G+_MyTmou5 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I took a break from the quadcopter to be the Guinea pig for my son's cub scout den. The scout leader and I wanted to do model rockets with boys but none of the adults have any experience with shooting rockets. So I bought a basic kit and today my 3 boys and I successfully launched our rocket twice. We used A6—4 motors for each launch. I have one more and I also have 3 B6-4 motors which will be saved until we get together with the scout leader. The plan is for each scout to build and decorate their own rocket and have a launch day. So much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ken Torbeck Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Last year my family decided to have a contest with model rockets. We spent over a month each building custom rockets to see who could carry an egg the highest. However, we never got to find out who would win, because our little town outlawed them. Come spring we are hoping to try again some where else.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Timothy Hamlett Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Wow, sounds fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jim Sauber Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I loved model rockets when growing up. Glad to see that some kids are getting the chance to try them out. The egg contest was a right of passage for geeks in our high school. Sad that some towns are outlawing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I'm mid 30's and still love playing with model rockets. Just wait till you get your first "big" motor rocket, those D class motors are just big enough to launch some massive hobbyist rockets. If you want to make it educational as well as just plain fun you can have them all figure out how high each one goes. All you need is a compass with a weighted string tied to it. Measure out say 200', record the angle on the compass when pointed at the rocket's highest point, add a little bit of trigonometry, and you've got the height for each rocket with a lot of practical math thrown in as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Timothy Hamlett Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 To bad I live in Chicago, setting off rockets definitely won't go over very well with the CPD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ken Torbeck Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Timothy Hamlett? I am 36 miles north of the city and I can only do it on private property. Including landing zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_MyTmou5 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 I think trigonometry is a bit much for group mostly made up of 2nd graders, but I do like the idea of trying to safely launching and landing an egg. I'm gonna suggest that after our initial launch day as friendly contest for our region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_MyTmou5 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Sadly, I lost that rocket. Well.... It's not lost, but I can't get to it as it is 40ft up in a tree. I'll be checking on it after a windy day. BUT the 14 rockets and 40+ engines I ordered for the scouts are here. 2 of those rockets are for my 2 boys, so we have been building & getting things ready for a fun day with our scout family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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