Water rockets arrived from my supplier

Rocketeer — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:41:13 +0000

I just received my first order of water rockets from my supplier so the water rockets will be up for sale on the website very soon. It has been over a month since I received my sample water rocket which I used to do some extensive testing. While these water rockets will not fly as high as most of the high end water missiles they do go high enough for kids and first time enthusiasts. They are also fast enough to the point that it took me the better part of an afternoon to finally capture picture of a water rocket taking off.In any case I will keep you posted on when I will have these for sale.Water rockets can be great for teaching your kids about physics, thrust, and pressure. Besides this they are a lot of fun too and that is why I have decided to sell some entry level water rocket kits. They are not the best rockets in the world but they will give you hours of fun and inspire your imagination for bigger and greater rockets.Remember what goes up must come down and the same goes for the water rockets. These water rocket kits come with a funnel for loading the water into the fuselage and an air pump for pumping up the pressure prior to launch. The air pump doubles as the water rocket launcher too. What they don’t come with is crazy hard to decipher instructions or hours of frustration they which is a good thing unless you are a glutton for punishment.

Water Rockets Are Now on Order

Rocketeer — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:36:42 +0000

Ok so today I ordered 10 more water rockets from my distributor and will sell them on a limited test run basis. If they sell well and I get lots of good feedback from the people who bought them I will start to carry them on this site, since I find them to be of decent quality and a fair price.

The water rockets that we tested are doing well after many repeated launches and landings they are holding up. We did get a bit wet but the weather here has gotten much better and is now ideal for launching water rockets. I have yet to try to launch aqua rockets in the wind, but I presume that they will be best launched against the wind so that they can easily come back to you without flying away in the strong breeze.

I have my mind set on modifying one of these water rockets since they look stable enough to cut open and stretch. This will be done similar to stretching a limousine. You cut the aqua rocket in half then add a section to it glue it up to seal it and make it pressure proof. Once the glue has dried test it by hooking the water missile up to the air pump and pump it up with air. The water rocket should hold much more air volume and be able to fly higher using more water and air in the mix. If anyone has tried this water rocket modification I would love to hear from you and to what glue you used and what you used as a tube.

Looking For The Good OLD Water Rockets From When I Was A Kid

Rocketeer — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:50:56 +0000

OK so I have looked at all the major toy stores in my city for the cool NASA look-alike water rockets that I used to have when I was a kid. Problem is I can’t seem to find them. The folks at Toy R Us don’t have a clue either. So this morning after my 5 kilometer run I went to the local Hobby shop called BC Shaver Shop. Why it’s called a shaver shop when it sells mainly cool toys, models and RC kits is beyond me. The only thing I can think of is that the owner has to hedge his bets and sell another product in case toys ever go out of style.

Well when I went to their model rocket section I could see the missiles and rockets that use pyrotechnics (model rocket engines) to propel themselves into the skies, but no water rockets. Funny I could have sworn I saw just the kind I was looking for when I was in the last time for a totally unrelated shopping trip. So I asked the clerk behind the counter and he told me that they get the NASA style water rockets in from time to time, but they sell out fast. After he confirmed they were all gone he said he would order some more in for me. So we shall see what happens. I really hope I don’t have to wait for too long. I know these models are not the cool high performance ones, with two liter pop bottle type fuselages that go 300 plus feet in the air, but they are damn cool!

Once I get my hands on one of these cool Aqua Missiles I will be sure to post the pictures and information on where to buy them, as I am sure all the water rocket enthusiasts will want to add these to their collection.