Resources
Find everything you'll need to get started with our comprehensive list of Water Rocket resources.
Booklet
If you wish to learn more about how water rockets work, how to build them, and how to optimise their flight, view and download our comprehensive booklet.
| Hubs of Water Rocket knowledge: |
| The water rocket achievement world record association World Altitude and flight time competitions. They have a forum, great for construction advice. |
| Water Rockets - Yahoo Groups Jolly active discussion group |
| Making rockets is quite easy, but making the launcher is tricky. However, help is at hand: |
| Water Rockets Launcher Index General launcher wisdom |
| The Copper Tube Launcher | Hose Connector Launcher Building Launchers |
| Making Your Own Water Rocket Launcher Very nice launcher with launch tube |
| Parts and kit suppliers (not endorsed officially by NPL): |
| Mindsets Online Suppliers of corriflute for fin and nose cone construction |
| Lazybone Suppliers of kits comprising launcher and rocket which are good for beginners. |
| RS Suppliers of strong coloured tape |
| AntiGravity Research Serious specialist water rocket hardware supplier |
| Rokit Worldwide suppler of water rocket kits |
| Rocket Store Include water rocket kits |
| Water Rocket Manual Only $17 |
| Other sites of Water Rocket interest: |
| Bang Goes the Theory Water Bottle Rockets |
| Ask a Scientist Video showing how to build a water rocket |
| Water Rockets at Leeds University Johannes Knapp’s fantastic Leeds University Water Rocket Page (includes physics, nice pictures, slow motion film analysis and a person strapped to a water rocket (probably not a real launch) |
| Bristol Water Rockets Great site with scary large rocket picture |
| Air Command Water Rockets If it's not here, you don't need to know it Nice basic construction | How to link more than one bottle together for bigger rockets | Some inspirational (perhaps daunting) designs |
| Alain Juge: Water Rockets Nice practical help – building rockets since 1967 |
| The How Zone Nice items on mounting cameras among other resources |
Rocket Simulator
This Water Rocket simulator software is described in the booklet and helps you improve flight and understand the physics involved (be amazed at the temperatures of water and air leaving the rocket).
Workshops
NPL has successfully run workshops for schools local to Teddington for classes and year groups.
If you are interested in knowing more, please email waterrockets@npl.co.uk