I was looking at YouTube videos to take a look at other people's ideas for water bottle rockets and I found this video and I thought it was pretty awesome.  Just thought I would show everyone.

First day of construction

We accomplished a lot on our first day of constructing our rocket.  As you can see in the blueprint above, we used the trapezoidal fins that point downward because we read that that they were good for cutting through the air and had great aerodynamics.  We also used the big fins because we read that they were better for guiding the rocket then smaller ones.  You can see that the fins are reasonably big and they almost reach the top of our rocket.  We hope to do good on our test launch tomorrow.

This is Chase and I's first rocket design without our nose cone and clay mold. Our rocket ahs come a long way. We think itwill be succesful.

Our Blue print took two attempts to accurately proportion our rocket to the design. This blue print shows all our demensions of our rocket as well as a front view and a side view. We explained how physics and aerodynamics come into play when building a sucessful rocket.

This is our first fin design. This is the design we used. It has a trapezoid shape but is longer. We read tha this shape cuts the wind the most creating a smooth steady flight.

This is a picture of our rocket SAIF 1. We used trapezoid fins and a round nose cone for more aerodynamics. We studied many designs for the rocket and its details to get it the way we wanted it.