How to build and launch Bottle Rockets Sky-High! Find a new use for plastic bottles by bottle rockets! You know how these types of bottle rockets really add fun to your children and perhaps even too much.
If you have a large collection of plastic bottles, you might have thought about building rockets bottle. The only thing is, you do not know how to build a rocket. The results can be spectacular and a great way to use plastic bottles!
You need two plastic bottles of 2 liters, a small plastic cone, tape, scissors, string, clay, a manila folder without pockets, a black garbage bag and a hole-puncher. If you are a child or very awkward, ask an adult to help you.
Cut the top and bottom of a bottle so you're left with a plastic cylinder. This form of the storage compartment or fuselage, for the parachute. Tape the fuselage to the bottom of plastic bottle seconds. Cut 3 triangular flaps from the folder and paste them to the second plastic bottle. The fins should be located closer to the end with the bottle cap.
Cut off the pointed end of the cone to form the nose of your rocket. Stop the opening with a wad of clay. Attach the nose of rocket to the fuselage with the chain attached by a ribbon inside the cone and the fuselage. You can cut the fins to balance the three mini cone on top of the fuselage if necessary.
To make the parachute, cut the closed end of the trash bag. Fold bag in half lengthwise, making sure the edges are matched. Then, along the long axis, fold it in half. Fold this form on the diagonal to form a triangle. Cut off the excess.
On unfolding the bag, you will now have two circles. You will need one. Fold the circle into 16 parts, marking the folds as you go. Strengthen both sides of the folds on the outer edge of the circle with masking tape and holes to punch through the tape. Fold the chute in half again and the string yarn through the holes. Attach the tray to the fuselage with tape. Loosely pack the chute in the fuselage and the cap with the cone.
To launch the rocket, the first half fill with water. He swings on its fins or a platform to launch and add to the pressure in the bottle like a bicycle pump until your Bottle Rocket is launched!
Posted on February 20, 2012.
