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Model Rockets

Model rockets are made or assembled by hand, and propelled by a variety of means; the hobby can be quite simple, or very involved. This category will cover the information and skill levels on making and launching model rockets.

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Does the length of your rocket affect the flight of your rocket?

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Indeed they do! There are a few primary forces that affect a rocket's flight, and one of those forces is drag. Aerodynamics is basically how drag affects an object in motion, and making something "more aerodynamic" means building it in such a way that it has less drag. The less drag something experiences, the faster (and in the case of model rockets, higher) it can go.

How can you measure how high a bottle rocket goes?

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if you tape 3 or 4 rulers together

How big is the engine of a model rocket ship?

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It depends on the letter. the smallest ones begin with an A. As they get bigger they go B,C,D,E,F......... all the way to Z. To find how big of an engine you need look on the back of the box.

Does weight affect how high a rocket goes?

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How do you make rocket fly straight?

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i would recommend using feathers, if you only have 2, put them directly across from each other, if you have 3 feathers put 2 feathers on the same way as if you had 2 and 1 in in the middle of them on 1 side. make sure that when shooting the arrows the feathers don't touch the bow because they will break off or slow down the arrow.

How tall is a rocket?

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From several inches (model rockets) to 363 feet (Saturn V). At 380 ' 6.92 " the Ares V Cargo rocket would have been the tallest, but the NASA Constellation program it would have been part of was scrapped in 2010.

Where can you fly a model rocket in san mateo county?

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At the Ventura community park at Kimball.

How might changing the shape of the nose cone on a model rocket affect the height of flight?

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The nose cone is one of the most vital parts of a space ship, if the cone is like a triangle than it will break through wind making it faster, if the cone is flat than wind will be a major problem slowing the rocket down because it cannot break through wind as easily

What is the best angle for bottle rocket fins?

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About 50 Degreise

What is the best material for model rockets?

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i like to use balsa for fins; paper tubes for the body and balsa or plastic for the nose.

How do you make a model rocket come straight down?

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It happens sometimes, but usually wind will push it off course.

What happens if you launch a model rocket with no fins?

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It Can Cause The Rocket To Spin Out, and/or wobble of course

How the igniter works to set off the model rocket engine?

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The typical igniter is a very thin piece of wire with a blob of pyrogen on the centre.

What is the water rocket nose cone?

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"Rocket nose cone" pretty much says it all, I really don't think there is another suitable name.

What is the best material to use for fins on a bottled rocket?

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Yes or else the rocket won't be stable and will veer off course. Three or four fins is the best number of fins, more and you are just adding drag, less and there is not enough stability

What happen during rocket launch?

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Does humidity affect a model rocket?

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A strong low wind will very much affect it's angle of flight. We try to wait for breaks in the wind to launch. Wind is bad for parachutes too, a rocket that went high can float a mile or two on it's parachute.

How many fins does a rocket need to travel straight?

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Three fins are needed on most model rockets. More is ok if aligned properly, but less will cause instability in flight.

How does the size affect the flight of a rocket?

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A small rocket might go higher because a smaller rocket has less weight

How does the weight of the paper rocket affect the distance the rocket fly and why?

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because if the length of the fuselage is increased then the rocket will become heavier and that will make it fly less distance.

What does the payload do in a model rocket?

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Yes it does; depending on the wind changing. Sometimes a payload will slow it down and sometimes it will guide the rocket in the correct direction giving accuracy and distance.