Bottle Rockets (B)

[starpug]

Looks like anything that doesn't exceed 3 meters when combined with the rest of the rocket is fine for a recovery system.

f. Rocket components may separate in flight, but must remain linked together. The maximum extendedlength of the rocket and its components shall not exceed 3 meters.

h. Rockets may use any type of recovery device (including parachutes) that is safe and doesn'tviolate the rules.

is that for this year, or 2006? are they going to use those rules?

That's what they're using, right off the nats site.

[Dark Sabre]

Looks like anything that doesn't exceed 3 meters when combined with the rest of the rocket is fine for a recovery system.

f. Rocket components may separate in flight, but must remain linked together. The maximum extendedlength of the rocket and its components shall not exceed 3 meters.

h. Rockets may use any type of recovery device (including parachutes) that is safe and doesn'tviolate the rules.

is that for this year, or 2006? are they going to use those rules?

Go to the page I linked...scroll to the bottom...click rules link...read

[rocketman1555]

Go to the page I linked...scroll to the bottom...click rules link...read

i gave up reading for lent, and decided to just completely give it up for a while

[adawg45678]

Does anyone have suggestions/advice for someone that has never built a bottle rocket before?

[LolBubbles]

i do. you should go on google and look for stuff on how to build bottle rockette!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[starpug]

Does anyone have suggestions/advice for someone that has never built a bottle rocket before?

The wiki the wiki the wiki Bottle Rockets Wiki
Yeah most of what you need can start at the wiki
also read the Egg-O-Naut thread and I think there might be an archive from the last time it was an event on the archive.

[LolBubbles]

its like a competition, only we just have to build it within 1 class period! any suggestions onit?

[starpug]

its like a competition, only we just have to build it within 1 class period! any suggestions onit?

Yargh, look at the wiki, I advise to use the top of one bottle as the base for the nose cone then fins from something stiff yet easily attachable. Attach the nose cone to the bottle with string then attach the parachute really close to the nose cone and wieght the nose cone. Search threads people I'm sick of telling people to look at the wiki and saying stuff I've said before.

[computernerd4826]

anybody know why they didnt give out medals in this at nats?

[rocketman1555]

probably because it was a trial event