Launch # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Time | 3.5 sec | Fail… | 9 sec | 7.8 | 3.75 tree… |
Accessory | None | Fins | Chute, New Fins, Cone | Same | Lost Bottle |
Our first few launches were very successful and brought many attention from the other groups of how successful our launches were. We were hitting just about 10 second launches without a parachute. But when the bottle landed from that launch we lost two of our excellent fins, everything went down hill after that. We had to find new fins to install onto our rocket, which were never the same as those sharp, light, and very successful fins we had on launch four. On the fifth launch the weather was a little crazy and we knew the wind was going to be a factor but we went for it anyways. The only adjustments we made were a new parachute, ne fins and a permanent cone to cut through the air easier. We launched and the wind took our bottle straight into a tree. We have still not retrieved our rocket back from the tree but immedietly after that incident we made another rocket in 5 minutes out of a laichi bottle with hot glue, fins and a times supermarket bag. It was an EPIC fail… Nothing really worked as plan for pretty much all of our launches and we learned NEVER to launch anywhere near a tree or building.
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