•Rocket Name: Sting RayRocket Name: Sting Ray•Engine Size: L=4.5 cm D=.693 in. Engine Size: L=4.5 cm D=.693 in. W=.32 ozW=.32 oz•This slide by KateThis slide by Kate

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Rocket HistoryRocket History

Today’s rockets are great collections of human cleverness and resources. One of the Today’s rockets are great collections of human cleverness and resources. One of the first devises to successfully employ the principles essential to the rockets flight was first devises to successfully employ the principles essential to the rockets flight was the wooden bird. The flying business all started in 400 B.C, the n about years after a the wooden bird. The flying business all started in 400 B.C, the n about years after a

man named Hero, built a rocket like device. Hero put a sphere on top of a water man named Hero, built a rocket like device. Hero put a sphere on top of a water kettle. The nose cone is the leading, tapered or point section of the rocket. It helps kettle. The nose cone is the leading, tapered or point section of the rocket. It helps

reduce aerodynamic drag. By the time of the 16reduce aerodynamic drag. By the time of the 16 thth century fireworks were used during century fireworks were used during the war. A German firework maker named Johann Schmidlap invented a so called the war. A German firework maker named Johann Schmidlap invented a so called

step rocket that was designed to launch at higher altitudes it was so big that a step rocket that was designed to launch at higher altitudes it was so big that a another smaller rocket was strapped on it.another smaller rocket was strapped on it.

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3. Formula Slide3. Formula SlideSpeed= Distance/TimeSpeed= Distance/TimeFeet/Sec.*60 sec/min*60 min/hour*1 Feet/Sec.*60 sec/min*60 min/hour*1

mile/5280 feet= miles/hourmile/5280 feet= miles/hourMach Number= miles/hour/768Mach Number= miles/hour/768Rocket Elevation= Tangent*BaseRocket Elevation= Tangent*BaseThis slide by KateThis slide by Kate

4.Drawing 4.Drawing

5. Math5. MathSpeed of Rocket:69.58 feet per secondSpeed of Rocket:69.58 feet per second69.58ft/sec*60 sec/min*60 69.58ft/sec*60 sec/min*60

min/hour*mile/5280 ft=47.44 miles/hourmin/hour*mile/5280 ft=47.44 miles/hour47.44/768= mach .0647.44/768= mach .06

6. Data Table6. Data TableAverage Average launch anglelaunch angle

Secs to Secs to smokesmoke

Height of Height of rocketrocket

Speed of Speed of rocketrocket

54 degrees54 degrees 3.623.62 251.877251.877 69.58 f/s69.58 f/s

Speed of Speed of RocketRocket

Baseline dist.Baseline dist. Speed of Speed of rocketrocket

Tangent angle Tangent angle valuevalue

47.44 m/h47.44 m/h 183 ft183 ft Mach .06Mach .06 1.381.38

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Newton’s Laws of MotionNewton’s Laws of Motion First law: Every object in the state of motion tends to remain in First law: Every object in the state of motion tends to remain in

motion unless a force acts upon it.motion unless a force acts upon it.

Seconds law: the relationship between an objects mass is its Seconds law: the relationship between an objects mass is its acceleration and applied force.acceleration and applied force.

Third law: For every action there is an opposite and equal reactionThird law: For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction This slide by TheoThis slide by Theo

8. Which Law Applies?8. Which Law Applies?

Newton’s Third Law applies to this Newton’s Third Law applies to this rocket launch because it states that a force rocket launch because it states that a force always exerts an equal and opposite force. always exerts an equal and opposite force. The force of the blast pushes the rocket into The force of the blast pushes the rocket into the air. the air.

9. Drawing of rocket9. Drawing of rocket

10.Objects breaking the speed of 10.Objects breaking the speed of soundsound

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11. Excel Graph of groups11. Excel Graph of groups

12.Pics of rocket12.Pics of rocket

Super shot rocketsSuper shot rocketsThis slide by TheoThis slide by Theo

13. Tangent angle chart13. Tangent angle chartAngle Angle Tangent Tangent

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Angle Angle Tangent Tangent

° ° ° °

Angle Angle Tangent Tangent

0 0 0.0000 0.0000 30 30 0.5773 0.5773 60 60 1.7317 1.7317

1 1 0.0175 0.0175 31 31 0.6008 0.6008 61 61 1.8037 1.8037

2 2 0.0349 0.0349 32 32 0.6248 0.6248 62 62 1.8804 1.8804

3 3 0.0524 0.0524 33 33 0.6493 0.6493 63 63 1.9622 1.9622

4 4 0.0699 0.0699 34 34 0.6744 0.6744 64 64 2.0499 2.0499

5 5 0.0875 0.0875 35 35 0.7001 0.7001 65 65 2.1440 2.1440

6 6 0.1051 0.1051 36 36 0.7265 0.7265 66 66 2.2455 2.2455

7 7 0.1228 0.1228 37 37 0.7535 0.7535 67 67 2.3553 2.3553

8 8 0.1405 0.1405 38 38 0.7812 0.7812 68 68 2.4745 2.4745

9 9 0.1584 0.1584 39 39 0.8097 0.8097 69 69 2.6044 2.6044

10 10 0.1763 0.1763 40 40 0.8390 0.8390 70 70 2.7467 2.7467

11 11 0.1944 0.1944 41 41 0.8692 0.8692 71 71 2.9033 2.9033

12 12 0.2125 0.2125 42 42 0.9003 0.9003 72 72 3.0767 3.0767

13 13 0.2309 0.2309 43 43 0.9324 0.9324 73 73 3.2698 3.2698

14 14 0.2493 0.2493 44 44 0.9656 0.9656 74 74 3.4862 3.4862

15 15 0.2679 0.2679 45 45 1.0000 1.0000 75 75 3.7306 3.7306

16 16 0.2867 0.2867 46 46 1.0354 1.0354 76 76 4.0091 4.0091

17 17 0.3057 0.3057 47 47 1.0722 1.0722 77 77 4.3295 4.3295

18 18 0.3249 0.3249 48 48 1.1105 1.1105 78 78 4.7023 4.7023

19 19 0.3443 0.3443 49 49 1.1502 1.1502 79 79 5.1418 5.1418

20 20 0.3639 0.3639 50 50 1.1916 1.1916 80 80 5.6679 5.6679

21 21 0.3838 0.3838 51 51 1.2347 1.2347 81 81 6.3095 6.3095

22 22 0.4040 0.4040 52 52 1.2798 1.2798 82 82 7.1099 7.1099

23 23 0.4244 0.4244 53 53 1.3269 1.3269 83 83 8.1372 8.1372

24 24 0.4452 0.4452 54 54 1.3762 1.3762 84 84 9.5045 9.5045

25 25 0.4663 0.4663 55 55 1.4279 1.4279 85 85 11.4157 11.4157

26 26 0.4877 0.4877 56 56 1.4823 1.4823 86 86 14.2780 14.2780

27 27 0.5095 0.5095 57 57 1.5396 1.5396 87 87 19.0404 19.0404

28 28 0.5317 0.5317 58 58 1.6001 1.6001 88 88 28.5437 28.5437

29 29 0.5543 0.5543 59 59 1.6640 1.6640 89 89 56.9168 56.9168