Modern engineering design for liquid propellant rocket engines. How to make a matchbox rocket launching kit youtube. Grant thompson aka the king of random has created a great tutorial on making sugar rocket motors. Spooky haunted house ideas that will give you chills. I love the smell of rocket candy in the morning diy. Put on your safety glasses and leave them on for the rest of the project.
This video is dedicated to our friend and founder grant thompson. Using the scale, measure 14 grams of potassium nitrate or saltpeter kno3 and 7 grams of sugar. Here is a survival diy skill every prepper and survivalist needs to learn. Sugar rockets are the slowest burning of all rocket fuels, and its highly unlikely that pvc will explode when using kitty litter plugs and sugar for the propellent. How to make a matchbox rocket launching kit the king of random. A video demonstrates how to make hobby rocket sugar motors using sugar, kitty litter, and repurposed household items.
Sugar rockets are the slowest burning of all rocket fuels, and its highly unlikely that pvc will explode. A rocket made with sugar and kitty litter, blasts over 2,300ft high. See more ideas about apple swan, diy rocket and weekend projects. On the night of july 29, 2019 we lost our friend and founder grant thompson to an unfortunate paramotoring accident. Grant thompson the king of random youtube crossbow. Experimental missiles that go off with a bang the king of random. This makes enough propellant for a single 2long rocket motor. Grant thompson s books grant thompson has coached hundreds of leaders in dozens of industries, helping them to improve leadership and communication skills. Grant is using a fuel based on potassium nitrate and sugar.
A direct, often humorous look at leadership in corporate a. However i dont know if a solid rocket engine qualifies as an engine in the. The third book in gino wickmans business series and coauthored by mark winters, rocket fuel takes the concept of visionary and integrator up a notch. Few books, with the exception of joan lisa bro m b e r gs nasa and the sp a c e. Cooking isnt something that interests me much, unless it results in a fast burning fuel and a successful rocket launch. See how this rocket is made, which rises due to a jet of water and pressurized air. Well, they explode the concept and expand your mind on just how important this ying and yang relationship has been proven to be with examples of a few companies that exemplify the concept. A history of the rocket engine test facility nasa history. Research projects agency arpa granted a contract to general.
I love the smell of rocket candy in the morning hackaday. How to make a rocket that can shoot 700 metres using sugar. This project was inspired by grant thompson the king of random and research. I got the containers for the signal flares by hacking open an old cordless drill battery casing, and taking the paper casings from the individual battery cells. Get on our mailing list to make sure youre first to hear about our latest projects. After making my video on homemade rocket fuel i had a lot of. Oberths book provided a compendium of all that was known about. Thompson, a general dynamics operations representative, said, i almost had. Simple strategies used by great leaders in 2009 and plans to release his second book, diagnosing your work team in 2019. A rocket made with sugar and kitty litter, blasts over 2300ft high. The solid rocket fuel may be used on smaller model rockets for propulsion.
Turning household materials into hobby rocket engines. Sugar rockets are the slowest burning of all rocket fuels, and its. Grant thompson cooks up four different variations of solid rocket fuel. Grant is using a fuel based on potassium nitrate and. If you are just looking to build a solid chemical rocket engine its not especially. In todays video were scaling up a project found in grant s book 52 random weekend projects. Aug 30, 2014 grant thompson the king of random youtube. First, i present dan pollino and his coyote rocket system. Experimental missiles that go off with a bang youtube. He published his first book leadership isnt rocket science. How to make hobby rocket sugar motors using sugar and kitty litter, that shoot up. Is building a homemade rocket engine really difficult. How to melt aluminum cans for casting deck of cards.
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