How to Make a Powerful Air Pressure Rocket

Step-by-Step Guide

1. 1

   Step 1: Invert the bottle and cut three flippers of cardboard.

   This is necessary to hold the rocket at launch time.
   
   Make your best design.
2. 2

   Step 2: Tape them all to the bottle at an angle of about 120 degrees between them .

   Remember, the bottle must be upside down and the flippers must not be taped at the bottle's base. , Fix the pump tube to it with plasticine. ,, (flippers do come in handy!) ,, Since action has an equal and opposite reaction, the bottle shoots up. ,
3. 3

   Step 3: Make a hole through the cork so that the bicycle pump can easily fit into it.

4. 4

   Step 4: Fill the bottle with water to about 1/4 of the total bottle.

5. 5

   Step 5: Jam in the cork and make the rocket stand.

6. 6

   Step 6: Start pumping as much as possible

7. 7

   Step 7: but do it quickly.

8. 8

   Step 8: The pressure builds up so much that the cork and the pump shoot out and the water gushes out.

9. 9

   Step 9: Alternatively

10. 10

    Step 10: instead of making fins make wings and hold the bottle at an angle for launch.

Detailed Guide

About the Author