Can you build a Liquid Rocket out of BEER KEGS?!

Can you build a Liquid Rocket out of BEER KEGS?! - KegRocket Ep 1

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10 ай бұрын

This is the first in a series of videos about Project KegRocket, where we're building a real life liquid fueled rocket with fuel tanks made from beer kegs.
Thank you, AmygdaLaunch!
www.amygdalaunch.com
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I'm Ryan Callahan. Thank you Jaymee Panian, Clinton Motley, and David Chance for appearing and helping build this thang!
Special thanks to the following rocketeers for letting me show their amazing projects as examples:
- Denim Rocket! - max_q
- Furby Rocket! - Davis Ryan - x.com/davis_ryan03
- Rocket Powered Christmas Tree! - ‪@BPSspace‬ with ‪@xylafoxlin‬ • Rocket Powered Christm...
• Putting a Gigantic Roc...
- Keg-Based Test Stand! ‪@AstroCharlie‬ • Liquid Rocket Engines ...
NASA footage available from images.nasa.gov. NASA does not endorse this project.
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Пікірлер: 797

@CopenhagenSuborbitals 10 ай бұрын

T-Beer o'Clock just got better.

@rexmoriah8741 10 ай бұрын

Waiting on you

@Dustmadeout 10 ай бұрын

Now you gotta build a submarine out of kegs.

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

Wanna lend us a BPM-5 😉

@waylontmccann 10 ай бұрын

Well hello there CopSub!

@BPSspace 10 ай бұрын

YES YES YES, love this project so much!

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

🥲Thank you so much. Honestly there were a lot of "what would BPS do" moments along the way. Big inspiration!

@Jessev741 10 ай бұрын

@@KegRocket needs more blue tape

@prithvirajbondre9425 10 ай бұрын

It's amazing guys😃 love from India❤🇮🇳

@Skips456 9 ай бұрын

two rockets meet together 🗿

@Levikrw 8 ай бұрын

Why don’t you and BPS collar on a landing keg rocket

@karl844 10 ай бұрын

"Apogee: 3in" 😂 Can't wait to break that altitude record. 🚀

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

Your LCS will make it happen!

@Just_Karl 10 ай бұрын

U Karl and I'm Karl , W!😅

@I-Dont-Care-99 10 ай бұрын

Nice 🌱✨

@nicojansenvanvuuren2745 10 ай бұрын

Achievement unlocked: Barely there.

@fluffsquirrel 10 ай бұрын

@@nicojansenvanvuuren2745 That's the step before "exceeded expectations!" on launch!

@gordoncouger9648 10 ай бұрын

You are on an impressive journey. McMaster Carr sells cryogenic pop-off valves in incremental ranges from 5 to 400 psi for your LOX tank. Your hydrostatically tested modified beer kegs are strong enough to hold liquified Butane. Butane is a good deal more energy dense than alcohol. Mixtures of Butane and Propane will give you enough pressure to pump itself if you wrap the feed lined around the outside of the engine. LPG is easier to ignite and simpler to feed into a rocket motor than alcohol. Good Luck & have fum.

@BreakingTaps 10 ай бұрын

I am unreasonably excited for this project! 🤩 (Great first video too! Fun and informative edit 👍)

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Love your content as well

@a.p.2356 10 ай бұрын

The machining and fabrication quality on this thing is spectacular. Huge props.

@noahhastings6145 10 ай бұрын

No, no props. This thing is powered by a rocket engine, not propellers.

@itoibo4208 10 ай бұрын

I am afraid his tank bulging will cause a steering failure. Not sure I agree with attaching things to the tank.

@FeedMeAQuarter 10 ай бұрын

For real. Those welds are professional looking.

@TheWizardGamez 10 ай бұрын

@@noahhastings6145 tryna differentiate between autism and sarcasm

@mustard8759 10 ай бұрын

He meant props as propellers and most engines has one but this rocket has none

@edcallahan9536 10 ай бұрын

Yes! A long-awaited video documenting some of the KegRocket history and technical aspects of the journey (and some humor to boot)! Keep the updates coming as you can-thanks Ryan!

@emmeXXtreme 10 ай бұрын

This guy took the "HOLD MY BEER" concept to a whole new level

@uis246 9 ай бұрын

Hold my beer, i'm launching it

@HydraulicPressChannel 10 ай бұрын

Even before starting the video I knew the answer to the why question :D

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

There’s no reason not to hydraulically crush a beer keg too, eh?

@HydraulicPressChannel 10 ай бұрын

@@KegRocket I could do the pressure test with liquid nitrogen and let it rip with bit more action 😂 We just exploded some truck tires at 50 bars and looking new targets to over pressurise 😄

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

@@HydraulicPressChannel more keg data never hurt anyone!

@EchoNine1 10 ай бұрын

May the kegs go boldly where no keg has gone before

@whiskey_dod 10 ай бұрын

The algorithm has blessed me today. I cannot wait to see how this goes!

@jordanbradford7729 10 ай бұрын

The V-2 rocket used ethanol for its fuel, so this is thematically coming full circle to Wernher von Braun’s earliest work.

@mustard8759 10 ай бұрын

Beer keg very german rocket

@martingrimmitt3992 10 ай бұрын

Plus the kegs were even made in Germany

@randallmason9687 10 ай бұрын

I would put a pop off valve on it! J- tube for a little vapor pocket. I built cryo tankers for 12+yrs. Liquid O2 will build pressure fast!! We put a 350psi to 550psi relief valve anywhere that the liquid could get trapped. I am going to guess that this is not Your first rocket build, and You probably already know this. Awesome project!! Stay safe Brotatoe!

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

Thanks real life cryo-guy! Not our first rodeo, so relief valves will exist :)

@thadollagenerale 10 ай бұрын

These kegs were tested more than the titan submersible. Looking forward to Ep 2.

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

KegSub 👀

@migmog9549 10 ай бұрын

Whats funny is i had an VERY basic drawing of something like this in high-school, my parents said no, so no just cobbling it together in the garage. I how ever am very excited to see how this turns out!

@TJTinerella 6 ай бұрын

I love the Science! lol.....I am not much of a Rocketry Guy myself...I have way too many expensive hobbies but I love to watch regular folks sending home built machines up

@exosaerospace 10 ай бұрын

Excellent Work Guys! Brings back lots of fond memories of the early days with Armadillo Aerospace...

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

Was always very inspired the videos of Stig lifting off and flying for basically forever. I'd consider it very formative to my interest in liquid rockets. Thanks for the comment.

@fatbuttbassett4732 10 ай бұрын

Lets go!!!! Love this. Cant wait to see a build video.

@samuelb6960 10 ай бұрын

Please use a beer tap handle for a launch switch.

@MoosesValley 10 ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing your progress Professor !

@nellykangethe4288 10 ай бұрын

The whole rocketry community here.We're rooting for you Ryan.

@ComeonmenID10T 10 ай бұрын

very nice welding, nicely done, respect

@DaMedicWhoSezNi 10 ай бұрын

I’m so happy this random video from a brand new channel popped up on my recommended it’s exactly the content I love to see

@nv1493 10 ай бұрын

At first I though "a beery project joke", but after seeing the video, this thing is no joke. Very good tech and fabrication.

@ungaa_bungaa4684 10 ай бұрын

this is my obligatory comment to help boost engagement because everyone should see this. its beautiful

@matthewcox7985 10 ай бұрын

"Well... why not?" That's as good a reason as any! 👍

@oneistar6661 10 ай бұрын

Here we gooooo. I'll enjoy the ride.

@CliveBagley 10 ай бұрын

I have been waiting for this! Well done so far.

@DanPickard 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! So excited that the kegs can hold the pressure! Can’t wait for a test fire!

@arro_rockets 10 ай бұрын

I've seen people use beer kegs for static liquid-fuelled rockets on test stands but I'm very excited to see one actually fly!!

@thomasgodden1155 10 ай бұрын

Yeet! Very excited for more KegRocket content.

@eaofdeath187 10 ай бұрын

Great to see you go from a couple of hundred subs yesterday to 6k today, I can't wait to the rest of the rocket developed.

@user-fj1fu7tc8x 10 ай бұрын

😮 So following this. Love the content the rocket is beautiful. Really looking forward to learning a little and seeing this thing fly awesome.

@milkhbox 10 ай бұрын

Cool. Definitely gonna keep an eye out for updates.

@DanSTARdtu 10 ай бұрын

So exited for this! A combination of two of the best things this world has to offer!

@amandahugankiss4110 10 ай бұрын

Dark garages and sexy, sexy young men?

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

@@amandahugankiss4110 😲

@paulmullane9662 10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 exactly my point of view 😂👏👏👏👏👍

@RWBHere 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Ryan. I wish you every success with this rocket. It looks as though you might have most of the mass at the bottom of the rocket. If that's the case (and I hope that it isn't), then you will need to make changes: The centre of mass needs to be in front of the centre of aerodynamic pressure/lift at all times, otherwise the rocket will try to turn around, instead of going along the desired trajectory. Think about arrows and darts: For stability, the main mass is at the leading end of the projectile, and the fins are as far back as possible.

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

There is indeed quite a bit of weight in the back, there will need to be some ballast in the nose along with some big fins.

@MrHichammohsen1 10 ай бұрын

That was amazing! Will definitely subscribe! Thank you for this.

@lachy13 10 ай бұрын

Love seeing the Furby rocket featured!!!

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

It's a good one

@gigiopincio5006 10 ай бұрын

can already hear the radio chatter go "command, we lost the first stage." "Copy. Green light confirmed, production started on the next iteration. Calling the team, i bring the cups"

@mach2merrick 10 ай бұрын

Nice! I'll definitely be keeping track of this project, very excited to see where it goes.

@AIM54A 10 ай бұрын

As someone who has built and flown a rocket using the same fuels I recommend finding a way to get at least 1" of foam insulation around the keg or you'll have real issues getting it to fill up with LOX. Also mount your LOX vent and LOX pressure relief value up as far from the tank as possible.

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

😎

@TipsyCHUBBZ 10 ай бұрын

feels like a perfect way to seed a space start-up :P

@dougadams9419 10 ай бұрын

Interesting. A modern take on Dr. Goddard's liquid fuel rocket from 1921 and 1926. Subscribed. Hoping for your success.

@martinbisschoff988 10 ай бұрын

Classy quality workmanship. Respect. Well done.

@mfeldheim 10 ай бұрын

Those are some clean welds! ❤

@itiswhatitis.2825 10 ай бұрын

Wanna see this thing fly!

@gyimihendrix 10 ай бұрын

Yess!! Super pumped for this!

@gojohnson2511 10 ай бұрын

I love the attitude of "we have *this* ten times already but nobody is doing *that.* I am dissatisfied and must remedy this situation."

@victorwidell9751 10 ай бұрын

Reminds me of the water rocket I built out of 6 tin cans when I was 14. It flew great.

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

The propellant is fed to the engine using a similar concept

@blairseaman461 10 ай бұрын

As both my worlds collide, I'll definitely be watching and rooting.

@Koffiato 10 ай бұрын

This is incredibly well done

@everythingeverett3021 10 ай бұрын

I am super excited to see this project on a roll now!

@Twitchi 10 ай бұрын

Ohhh yes, I am so on board for this

@CuervoRC 10 ай бұрын

Excellent project, I can't wait to see it fly, or explode or whatever.

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

Any outcome is acceptable

@CarsCumminsNCams 9 ай бұрын

I need to acknowledge the mustang in the background! Awesome car! Awesome rocket!

@aviator267 10 ай бұрын

I know building the Rocket is impressive but shout out to those welds. Great fabrication.

@pedromira08 10 ай бұрын

YES! I was hoping y'all would make yt videos explaining/showing the designing/making of KegRocket. I can't wait for the next videos!

@MRmeanmagicman 10 ай бұрын

This is friggin sick dude!!! I wanna see more haha

@cannonlove2 10 ай бұрын

Glad to be here from the beginning!

@shaymcquaid 10 ай бұрын

Holy crap! I LOVE THIS!!!

@emmamarx9284 10 ай бұрын

Very excited about this! Can’t wait for more!!

@philipvecchio3292 10 ай бұрын

What's great is that this takes off the shelf parts to build a rocket. This is something that has been a problem with rocketry. Is people feeling the need to manufacture custom and one-off parts rather than repurposing inexpensive things that are already exist.

@OtterSwims 7 ай бұрын

As someone who is not trained at all in mechanical engineering or rocket engineering, its very cool to be able to learn all about rocketry from channels like yours. So thanks for sharing and creating this content! If you ever get a chance, it would be very helpful for us non-engineers to hear about where you learned about all these techniques and industry related knowledge, thank you!

@BonesyTucson 10 ай бұрын

Gotta see the rest of the series! Happy to watch hours of this :)

@dedy4games146 10 ай бұрын

I was following this project on Twitter, but now that I've stopped using that horrible app, I feel blessed by the KZfaq algorithm for bringing me back to watch updates

@steveparker449 10 ай бұрын

Loving this project already!! 🍺🍺

@justus1995 10 ай бұрын

been following this project for a while now, really cool that you started making videos.

@BokoMoko65 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic job! Way to go Mr Callahan! 🤩😶‍🌫😎😎😃😃😉

@brown56765 10 ай бұрын

It is phenomenally appropriate that the keg rocket is fueled by ethanol XD Can't wait to see the rest of this project!

@torelie6581 10 ай бұрын

Wow, love it!

@daniel_kunz 10 ай бұрын

Your payload should be a keg of beer. That's our gift to the universe.

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

Payload will probably be a very small keg or a growler!

@martinleung8169 10 ай бұрын

Amazing stuff, love the mix of good engineering and fun challenges!

@notimeproductions 10 ай бұрын

I have been following this project for a while now. I'm super excited to see it on youtube.

@multiengineering8982 10 ай бұрын

Excited. To. See. This. Rocket. Flying in. Sky🥺

@austinchowaniec2885 10 ай бұрын

That apogee made me laugh, this is looking great, please stay safe!

@cpt_nordbart 10 ай бұрын

What a Kerbal approach to rocketry.

@xankersmith9194 10 ай бұрын

This is awesome! Can't wait to see other videos!

@Matt_10203 10 ай бұрын

I could watch you guys working on this all day! Great work!

@eddyrobinson4315 10 ай бұрын

Great video! Its been awesome to follow your progress to this point and I'm looking forward to seeing how things continue.

@sonicsupersam7793 10 ай бұрын

damn… that’s some high quality machining.

@bigblackkientgaming8267 10 ай бұрын

Love the video. Keep it up can’t wait to see the other parts

@AuthenticAfricanAdventures 10 ай бұрын

I have been following the progress on Twitter for a while now. I am super stoked to see a video of the project. This is looking epic!

@ryanthompson7884 10 ай бұрын

Kegrocket keeping things interesting in all things engineering as always 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@montrosefamily8605 10 ай бұрын

Excited to see episode 2

@Callum-Long 10 ай бұрын

Incredible video, can’t wait to see more x

@sidraptor 10 ай бұрын

this is going to be epic!

@Dymitr_Nawrocki 10 ай бұрын

The natural order of things, first you empty a couple of beer kegs and then you get the idea to build rocket out of those kegs with your friends.

@sjoerdvandereerden5676 10 ай бұрын

woow, that looks really cool. i'm excited to see how it will turn out in the end!!

@codprawn 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic TIG welding!

@NonEuclideanTacoCannon 9 ай бұрын

I'm excited to see where this project goes. My experience tending bar tells me that a keg is pretty heavy even when empty. Kegs are designed to survive years of getting tossed around, and are built very robust. I thing the tank sections of commercial rockets are machined with an isogrid and are exceptionally thin like a soda can. Obviously you aren't trying to make orbit, but I'm very anxious to see what kind of performance you get out of the KegRocket.

@stevecoates3799 10 ай бұрын

Entertaining video for happy hour😎

@spinynorman887 10 ай бұрын

Major props for saving the ad for the end! I have lost count of the subs I have ENDED because they interrupt/delay the content with ads! YOU however get a new sub (me) and if you continue the ad policy you did here, I will hang around. Also, the video quality was good, and I am VERY interested in seeing how this project progresses.

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

You might have gotten lucky with the KZfaq ads, but if you're talking about the sponsor we'll keep it in mind

@ZettabyteGamer 10 ай бұрын

I would love more videos on the project, thanks for sharing!

@KegRocket 10 ай бұрын

We'll try to keep em coming!

@NielsNL68 10 ай бұрын

Cool project love to see more,

@Epic_DaVinci 10 ай бұрын

Looking forward to see the rest of this project, especially the pump, combustion systems.

@ramonellince2424 10 ай бұрын

Can’t wait for Ep2

@bradcogan8588 10 ай бұрын

Wow I can't wait to see more on this project

@jonmcentire 10 ай бұрын

I thought about doing this many times. I work at a place that goes through beer kegs constantly so I've had many an opportunity to look at their structure and their connectors and just a general way they operate. My immediate first thought upon examining one was "hey this would make a great pressurized fuel tank!" I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of this, I'm also glad that somebody is actually trying it!