Model Rocketry Project

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to explore how design choices in a model rocket will effect its flight, such as the length of the body tube and the number of fins. Creating the rockets gives us practice in assembling designs.

Procedure

We start by measuring the size and wight of the parts we will use to make the rocket. These parts include the launch lug, body tube, balsa wood, nose piece, and parachute. We then use these measured values to input into an engine simulation to see if our rocket can fly. Afterward we started building the rocket. the steps to make the rocket follow:

• 1. Cut the body tube to the desired size using a box saw.
• 2.Cut fins using an exacto knife, remember to make the wood grain perpendicular to the body tube.
• 3.Using a fin guide glue exactly 4 fins to your rocket.
• 4.Next we need to insert the engine sleeve into the body tube at the bottom.
• 5.Thread the parachute into the nose cone
• 6.Attach the strong to hold the nose cone after the parachute deploys.

After optional painting, we do a spin test to see if the rocket was built well. Afterwards, we launch the rockets.

Simulation

We measured the parts, the values we found can be seen in the screenshots below. Using an A engine our rocket flew over 250 feet into the air.

Construction