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Rocketry

Rocketry. HONORS PHYSICS . What to expect…. The Estes rocket engine. Impulse curves. Data for rocket…. 1. Engine Type A 8-3 2. Average Thrust 7.7 N 3. Thrust time 0.24 sec 4. Impulse of Rocket Motor 5. Mass of the rocket 0.0558 kg

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Rocketry

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  1. Rocketry HONORS PHYSICS

  2. What to expect…

  3. The Estes rocket engine

  4. Impulse curves

  5. Data for rocket… • 1. Engine Type A 8-3 • 2. Average Thrust 7.7 N • 3. Thrust time 0.24 sec • 4. Impulse of Rocket Motor • 5. Mass of the rocket 0.0558 kg • 6. Final speed of the rocket at engine burnout

  6. Pre-flight continued • 7. Average Speed of the Rocket • 8. Height rocket should attain during engine burn 9. Time of coast 10. Average Speed of the rocket during the coast

  7. Pre-flight continued • 11. Distance rocket moves during the coast • 12. Total height rocket should attain

  8. Finding actual Height

  9. On soccer field… • 1. Distance Observer 1 (Soccer goal)48.4m • 2. Distance Observer 2 (Sideline)27.9m • 3. Angle 1 • 4. Angle 2 • 5. Height 1 • 6. Height 2 • 7. Actual Height

  10. % Error Calculation

  11. Force Diagram

  12. Newton’s 3rd Law • Every action has an equal and opposite reaction…. • Action- • Reaction- • Stage Separation…

  13. Robert Goddard

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