A
few years ago my stepbrother and myself built a styrofoam plane and
attached 4 Estes "C" rocket engines to it and launched it. The
launch was a complete failure but has inspired us to improve our
methods. This project features a styrofoam plane with a
reinforced fuselage, 4 Estes "C" engines that generates up to 20
Newtons of thrust each, launched from a custom fire control system and
launch pad. On here you can find an Engineering Notebook
describign the progress of the project, and and pictures from it.
If you would like more information or would like to be involved, please
email me.
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Videos 18-July-09 Today I launched my rocket
plane. It was awesome. Here are the videos:
18-June-09 These videos are from test firing an Estes E9-8 rocket engine
pressed against a scale to determine the engine's
characteristics. In the
Engineering Notebook you can find the analysis of this test fire.