The rocket was designed to be able to withstand air pressure of around 100 psi. With this in mind I made the body long so as to distribute the stress to multiple places. I also taped over the main body of the rocket to serve as a cap for the air. I then taped the nose cone on over the cap and provided an extra layer of capping so that air wouldn't escape. I also put four fins on the rocket that were approximately 5.5" long. These fins would help to stabilize the rocket while it was in flight. The finished product turned out very much like the design.
When my rocket was launched, it went up to around 200 feet in the air. It went up high into the air with a mostly straight up trajectory while using the fins. The best part about launching it was that it did not blow up on the launch pad.
The rocket worked very well other than the fact that I think I could get a little bit more height out of it. I also learned that I need to be a little bit more mindful of the wind and trajectory of the rocket so that they stay inside the field. I think that I need to change a couple of things on the rocket based on the critiques that my three peers gave me. Liam critiqued my rocket and told me that the main body of the rocket was too tight around the launcher. Next build I will take this into account as when the rocket was taking off, it experienced drag due to friction with the pvc pipe. Chase and Carlos also critiqued my rocket and they both came to the consensus that my rocket was too heavy and thus would not go as high as possible. I think this is very true based on the fact that I used way too much tape. If the rocket had been lighter I could have gotten it to go up way higher.
When my rocket was launched, it went up to around 200 feet in the air. It went up high into the air with a mostly straight up trajectory while using the fins. The best part about launching it was that it did not blow up on the launch pad.
The rocket worked very well other than the fact that I think I could get a little bit more height out of it. I also learned that I need to be a little bit more mindful of the wind and trajectory of the rocket so that they stay inside the field. I think that I need to change a couple of things on the rocket based on the critiques that my three peers gave me. Liam critiqued my rocket and told me that the main body of the rocket was too tight around the launcher. Next build I will take this into account as when the rocket was taking off, it experienced drag due to friction with the pvc pipe. Chase and Carlos also critiqued my rocket and they both came to the consensus that my rocket was too heavy and thus would not go as high as possible. I think this is very true based on the fact that I used way too much tape. If the rocket had been lighter I could have gotten it to go up way higher.