|
Home |
|
Rockets
|
|
|
|
Launchers
|
|
|
| Spout |
| Reduced Nozzle diameter (11.8mm) |
|
|
|
|
Launch sequence pics
|
|
|
|
|
| Virtual |
| Computer graphics and animation |
|
|
Stuff
|
|
|
|
Events
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rocket Day At School 24-Oct-2003 |
| |
Launcher used - CorkLauncherPro.
|
| | |
| |
Rockets are SkewerDesign built by the children (with some help from adults).
|
| | |
| |
Air supply - First by an air compressor mounted on a vehicle. When the owner of the car had to leave we switched to my Goldenrod 140.
|
| | |
| |
Pictures taken by Shay Shifrin with his Fujifilm S5000 digital camera in "continuous shooting mode" (~5 pictures/sec).
|
|
|
 |
| Getting ready . . . |
 |
| Go (air from compressor) |
 |
| again (air from compressor) |
 |
| Rocket-Glider attempt |
 |
| cool launch |
 |
| Kindergarten steps in |
 |
OK, now where did this rocket go.
Notice CorkLauncherPro and Goldenrod 140 pump |
 |
| Kindergarten uses help |
 |
| Kindergarten again."Garbage bag parachute" being loaded in the back |
 |
All the water is just out of the rocket.
Notice the "Garbage bag parachute" being tested in the background |
 |
| "Garbage bag parachute" on launch pad. Just folded and placed on nose of rocket |
 |
| "Garbage bag parachute" deployed and on the way down. |
|
|