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    Water Bottle Rockets

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    Introduction A water bottle rocket is essentially that; a bottle modified in the image of a rocket then filled with a select amount of water that is pressurised and launched into the air due to the forces pushing the rocket upwards from the launcher. When the completed water bottle rocket is sitting on the launcher‚ the force of the surface of the launcher pushes the rocket up whilst gravity drags it down. As the fluid inside the rocket is pressurized‚ the forces become unbalanced

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    Extended Investigation | Liam Hallam Cameron Martin | Bottle Rockets | Table of Contents This extended investigation serves to examine and evaluate the physical forces that affect the flight of a bottle rocket. This will be accomplished by altering the water levels and the level of air pressure (psi) within the rocket will be altered‚ and tested‚ to further understand the mechanics of bottle rockets. Introduction Rocket flight has long been at the forefront of the human race’s exploration

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    Water Rockets Abstract Water rockets have been a source of entertainment and education for many years. They are usually made with an empty 2-litre PET bottle by adding water and pressurizing it with air for launching. Water rockets are used to help students understand the principle of aeronautics. Aim The aim was to design and perform an experiment to determine the volume of water to use in order to obtain maximum height for the bottle rocket. Introduction Bottle rockets are often used in

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    Without the exploration of the liquid fueled rocket Robert Goddard made in 1926 the world would be almost no where today in space travel. And without his exchange with the Smithsonian Institution the liquid fueled rocket might not have been a possibility. Robert Goddard was born October 5th‚ 1882 in Worcester Massachusetts. His mother was Fannie Hoyt and his father was Nahum Goddard. As a child Robert was not the best student he missed many days of school in high school. However‚ he was very successful

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    The very first person who invented the first rocket was Robert Hutchings Goddard. He invented the first liquid-fuel rocket in March 16‚ 1926. Multiple cultures used rockets before such as a man named Archytas from Greek amazed people by flying a bird made from wood. Then 300 years later‚ another Greek Hero of Alexandria invented a similar rocket device. The earliest rockets were used in 1232. At that time‚ the Chinese and Mongols were at war with each other. The Chinese attacked the Mongols by the

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    a Pop Bottle Rocket? A pop bottle rocket uses a 2L pop bottle‚ which then‚ you fill up the 2L pop bottle with water‚ and then with air‚ air pressure is created‚ and when you launch it Newton’s law happens. A lot of people put designs on their rockets‚ such as mine I did not leave it plain‚ I added cardboard‚ fins‚ color‚ nose etc. To make the rocket fly high and far away‚ you have to understand on how to make your rocket aerodynamic. Below this is an example on how a water rocket can be launched

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    status of a flight prototype and is available for flight qualification. Currently‚ 5 prototype engines have been manufactured. Applications The 300 N cryogenic engine enables the simplicity of a pressure fed propulsion system whilst offering the performance of a turbo-pump propulsion system. Being pressure fed‚ the engine does not require an additional turbo-pump‚ with its associated complexity. The 300 N cryogenic engine may be used as a main engine in dedicated stages for orbital insertion

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    Bottle Rocket Handbook Leo C. Singleton IV ii Copyright c 2001 Leo C. Singleton IV. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ without the prior written permission of the author. Acknowledgments Although I can take credit for being the author of this handbook‚ much of its content is the hard work of other members‚ past and present‚ of the Columbus High School Science Olympiad team. I would like to take this opportunity to thank

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    of his friends to help him build a rocket. They used terrible materials‚ and the rocket blew up their mother’s fence. They go to many different people for help on ideas‚ math and materials. After much hard work they finally build a rocket that launches into the air. The story keeps progressing and their rockets keep flying higher‚ as they get new ideas on how to build their rockets more effectively. One major person in helping them to develop their rockets is Miss Riley‚ their chemistry teacher

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    Rocket propelled grenades

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    Rocket Propelled Grenades It was early morning the sun was peeking over the horizon. The military helicopter was cruising at about 200 feet air to ground level‚ departing a river valley base in Afghanistan. Everything seemed routine until a loud bang occurred and the helicopter yawed to the right. As the crew chief looked back‚ there was a huge hole on the left sponson with the sun rays making its was into the cabin. With a quick assessment from pilots and crew‚ the conclusion was made

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