DIY rocket

Rocket

Difficulty: ★★★☆☆

Time: Near an hour

From scrap: ████░░░░░░ 40%

Preamble

I want to show you one more rocket. It has a pretty impressive size (length of 2 meters and a diameter of 90 mm) and has a salvation system.

Materials

• Glass
  
• Epoxy
  
• Balsa
  
• Gypsum
  
• KNO3 and sugar for fuel
  
• Ropes

Tools

• Hacksaw
  
• Drill
  
• Soldering
  
• Glue
  
• Screwdrivers

How to build rocket



• Step 1

  
  The body is made of fiberglass on a mandrel of PVC water pipe
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  


• Step 2

  
  Stabilizers are cut of balsa
  

  

  
  

  



Parachute system



• Step 3

  
  The entire rocket's bodyis divided into two parts: first is the engine, the second - the salvation system, which is a capsule with a parachute and expelling charge, connected to an altimeter. Parachute
  

  

  
  In this photo you can see both parts of the rocket. Expelling charge placed directly on the plug
  

  

  
  Like this
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  


• Step 4

  
  Body in its full height
  

  

  
  

  


• Step 5

  
  I mount the electronics through a small hatch in the body
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  


• Step 6

  
  The engine is made of fiberglass and loads with caramel fuel.
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  Attaching the motor to the missile body using screws from the outside
  

  


• Step 7

  
  Finalization of small parts and the final photoset
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  Rocket fairing
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  Author: dood

Video

Unfortunately, the launch of the video is not preserved, so take a look another video about how cool guys made big diy rocket

Results and tips

• Due to lack of time, the project was abandoned, but there was couple of launches. In one of them a rocket hanging on a tree =)

Tags: rocket