Jake Durham

Krista Hlavnicka

2-L Rocket Eggmission         

1. How do rockets fly without an engine? Why will it fly better when it is arrow dynamic? Can a rocket fly without wings? Will it still fly if it has a hole in it? If one side is heavier will it shift that way when it fly’s? How does the nose shape help a rocket fly? What makes it arrow dynamic Who came up with the “rocket” How far did the furthest rocket go in record? What is the best way to protect the insides of the rocket? Does the weight matter? Do you have to have a ratio of weight to size? How big should your rocket be? How far on average do rockets go? How can you make your rocket go faster? How do you make your rocket slow down and not go high? Does liquid inside your rocket help it? How does newtons laws come in effect with launching the rocket? What does launching rockets have to do with physics? How does kinetic energy relate to rockets?

This project can answer my question of “does weight matter?” yes it does matter because the lighter the further it goes and the faster.

2. This is the only picture of the Rocket we have but it was made with a light plastic, gaffers tape, a regular 2-liter bottle, and a more aerodynamic 2-liter bottle. 

3. We designed the rocket to be aerodynamic and have strong materials while being light wight. The top bottle we used was different because it is pointier and more aerodynamic than a regular 2 liter bottle. For wings we used was a strong and light plastic material and were carved in the shape of a surf board fin. It had wings to make it stay straight in flight and soar instead of having a hard landing.

4.  Our egg was seal a mealed and was suspended in the top so it could not move from the center. It had 3 balloons blown up around it for more protection and to increase the time of impact making it more survivable.

5. Our final rocket did not make 30 meters but the egg survived. We launched it at 43 degrees and used 750 mL of water. The rocket did not make the distance because of the wings we used in the final launch. Our previous rockets went too high and were crashing too hard breaking the egg. So for the last rocket we put wings to have a safer landing, but the wings failed in flight and made the rocket go down sooner. The protection did really good and the egg survived.

6. From this experiment, we learned that it is very important to have an aerodynamic rocket with sturdy wings. The rocket is better when it is light weight and has sturdy material. The egg protection is very important because of how easily they break. We learned a great method to protect the egg but had a little trouble with the flight. But after the experience and watching other rockets fly we learned better ways to make a rocket.