Water Tower Rockets

[Aslansmonkey]

Here's a couple 3D printed water tower rockets I designed recently. They use dowels, common body tube sizes and, of course the 3D printed parts. Each design has links to videos of their flights.

13mm motor version: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6201368

18mm motor version: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6201473

I have a 24mm motor version (photo can be seen with the 18mm version) that is based on a Nestle's Quick can. That version is unreleased until I get a flight with a stronger motor. It flew on an E12-4 but that was too much delay as this was a big heavy slow rocket. Video of that flight is here:
If I get another Nestle's Quick can I may re-design it to be lighter.

 

[Aslansmonkey]

Oh, and as a spin off of these I designed a 13mm Sputnik 1

Sputnik 1 Model Rocket by Aslansmonkey

Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite launched by the former Soviet Union on October 4th, 1957. For three weeks in transmitted a radio signal on two frequencies that could be picked up by many people on the surface. After 3 months in orbit, it fell back into the atmosphere and burned up...

www.thingiverse.com

 

[Aslansmonkey]

Added an 18 mm version of Sputnik: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6209986


And a 24mm version: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6209993

 

[GlenP]

Oh, and as a spin off of these I designed a 13mm Sputnik 1

Sputnik 1 Model Rocket by Aslansmonkey

Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite launched by the former Soviet Union on October 4th, 1957. For three weeks in transmitted a radio signal on two frequencies that could be picked up by many people on the surface. After 3 months in orbit, it fell back into the atmosphere and burned up...

www.thingiverse.com

The ...beep...beep...beep...beep... heard around the world, literally.

those are awesome!