building a high-power rocket
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Building a High-Power Rocket. Did you know? It takes only about eight minutes for a Space Shuttle to accelerate to a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. Rockets for Schools. Nosecone Payload Bay Coupler Airframes Parachute Motor Tube Centering Rings Fins. Components. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Building a High-Power Rocket
Did you know? It takes only about eight minutes for a Space Shuttle to accelerate to a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour.
Rockets for Schools
Components
• Nosecone• Payload Bay• Coupler • Airframes• Parachute• Motor Tube• Centering Rings• Fins
Body TubesPhenolic body tube: Carbon fiber body tubes:
Note the spiral in the shadowed area.
Quantum body tubes:
Materials
• Epoxy• Sandpaper• Sanding blocks• Popsicle sticks or other flat sticks• Plastic cups• Masks• Wood filler
Step 1: Constructing Motor Tube
Attaching forward centering ring:
Nylon strap attached:
Step 2: Filling Spirals
Filling spirals:
Sanding off excess filler:
Step 3: Fins
Sanding the fins:
Epoxying the fins in:
Fin jig:
Step 4: Payload Tube
Attaching bulkhead: Eyebolt:
Putting epoxy in
payload tube: Inserting coupler:
Step 5: Nosecone
Sanding the cone:
Screwing the cone
into the tube:
Step 6: Extras
Drilling hole for rail button: Drilling pressure hole:
Rail button:
Step 7: Painting
Priming rocket:
Painting rocket:
Finished Rocket!
Rocket launching:
Launch Video:
Suggestion
Model rocket kits like this are usually sold at local hobby stores such as Hobby Lobby, etc.