october sky
For this project our main goal was to build a rocket that launched relatively high but most importantly the rocket had to hold an egg in it. My first prototype was made of paper. It launched. The second prototype i worked on was water rocket made of plastic. This one did not launch because of leaking. My third prototype was another water rocket made of plastic it launched fairly high but the egg cracked. this was my last prototype, this rocket launched 169 feet in the air and the egg was safe all the way through. My company's name was prestige worldwide. My company is the best because we give the consumer the safest but most effective rocket there is out on the market. Exhibition went great and people loved the presentation.
Here is my write up:
Ardila1
Diego Ardila
Math/Physics 1/2
14 October 2014
Budget Sheet
Item
Supplier
Quantity
Total Cost
2 liter bottle
Bottle Engine Corporation
1
$200,000
1 12x12 poster board
International Paper Products
1
$30,000
Duck tape
International Tape and Glue Co.
1
$50,00
Clay
Common Earth Corporation
1
Free
Hot glue
International Tape and Glue Co.
2
$40,000
Rocket fuel
Aqua Rocket Fuel Service
1
$600
Launch
NASA Launch Port (rental)
2
$200,000
= $475,600
$979,400
Here is a short clip of my group's launch.
Here is my write up:
Ardila1
Diego Ardila
Math/Physics 1/2
14 October 2014
- The failure that helped me learn was when my rocket did not launch because it was not holding the pressure properly.
- I think the stabilizers worked really well in my last 2 models so i would use that in my upcoming model.
- I learned off of the NASA website on the aerodynamics and about the different parts of a rocket.
- I think that getting the nose cone right is extremely important because it has a huge role in how the rocket flies through the air.
- While researching i learned that you do not want to have the rocket filled up with water all the way because the water does not have as much force as air but it is heavier than air.
- You do not want to make them too big because they can be too heavy and create drag.
- The shape of the stabilizer should not be pointed because it can bend and cause drag.from the first rocket I built I learned about the basics of building an air rocket. This was different from 8th grade because it was a bigger rocket, that made it a bit different to me. From the second rocket I learned to not cut the bottle and to just leave it so the air doesnt escape.
- What i know about the egg from last year is that if you use the two strongest points of the egg to take impact the egg won't crack.
- My egg went 169.9 feet high and it was about 75 feet away from the launch pad. The egg survived
Budget Sheet
Item
Supplier
Quantity
Total Cost
2 liter bottle
Bottle Engine Corporation
1
$200,000
1 12x12 poster board
International Paper Products
1
$30,000
Duck tape
International Tape and Glue Co.
1
$50,00
Clay
Common Earth Corporation
1
Free
Hot glue
International Tape and Glue Co.
2
$40,000
Rocket fuel
Aqua Rocket Fuel Service
1
$600
Launch
NASA Launch Port (rental)
2
$200,000
= $475,600
$979,400
Here is a short clip of my group's launch.