Resources for Water Rocket Challenge
| 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 |
Last Updated: 1 Oct 2012
Created: 27 Jan 2011