Rocket Preliminary Design: The rocket motor we chose is "The Trident Missile", which is the motor Phillippe and I designed. The reason we chose the trident missile is because we liked the thrust curve, and our max thrust was very powerful, allowing many rocket body design options. The big T was 3.16 grams, and the little t was 5 seconds. Our ideal rocket weight is 323 grams. The way we got that number was from dividing our average thrust by 5. Our average thrust was 1615 grams divided by 5 which got us the 323 grams. We have several designs that we thought of, but they did not match our rocket motor design. Our ideal rocket design would be long and have a slightly bigger diameter than our rocket motor. The Planning Stage: What is it going to look like: Phillippe and I have an idea of what we want our rocket to look like, but we are fully ready to sacrifice good looks for functionality. Our rocket body will be just slightly wider than the width of our rocket motor, eliminating the problem of building a custom motor mount. We will however, have to build a rocket stopper so that the motor does not just fly out the front of our rocket body. Rocket motor mounts are important because they keep the motor in place while it generates generates tons of pressure and thrust. Ideas on paper: After we had our ideas on paper, it was much easier to visualize what our final rocket would look like. This also allowed us to start thinking about where we would come up with our materials to build our rocket body. Phillippe and I are currently assigning who's gonna get which materials.
How are we gonna make this happen: Phillippe has some background history on building rockets and knowing what makes a successful one, and off of that I felt that I was able to experiment with this project. I experimented with different materials for a nose cone and various parachutes and knew if I was making any rookie mistakes Phillippe would most likely notice and correct my mistake. Phillippe and I are going to make this project happen by team work, communication and dedication. Phillippe has gone to a friend of his' house where his friend's dad builds rockets. I have gotten glue and also the balsa wood for the nose cone, but I ended up finding a perfect nose cone out of a pvc end cap. For our fins, we used the balsa wood, and we plan to have our scratch built rocket started by November 18, so we can have it all done by December 1st. The reason why it is going to take us a few weeks, is because of Thanksgiving break in the middle of this section. Process of Construction:
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This section will be a little different and harder because it is the last section before the next semester. Being the last section, it is more difficult than the others to get points. Each of our classes are in crunch time for presentations and due dates.
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