kids in elementary schools doing science activities were shooting air only tethered rockets along the ground. The kids were having...
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marksmub
Jul 31, 2012 8:12 am
Hi, I just did a whole week of rocket launching with a home made launcher, well they all are! I used gaffer tape and stuck the cable ties to it, both sides,...
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Brad Calvert
bcalvert76@...
Aug 9, 2012 10:44 am
I just saw this on TV this evening. The bottles are installed as skylights in roofs in the Philippines. http://isanglitrongliwanag.org/...
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George
air.command
Aug 9, 2012 11:10 am
That's very clever. :) I love simple solutions like this. - George...
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Bolivar Vivacqua
bolivar.viva...
Aug 9, 2012 1:07 pm
This technique has been used in poor communities in rural Brazil. It was developed by a Brazilian and is very easy to do. I've seen personally this use and...
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Ralph Oborn
polecatpop
Aug 13, 2012 11:16 pm
I built a few clark cable tie launchers for a Scout Wood Badge Course. But the taped cable ties are sliding up the support tube. Do you folks have any glue...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Aug 13, 2012 11:29 pm
Hi Ralph, More friction is easy enough with a piece of garden hose wrapped around the ties, and then a hose clamp. Or, make the section of hose longer and use...
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George
air.command
Aug 14, 2012 3:17 am
Hi Ralph, I don't have experience with this but perhaps put a couple of loops of wire between the cable ties and the pipe and then tighten the hose clamp over...
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Clifford Heath
clifford_heath4
Aug 14, 2012 5:59 am
... Mine has held for years. I put the 6 ties under one tie (tight!) then over another, and under a third. The whole has epoxy drizzled in to it to lock it in....
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Brad Calvert
bcalvert76@...
Aug 14, 2012 7:16 am
I have wound a few layers of electrical tape around the launch tube to increase its diameter. Below this a number of cable ties are held down by one...
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dk54321
Aug 14, 2012 6:54 pm
When building my launcher, first I cut the launch tube to length, then I placed the cable ties around it at the appropriate level and secured them temporarily...
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Brad Calvert
bcalvert76@...
Aug 18, 2012 7:20 am
Stories like this seem to come up every so often: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/08/forget-electric-cars-one-runs-compressed-air/2967/...
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Brad Calvert
bcalvert76@...
Aug 18, 2012 7:29 am
Those little wheels certainly don't look too good for pot-holed roads. I like the look of a Renault Twizy electric car better, may an air version could be...
