Rebel Rockets-Day 4

We got some more supplies today. Because the acceleramator and motherboard had a diameter of about 2 inches, we had to find something else besides a dowel, so we got some PVC pipe and hopefully that will work. After that we just continued on with some building of new rockets because the other one got smashed, and we also continued to work on the math. It was a pretty uneventful day compared to yesterday, but we got done what we needed to get done.

-Mike B.

Today was spent on constructing more rocket parts because the rocket we tested yesterday was destroyed. More materials were purchased today. We figured that we would need to make the diameters of the fuselages bigger, so the tubes we constructed today were about two inches. More work was also done on the math aspect of our project. More thought was placed into making a new way to attach the shock cord and attaching the fins onto the rocket. The fins on the first rocket were not completely straight, which might have affected it's flight path. Also, a new way of folding the parachute for the recovery system was thought of.

-Christian

We worked on building new rockets today. First we needed a larger diameter for the rockets, so we picked up PVC pipe. We cut the segment in half so we could build two rockets at a time. The rest of the day was spent building the rockets and working on the equations. We increased the diameter of the rocket in order to fit the accelerometer into the rocket.

-Ben W.

Today began with planning on what we need to do after a good launch yesterday. We figured our that we need a larger diameter for our rocket as to hold the accelerometer. So we went and got some PVC pipe and cut it into two. We also did some more research into the math so we can figure out the height and other variables when we launch our second rocket.

-Kushal

Today we began with discussing what modifications we needed to make to the rocket to ensure that the payload delivers. We decided that better sealing to increase pressure would increase the probability that the engine pushes the cone out. We also purchased PVC pipe with a diameter of 2 inches.

- Mike See

Today we started with acquiring more supplies for the next rockets. We went to the hardware store and purchased a large piece of PVC pipe with a diameter of 2 inches. This may be neccessary for the accelerometer to fit in the tube. We also discussed the changes that need be made to the rocket to improve the performance, such as more filling to increase the pressure in the tube and cause the parachute to eject, and improvement on the design of the fins.

-Scott