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Re: Bottle Rocket B
Posted: May 14th, 2016, 10:12 am
by Fanglin
With an egg, they were getting about 14-18 seconds, depending on a certain fin shape. (The data may be a bit off, because it was quite windy when I tested) I found that the most efficient shape was an Isosceles trapezoid, but that only works with the thicker material.
Re: Bottle Rocket B
Posted: May 14th, 2016, 10:17 am
by Fanglin
Zioly wrote:corrugated plastic.
That's the word I was looking for, thanks!
Re: Bottle Rocket B
Posted: May 15th, 2016, 2:32 pm
by Mistah Eye
Would permanent marker marks alter the integrity of a 2-liter bottle?
Re: Bottle Rocket B
Posted: May 15th, 2016, 3:14 pm
by Zioly
Mistah Eye wrote:Would permanent marker marks alter the integrity of a 2-liter bottle?
Considering that you're required to label all parts of your rocket with your team number, no, it does not. This rule is just for safety reason, meaning they don't want your pressure vessel to explode.
Re: Bottle Rocket B
Posted: June 25th, 2016, 11:23 am
by Unome
What do you all think the chance is that Bottle Rocket remains for another year? I know it'll be going into it's third year, which breaks the general guidelines of two-year rotations that chalker has mentioned, but I've heard that the Executive Committee heavily favors it, so I'm not sure what to think.
Re: Bottle Rocket B
Posted: June 25th, 2016, 6:41 pm
by chalker
Unome wrote:What do you all think the chance is that Bottle Rocket remains for another year? I know it'll be going into it's third year, which breaks the general guidelines of two-year rotations that chalker has mentioned, but I've heard that the Executive Committee heavily favors it, so I'm not sure what to think.
It's staying in.
Re: Bottle Rocket B
Posted: June 27th, 2016, 1:40 pm
by kmcclart
Does anyone have any thoughts on what the bottle rockets challenge for next year might be? Parachutes maybe?
Re: Bottle Rocket B
Posted: June 27th, 2016, 2:07 pm
by 0ddrenaline
kmcclart wrote:Does anyone have any thoughts on what the bottle rockets challenge for next year might be? Parachutes maybe?
I really hope so. Three years of the same building event isn't something we ever see. Hopefully there will be something big to spice it up.
Re: Bottle Rocket B
Posted: June 27th, 2016, 5:05 pm
by reed303
0ddrenaline wrote:kmcclart wrote:Does anyone have any thoughts on what the bottle rockets challenge for next year might be? Parachutes maybe?
I really hope so. Three years of the same building event isn't something we ever see. Hopefully there will be something big to spice it up.
Maybe a page out of Air Traj; like you have to hit a target
Re: Bottle Rocket B
Posted: June 28th, 2016, 4:22 pm
by 0ddrenaline
reed303 wrote:0ddrenaline wrote:kmcclart wrote:Does anyone have any thoughts on what the bottle rockets challenge for next year might be? Parachutes maybe?
I really hope so. Three years of the same building event isn't something we ever see. Hopefully there will be something big to spice it up.
Maybe a page out of Air Traj; like you have to hit a target
There actually is a trial event that matches your description!
https://www.soinc.org/sites/default/fil ... Rocket.pdf
I always thought this would be an amazing event, but I don't think it's very far in the trial event process
