Creating and launching the Ron Paul Revolution was a great time. To build our rocket, my partner Chase and I were given a model kit to build off of. It came in many pieces and our task was to put it together without screwing up. The wind was insanely strong on the day of the launch, therefore causing our rocket to drift into the ocean after the parachute had been deployed. Unfortunately, we couldn't retrieve our rocket but we still had a great time setting it off. There is a video of the launch below. Our rocket worked exactly how it was supposed to. The C engine was quite strong and gave our rocket a lot of burn time. Creating the model rocket was a cool experience because I plan on creating a hand built rocket for part 2 and I will definitely be looking to apply these skills I learned to my new rocket. The model rocket helped me for future rocket builds because while building it, I was able to see what components I would need to have when making my new one from scratch. The only downside to following the manual on the model is the small room for creativity on the rocket. In Rocket build 2.2 I plan on researching and making adjustments to the height and width of the rocket and pursuing more creative freedom. With this said, the 2.1 rocket did have some gnarly Ron Paul pictures on it.
Materials List
-Thin cardboard tubing for body
- Wooden nose cone
-Thin wooden fins
- Wood glue
-Parachute
- C engine
-Plastic capsule
- Cardboard engine holder
Materials List
-Thin cardboard tubing for body
- Wooden nose cone
-Thin wooden fins
- Wood glue
-Parachute
- C engine
-Plastic capsule
- Cardboard engine holder