AERONAUTICS EXPLORER POST 630 2011
Dec 24, 2015
AERONAUTICS EXPLORER POST 630
2011
LETS GET STARTED!!!
THEORY
DESIGN/
IMPLEMENT
TEST/CONFIRM
TEAM WORK!!!!
Each person was put into individual groups
to work on different components of the rocket
The groups were
Vehicles
Payload
Glider
FUN ON THE RUN
EGG DROP!!!
DESIGNED, BUILT, AND TESTED EGG DROP
SAFETY DEVICES
ASTRONAUT
Mike
Foreman
WIND TUNNEL VISIT
THE HANGER VISIT
MODEL ROCKET PROJECT
IT’S ELECTRIC!!!
Electronics package• Battery• Radio Transmitter• GPS Locater• Camera• Pitot tubes• Thermo Coupling
Temperature Gauge
TAKE FLIGHT!
Glider
Total Surface
Area: 23.65623
square inches
DESIGN & ANALYZE & BUILD
ENGINE REQUIRED
Engine Size: F20-4W (EXX-
7)
Mass: 140 grams
Impulse: 60.45 N(s)
DETAILED MASS INFO.
Nose Cone: 81 grams
Payload: 264.4 grams
Booster: 140 grams
PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONS
The velocity of the rocket will be
76.68 m/s
The impulse will be 44.47 N(s)
The goal is to get the rocket 300
meters in the air
ALL SYSTEMS GO!
CONCLUSION
In conclusion this program has taught the
post members to work as a team.
It was quite an experience to be able to
learn about the mechanics that go into
designing and building a rocket and the
aeronautical concepts that goes into it.
THANK YOU!!!
Special thanks to:• Jinho Lee• Justin Gray• Jen klettlinger• Tom Benson• Mike Foreman• Giovanna E. Mignosa