2009 NPL Water Rocket Challenge

You can pre-register interest in entering a team for the 2009 event (date to be confirmed, though likely to be in late June) by contacting us at waterrockets@npl.co.uk

 

A guide to building and understanding the physics of Water Rockets

If you wish to learn more about how water rockets work, how to build them, and how to optimise their flight, Dr Michael de Podesta has written a booklet detailing the process from start to finish, with a look at the physics involved in water-powered flight. You can download it here:

• Guide to building and understanding the physics of Water Rockets – Screen Quality (PDF 870 KB)
  
  
• Guide to building and understanding the physics of Water Rockets – Print Quality (PDF 7.8 MB)

Water Rocket Simulator as used in the Guide (Windows Installer 1.5 MB)

Video of the 2007 Water Rocket Challenge

2008 Winners 

Schools Competition:
1st Place: Bangers and Smash (Grey Court School)
2nd Place: Phoenix Knights (Stewards School)
3rd Place: Hawkins Hawks (Lady Hawkins School)

Open Competition:
1st Place: Blue Shift
2nd Place: Team Gragar
3rd Place: Team Super Ballistic

Related Links

Water Rocket Index
Water Rocket Playground
Robert Youens' Water Rocket Page
Rokit
NPL Sports Club

For more information, please email waterrockets@npl.co.uk