Rocket Board >:)

[Directive0]

hey FPIP ... dis is a scientific topic.
please post CAD or at least 3d animation.
thank you!

nono, let the naysayers talk wefunk... they shall see

[bean-a-reano]

Dowes this have anything to do with a.........red rocket?

[daniel]

hey FPIP ... dis is a scientific topic.
please post CAD or at least 3d animation.
thank you!

paint is so CAD, its done with a computer...right!?

[Pintail4ever]

didn't we detirmine that joker was gonna be the guy standing on the rocket propelled bit of tree?

[kaile]

i already did it like 8 months ago (i made a post about it), i also did it on a dh race

[Directive0]

i already did it like 8 months ago (i made a post about it), i also did it on a dh race

how'd it go?

heres the contraptions
(rocketmount, and homemade ignition box)

[Directive0]

here's a burn test of ONE of the thrusters. The board is loaded with a five-six pound brick and is pointed up a mellow incline. As you can see, the engine provides enough thrust to move the board roughly 2-3 inches up the hill before it peaks and returns. Since we were testing thrust, we didn't use our ignition system, or our wiring mounts. This is just a test..


http://lsv.stylesunknown.com/directive0/Rocketburn.mp4

[daniel]

hey thats cool, it looks like complicated stuff, is it easy or what?

[Directive0]

this is about as simple as rocketry gets before you need to understand physics . (which means its perfect for me)

[daniel]

oh, it looked pretty complex for me, did you teach yourself? i failed physics, not like that really matters...

[wombat boarder]

try a coupla BIIIIGG fire extinguishers

[TWO-BY-FOUR]

Hi! I actually used to do model rocketry, and I have thought about this in the past. Unfortunately, Estes only goes up to E motors, but you can get up to H without a licence. Here's a great site for high powered model rocketry: AeroTech Web Site. I hope this helps you out. It might be cheaper overall to get a re-usable casing and the materials, because otherwise, you're looking at like $20 every time you bomb. Also, you might have to look into this, but the ejection charge (opens the parachute by sending a charge in the opposite direction to blow the nose cone off) might cause a problem, in the form of pushing the board in the other direction, and send you flying off, but I don't think it'll be too big of a deal. Have lots of fun, and wear a helmet.