Matchbox Rockets

[Green Jello]

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[bob jablonski]

That looks like something I did out in the "field" in the Army. I did a low tech version at thunderstruck this past April so I did the smallest ex rocket there.
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[hcmbanjo]

I made these years ago with directions from a generic Rocketry book ordered from the Johnson Smith Company.
They were no where near this complicated and didn't look as good - no fins.

These matchbox rockets look like they perform better than some of the heavier MicroMaxx rockets!

 

[cavecentral]

Cool. Might have to try if I get bored. Looks to out perform the paper match ones with pin holes in the sides of the foil for nozzles.

 

[tightwad]

I guess he has nothing constructive to do?

 

[TopRamen]

I've done it and it is fun for a bit.
I too think I learned about it in a Book. Backyard Ballistics maybe?

 

[cavecentral]

Backyard Ballistics has the paper match version. Could be an instructible out there for the wooden match?

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Can you make a 2-grain motor by adding an extra match head?

 

[RocketRob]

Can you make a 2-grain motor by adding an extra match head?

Dang it! now I have to go buy a box of matches!

 

[rcktnut]

Made some similar back in the late 60's early 70's pencil dia. with paper and Zn/S. Worked good.

 

[Andy Greene]

Dang it! now I have to go buy a box of matches!

Yeeeep - I know what Im doing tomorrow

 

[cecil]

Made some similar back in the late 60's early 70's pencil dia. with paper and Zn/S. Worked good.

Pencil diameter, yeah, I did that. The pencil I used to roll from paper with a coating of glue a motor/body tube with slowly decreasing length to create a tapered end to receive the nose cone: the tip of the sharpened pencil which also sealed the top of the motor tube. Confectioners sugar and powdered KNO3, no melting. Small fins at base. Quite a lot of fun.

 

[cobra1336]

I made the paper match ones, no fins and added two or three extra heads. Double and Triple Threat is what I called them. Got to heavy for distance.

 

[gpoehlein]

My little brother and I used to do something like this when we were kids - we'd use the old white tipped strike anywhere wooden matches, place two head to head and wrap a small piece of foil around the two heads. Stick one match end in the dirt and hold a third lit match under the foil wrapped heads.don't remember how much distance we got (had to launch at about 45degrees in order to light them), but it was amusing for a couple of teenage pyros (aren't all teenage boys pyros to one degree or another? - especially chem and science nuts? )

 

[jmattingly13]

Launch angle exceeds 30 degrees. Tsk tsk...

 

[Andy Greene]

anybody have the pdf of the template ?? I tried a couple times to download it with no success ...