Custom Model Rocket Engine Test 3

This is another attempt at making a black powder rocket engine by re-using Estes model rocket engine casings. I'm not having much luck as the engines almost always blow up or blow out the nozzle. Advice is appreciated. If you'll watch carefully (or in slow motion), you can see at the nozzle that the rocket begins to burn correctly before CATO.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• model
• rocket
• engine
• cato
• explode
• black
• powder
• estes
• reload
• blow
• up
• junk

[cory18011801]

It didn't explode!

It went so fast that you didn't see it!

[TheSlayerman7]

what ever you were using it was either too flammable: too loose with air gaps or the burnt substance was clogging the exhaust. or if im wrong im sorry for being a smart ass.

[david1513]

ive found if you make a nozzle from burmans rock hard putty then knock it out sand it down a bit and JB Weld it back in place it wont come out,

[david1513]

please stop before you kill yourself you have no idea what your doing, the nozzel is far to small for black powder, plus you must slow down the burn rate maybe by useing sodum the bakeing type, you might try inlargeing this nozzel to 5/32 inch

[roadrunnersrock57]

@GearzVoNKod3 that what ur mom said to me

[GearzVoNKod3]

@roadrunnersrock57 thats what she said

[GearzVoNKod3]

that sounded like a 12 gauge haha! It may have failed, but this was entertaining nonetheless

[roadrunnersrock57]

u need to pack it tighter

[donperry1]

@ScooterfunPL lolol

[d4nr055]

LOL that is definatley CATO :P

ive been starting making my own rockets at home latley and if there is any advice i can give its to use a KNO3 and sugar mix, if you want it to be even more powerfull add a bit of aluminum oxide to the mix.

if you want to ask any questions about what i have done please PM me, im just as much of an amateur as you at this point but it might be helpfull to share tips

are you located in or outside of the US?