Hamburger style Cut the two halves Fold the two halves in the middle. Tail Fins Rugged 11” Build these fins instead of the simple fins if you want your rocket ship to last a long time. Bend the top flange to the left and the bottom flange to the right. 4.25” Cut along the diagonal line and you will have 4 symmetrical fins. Then cut a small slit from the edge to the fold. 2.75” Score and fold a flange about ¼” along the long edge of the triangle. Tail Fins Simple You need to make flanges on each fin so you can tape or hot glue them to your rocket fuselage. Fold the two strips in the middle and cut at the fold. Put the two pieces exactly on top of each other. 8.5” 2.75” 4.25” Mark a straight line from corner to corner. Tail Fins Simple 11” Start with a 8.5” x 11” card stock or 22lb paper. Nose Cone + Fuselage Hot glue the nose cone to the fuselage. Cut the open end of the cone so it is round. Nose Cone 6” 4” Wrap a 6” x 4” piece of Foamie into a cone. Tape that end so it makes an air tight tube when you blow in the open end.

11” ½” PVC pipeįuselage Flatten and cut a point on one end. Tape the second rolled paper and slip it off the pipe.

This will make your rocket fuselage have minimum friction with the pipe when it takes off. Then wrap a second paper around the paper that is taped. It is easier to control small tape pieces. Connect the PVC pipes and the soda bottle.įuselage You can use thin card stock or 22lb weight paper (typical printer paper.) Roll an 8.5” x 11” paper around a ½” PVC pipe. If you get the PVC pipe from Home Depot, you can usually cut the pipe sections there with a hack saw or pipe cutter. Launcher Cut two 1-foot long pipe sections.

(Even thought it ‘s called ½” PVC pipe, it is actually 5/8” on the inside and 7/8” on the outside diameters.) The wood block helps keep the launcher stable. One ½” pipe hanger - 2-liter soda bottle. ½” Right Angle PVC pipe coupling - Block of wood 10”x 4”x 1” - Two 1” sheet rock screws. Launcher You can get these parts from Home Depot for less than $5. Tools and Materials 8 ½”x11” 20lb copier paper 8 ½”x11” 64lb card stock 8 ½”x11” cardboard Foamie sheets Rubber bands Paperclips Coffee stirrer sticks Straws Scotch tape Masking tape Scissors Glue gun Colored pencils 12” ruler

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