Rocket Information links.
Rocket launch instructions- Use a stopwatch and note the time it takes from when you hear the rocket engine ignite to when you hear the rocket engine "pop" and use up all its fuel at the apex of its flight. Use and angle of inclination to guestimate the angle your rocket rose to as if you were standing 50 yards away. Now use simple trigonometry (SOHCAHTOA) to find the height your rocket traveled. Divide the height by the time it took to reach the apex. This will give you the speed of your rocket in feet per second. Convert your speed to mph by multiplying by 3600, then dividing by 5280.
- Parts of a Rocket
- Brief History of Rockets
- Examples of different types of rocket fins
- Uses of Rockets
- Reusable Rocket Ships
- Testing new rocket designs
- Explanation of solid vs. liquid rocket fuel
- How Antimatter Spacecraft will work
- NASA-Index of Rocket Information
- Supersonic and Subsonic Fins-
Rocket launch instructions- Use a stopwatch and note the time it takes from when you hear the rocket engine ignite to when you hear the rocket engine "pop" and use up all its fuel at the apex of its flight. Use and angle of inclination to guestimate the angle your rocket rose to as if you were standing 50 yards away. Now use simple trigonometry (SOHCAHTOA) to find the height your rocket traveled. Divide the height by the time it took to reach the apex. This will give you the speed of your rocket in feet per second. Convert your speed to mph by multiplying by 3600, then dividing by 5280.
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| rocket.science.pdf |