DIY Carbon Fiber Rocket

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@Project-Air 2 жыл бұрын

Who wants to see a jet-powered car in the next video? Like this if you do!

@youssefsamy814 2 жыл бұрын

hey bro just wanted to express how cool what youre doning is . keep the good work up :)

@rajvlogs9062 2 жыл бұрын

Yes of course And we to see a jet powered plane

@LoneR1578 2 жыл бұрын

definetly

@cloudpandarism2627 2 жыл бұрын

my dude: MOTORBIKE GPS tracker with sim card! cost like 10$ and have a tiny battery inside with will be automatically charged every time you connect the main lipo. go get one of those. there are some grams and i installed them on all my 4" to 5" drones because its so tiny. almost same as your bluetooth tracker. even main battery disconnects on impact. the tiny lipo will continue send exact GPS location to your phone via app in real time for some hours. and thats like 1 meter accuracy.

@slickizu2709 2 жыл бұрын

Jamie Oliver

@Backyard.Ballistics 2 жыл бұрын

Well done, but let me give you a pro advice. Connect the delay to a 2 pound charge of black powder, and do away completely with the parachute. That way you won't have to worry about finding the rocket. You're welcome 😎

@Project-Air 2 жыл бұрын

Haha of course you’d suggest that 😊

@DetroitMicroSound 2 жыл бұрын

Start working on licensing. 🤣

@dan725 2 жыл бұрын

loool.. and I love seeing my favorite youtubers on each other’s comments!

@kevkev5935 2 жыл бұрын

Top that off with some thermite and illuminate the backyard for miles.

@colejosephalexanderkashay683 Жыл бұрын

I heard Ukraine is accepting donations...

@cyrusramsey4741 2 жыл бұрын

A strobe light on the rocket could be helpful for locating it with a drone, especially once it's dark.

@exo068 2 жыл бұрын

The LED signal flares are really good for that kind of idea.

@Panda_Gibs 2 жыл бұрын

Or an annoyingly loud piezo speaker just always turned on.

@lookronjon Жыл бұрын

IR locator.

@cyprezz_ Жыл бұрын

put an apple air tag inside with an extra phone

@heyitseyevan Жыл бұрын

@@cyprezz_ he literally explained why he cant do that

@piconano 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a UAV missile project like the Switchblade 300.

@samcaplan4646 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t tell wether or not This is a joke, but also is sick

@Hilqy 2 жыл бұрын

would be cool

@abhimaanmayadam5713 2 жыл бұрын

Would be cool, but he would be on some sort of list very quickly

@angrymario8259 2 жыл бұрын

I would absolutely love that

@brucebaxter6923 2 жыл бұрын

Go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200

@integza 2 жыл бұрын

I love the marriage of Carbon Fiber with the 3D Printed parts!

@quimblyjones9767 2 жыл бұрын

He just needs a jet engine rather than those puny black powder rocket cartridges right Integza?

@niil047 Жыл бұрын

you should pair up with him when you have a rocket perfected to fly

@captainautism2319 2 ай бұрын

Bro got Integza to comment on one of his videos 💀💀 what an honor

@beanieteamie7435 2 жыл бұрын

GPS trackers are only massive when you look for massive GPS trackers... there are very small ones available.

@MrRobotalian 2 жыл бұрын

Ya ahah I have one that is like the size of my thumbnail lol

@andresmartinezramos7513 2 жыл бұрын

The ones in phones and smartwatches cannot be too big

@MrRobotalian 2 жыл бұрын

@@andresmartinezramos7513 the only thing this guy would have to do is buy like an ATTINY and a gps module with a SIM card module or even a zigbee TXRX module. The zigbee ones have like a max range of a kilometre I think? Not sure off the top of my head Edit: max range of XBEE modules is 3.2km

@beanieteamie7435 2 жыл бұрын

@@andresmartinezramos7513 exactly

@mcmadness110 2 жыл бұрын

One I’ve heard of is the Gf-07. It looks small.

@SpinelessCougar 2 жыл бұрын

A few years ago at a rocket launch one guy had a V2 replica. It was about five feet long. It looked like he had put a lot of work to it. It flew beautifully but in the end it did exactly what the V2 was designed to do and nose dived into the ground. Total loss. Turns out the ejection charge did go off but was waaaay under powered for the large internal space of the rocket.

@alilspark 2 жыл бұрын

Did it exit the atmosphere?

@SpinelessCougar 2 жыл бұрын

@@alilspark Not even close but it did go out of sight.

@bunnykiller 2 жыл бұрын

this is the reason you run a small dia tube the length of the rocket for ejection charge, it acts like a blow gun...

@ej-1608 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, I've got a few V2s and no matter what I do, first flight is always a nose dive lol. No total loss yet though.

@intechio9013 Жыл бұрын

@@ej-1608 its because the fins on the v2 purposely made the rocket pick up speed in 1 direction, think of throwing a dart with fins

@BlackGryph0n Жыл бұрын

This is so awesome!! A few years ago I designed my own rocket engines and to test them, I made a 5ft tall rocket out of a pool noodle. It worked surprisingly well and I was honestly quite proud of it until I saw this video... Now I want to build a carbon fiber rocket worthy of my homemade engines!!

@adryanclay Жыл бұрын

You are here too? Never would have thought you designed a rocket engine.

@ianhennus1518 2 жыл бұрын

imagine a ProjectAir and BPS space collab, that would be awesome

@aviastro2162 2 жыл бұрын

We share the same brain cells🚀🚀🚀

@OnshapeInc 2 жыл бұрын

If only there was a sponsor and a collaborative CAD platform for them to use...

@televisio8652 Жыл бұрын

how bout ProjectAir and Raytheon Technologies collab? 💀

@TeeTeeNet Жыл бұрын

Not hate, but BPS rocketry is on a whole nother level.

@haydenwalmsley7173 2 жыл бұрын

In terms of a "tracker", I'd suggest looking at something like a Vifly Buzzer 2. These things are tiny, battery powered "lasts days" and very, very loud. Mostly used in fpv quads so I'm sure it'd help with rockets like this!

@captainsoom 2 жыл бұрын

Cool build bud! It looks to me like you never sanded and cleaned the bonding areas for the fins, or did you? If not, try next time to sand both bonding areas (fins and tube) with 80 grit and clean with acetone really really well. Otherwise will the epoxy never bond to the carbon properly. /former Composite tech @ Rocketlab

@andresmartinezramos7513 2 жыл бұрын

Solid credentials for a YT comment

@jordyfarmer9527 2 жыл бұрын

I dont exactly know why but you are one of my favourite Chanel’s to watch. I love the fact that you keep things brief yet super informative, you dont drag on about the same thing for 20 mins to make a video longer your content is always just so clean and classy

@alexanderfaucher1619 2 жыл бұрын

BPS Space has a few great videos on how he built some really strong fins. Watching it made me want to fiberglass everything.

@thescienceysworkshop5368 2 жыл бұрын

Carbon fibre rocket? Surprisingly amazing Full satisfaction

@these.are.my.things 2 жыл бұрын

UK did have a space program of sorts. However the rockets were launched in Australia from Woomera in South Australia.

@DaVeHiLl200 2 жыл бұрын

They didn't launch them from the UK as other countries would have seen the rockets landing in the ocean. All Americans rockets land around the Bermuda Triangle, they're not going to space, never have been to space and never will go anywhere that doesn't exist... Lies are poison for the mind that warps reality 👍🏼✌

@these.are.my.things 2 жыл бұрын

@@DaVeHiLl200 What about the Russian space program they land their crew over the land. Anyway seems like you have an interesting theory there. but, I personally don't think it's true. But to each their own.

@dan725 2 жыл бұрын

Love how these young blokes are messing around with cool stuff like this and inspiring an entire generation around the world to do the same :). That was some really cool footage!

@ryanm2648 Жыл бұрын

You can only really do this if you have rich parents haha

@limejet2566 2 жыл бұрын

i actually smiled when i saw that you posted a new video!

@dapeman77 2 жыл бұрын

@Projectair Awesome work mate and love the passion you display on the videos. Whilst watching the video, it appears that once the vehicle lost its top guide in relation to the launch rail it immediately veered. Maybe next time you launch that particular vehicle, use an additional length of rail (2M to 3M) just to provide an additional split second of guidance to gain trajectory control. Have you also done any further research into a synchronised multiple engine launch? The vehicle core appears to be large enough to take a triple engine. 🤔

@retro-cosmodrome5584 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing man!!! Through channels like yours this hobby spreads faster!

@exo068 2 жыл бұрын

You can also use a drone beacon for searching. They are small and light and they can make either noise or send out a radio signal or both!!

@DarkAeroInc 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Going to have to look into this whole carbon fiber + Onshape thing, seems like a guy could build something pretty sweet. ;)

@Project-Air 2 жыл бұрын

Haha you guys rock!

@diggydino. Жыл бұрын

Can you use onshape cause I made a model but can’t get it into files as a model

@Kaidhicksii Жыл бұрын

Been a while since I've watched rocket videos. That little orange rocket has a TON of power lol It was really cool not just seeing this sleek, jet-black and far larger rocket take to the air and narrowly pull off a decent landing, but also the steps that went into designing it. Safe to say I've learned something, and Onshape looks pretty cool. I may consider using it at some point to help with my own projects. Cheers. :) 👍🥂🚀

@cloudpandarism2627 2 жыл бұрын

@KarmaCadet 2 жыл бұрын

very nice launch! I can't wait to see what happens after your improvements!

@shere_kan8329 2 жыл бұрын

Great video ! Glad to see your rockets flying ! You might consider sanding the area you're going to glue, with 200grit sandpaper. Furthermore, a real fillet at the base of the fins would have certainly increase their strength. Finally, a more powerful motor should be used for such a big rocket, indeed, it needs speed to be stable, and that was almost not the case. We have an international rocketry discord if you are interested, with thousands of hobbyists willing to help.

@architakumar2579 Жыл бұрын

Bro can you share the link for the discord group?

@NandimaSenaratne 2 жыл бұрын

That's really amazing!

@mjproebstle 2 жыл бұрын

TO THE PUB! Cheers!

@kubikula2614 Жыл бұрын

that video from rocket looks sick

@sajulldin5147 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, consider the Vodafone curve. Its a GPS tracker, with Bluetooth, and beeping activation. We have 2 which I used on a few kittens when letting them out and also travelling for my backpack if it was to dissappear.

@alexhri 2 жыл бұрын

Hey James, a quick thought about the tracker. Yes, they are big but that doesn't need to be the case. Off the top of my head, you could check the things network in your area and see how well it's covered. If it is, pick up an ESP32 with lorawan on board and a 6M GPS module and have it transmit data at certain interval to the things network. If you pick up one of the more standard ESP's, you're looking at around 15 grams. There's an ESP32 with a camera and micro SD card which will be an additional 5 grams. I can give a hand if you need(albeit virtually).

@alexhri 2 жыл бұрын

Another thought: accelerometer in order to determine when the rocket has landed. So add another 2-3 grams.

@intechio9013 Жыл бұрын

@@alexhri issue is moreso weight tbh

@mitchelparker9132 2 жыл бұрын

I love Onshape and cool science. 10/10

@insignecharlsrichmona.g12i71 Жыл бұрын

KZfaq algorithm blessed me this video! Its been hours of trying to find videos i want to watch and this came out! But didn't enjoy much on the big rocket as it didn't go high as i expected, but the orange rocket is good!

@Tufifitovy_Kral 2 жыл бұрын

This is realy cool!

@jonathanatwork 2 жыл бұрын

good video! quick question: It seems many rocket youtubers loose track after launch, so why not install a pulsing or strobe light that starts either after the parachute is deployed or when no movement is detected (landed)?

@nanolog522 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t work. During day, a strobe that is not too heavy will barely be visible when directly looking at it. With grass, walls and an even higher distance, no chance.

@BenMyhillJones 2 жыл бұрын

I love the videos! I have been getting into rocketry myself amd I was curious on how you built the launch controller and what the electronics are inside.

@cinnamon1755 Жыл бұрын

Epic, as usual, but i think someday you are going to have mi6 investigating you for making mini missiles

@Torgonius 2 жыл бұрын

After I lost about $500 worth of rockets and camera in one day, I went and got my radio license and started including radio tracking equipment on my rockets.

@urubonz8831 Жыл бұрын

"Hey guys, today im building a nuclear missile!, as you can see i forgot to put the SD card inside the Antimatter cannon and i told you il redo it with a nuke so here it is!"

@raphaelbrice2037 2 жыл бұрын

Probably the best Video made yet! keep up the good work!

@simonsonjh 9 ай бұрын

I like the slow launch.

@Frank-romero 11 ай бұрын

Easy way to get on the fbi watch list

@That_weird_guy_Dragooon 2 жыл бұрын

i love your videos! high effort, entertaining and overall great!

@russellrobson7632 2 жыл бұрын

Been following you for a few years now. You'll get to space one day I have no doubt...

@mathiaswrede3532 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! How do you get such accurate performance from your Ender 3? have you done any modifications?

@alinaqirizvi1441 Жыл бұрын

I wish we had that much snow in London, we didn't get any this winter

@pinoyrcmaker72 2 жыл бұрын

This is perfect bro , love watching from Paris 😊

@stefansstuff2290 2 жыл бұрын

Bloody brilliant!!

@bayernbahn1549 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! It looks and works great!

@TheHotdogstand Жыл бұрын

this is one of my new favorite channels!

@Saifullah-bs5ci 6 ай бұрын

I love to watch because its more interesting every video.

@NicholasRehm 2 жыл бұрын

Maximum pucker factor waiting for that chute to deploy lol

@darkmann12 2 жыл бұрын

yeah BOI! Onshape squad

@Shamir.F 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, Thanks for the wicked content

@frasersteen 2 жыл бұрын

You could build a tracker with an Inav board and a gps unit with an rx attached. Setup telemetry to your radio and use opentx to log the GPS co-ords.

@aaronpack5871 Жыл бұрын

That video of the rocket is amazingly fast

@RandomNooby Жыл бұрын

Nice, I will try and build this with fiberglass and aluminium. Thanks.

@lilmoth8543 Жыл бұрын

HOLLY CRAP IT IS HUGE! Reminds me of Sidewinder air-to-air missile!

@1am570yl3z 2 жыл бұрын

i got all inspired watching your rocket videos, printed 2, bought some estes motors. now to get around all the red tape, everyone in my area is a member of the fun police 😭

@ebongvictory 2 жыл бұрын

Hey bro. Could you build a reuseable rocket like that of space x that can land on it's own safely after launch?

@andresmartinezramos7513 2 жыл бұрын

There is a very good YT channel trying precisely that. You should really checkout BPS space

@PCBWay Жыл бұрын

WHOA, We are terribly stunned!

@kd-dr7vw 10 ай бұрын

That was pretty awesome

@TechByAndrei 2 жыл бұрын

Hey for GPS tracking, try placing an ardupilot flight controller in it with a GPS module. The module is like 2x2cm and the flight controller can be 30x30 or even 20x20mm, allowing real time gps tracking as far as you have radio signal to a controller

@rallekralle11 2 жыл бұрын

that field of dandelions reminds me of a free-flight plane i built years ago. it was yellow and after the first flight it landed in a field just like that, and i didn't find it for ages.

@petewright2283 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you get the carbon tube for the airframe? I’d recommend you try using open rocket to get a demo of the flight and ideally what time delay to use. Don’t think you sanded the surface for fin attachment. Through the wall would be better and attaching to the motor mount. Good stuff so far.

@ddogoo3749 2 жыл бұрын

Yesss! I love these rocket videos

@LoneR1578 2 жыл бұрын

Man I enjoy your content so much

@Zachattack-ot2un 2 жыл бұрын

I use onshape for school and it’s great

@IREALLYDONTKNOWWHATIMDOINGHELP 11 ай бұрын

WE NEED MORE!

@alexhoffthemann 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome James I love that

@13_Racing 2 жыл бұрын

Let’s gooooooooo, I’ve been so excited

@toliq90 Ай бұрын

I loved this video nil

@christian_scr 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video!

@levinzeus9564 2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome bro

@lokemansson7508 2 жыл бұрын

HELL YES NEW VIDEO

@cliffcampbell8827 2 жыл бұрын

Have you thought about attaching a bunch of small lengths of string to the outside of your rockets? Just one end should be attached so the length of the string can give you a good idea as how the air passes over the rocket body (if you have the cameras in the right positions). You can also make those stabilizer fins more aerodynamic too by playing around with different shapes on the leading and trailing edges and by flipping them upside down (the longest part of the fin won't be glued to the rocket but the opposite edge will).

@Enchet0 2 жыл бұрын

This will end in a space program for the uk! And i love it!

@DaVeHiLl200 2 жыл бұрын

And wonder why anyone bothered as "space only exists in the minds of it's fans" - an ex NASA employee 👍🏼✌

@notharry9328 Жыл бұрын

Nice Video! love engineering.

@GreggCesaroni 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Have you considered 3D printing a fin can for your rocket? You just need to figure out a way to attach it to the rocket. And then attach the fins you have to the fin can. Keeps everything aligned. Or if you wanna get creative and try spin stabilization, assuming the carbon tube is perfectly round and balanced, 3D print where the fins are held at a slight angle.

@cytherina 2 жыл бұрын

great rocket and dope video , you gotta fly this beast with a bigger moter. or chain two of these. this rocket wants to fly much higher

@c0st_36 Жыл бұрын

this guy is so smart he's straight out building missiles. Congrats

@arthurturner3080 2 жыл бұрын

excellent as always

@vichetdragoncars3186 Жыл бұрын

Great work

@pinoyrcmaker72 2 жыл бұрын

Love it bro bravo❤

@jordibarbaserarols4521 Жыл бұрын

Hello, I just wanted to ask you a question. Which rocket engine type should I use if I'm new in the rocketry industry? I'm a young boy that loves space and engineering, and I've always enjoyed seeing space videos and things related to that. Recently, I decided to start making rockets (I think you have a little bit of responsibility for that 😉) and this week I have been searching about wich type of motor I should use and where I can buy it. But all the pages that I visited don't export their products to the Iberian Peninsula, so I can't buy them. I visited too the page that you recommended in your Rocket Helicopter video, but I don't know which type I have to use. Thank you for your time and congratulations on your channel. I enjoy a lot watching your videos.

@MCsCreations 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work, James! Really well done! 😃 Are you planning to launch it again with a bigger motor? Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@pstgaming8123 Жыл бұрын

Great job i always enjoy your videos but can you pls put all the resources you used in bulding the rockets in the description like the 2 stage rocket because i want to try out these amazing models you build

@peraltarockets 2 жыл бұрын

Flew my first Cesaroni this weekend and appreciate the ease of use.

@GreggCesaroni 2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear! Hope it was a success!

@peraltarockets 2 жыл бұрын

@@GreggCesaroni I’ve got hardware on order for LDRS. 😋

@GreggCesaroni 2 жыл бұрын

@@peraltarockets good luck!!! What motor are you flying??

@notsogood4321 Жыл бұрын

i havn't used it myself since i usually fly in visual range but alot of long range drones have a gps module you can attach to the flight controller and these are quite small , maybe this may help with the keeping track of the rocket ?

@kerbalengineeringsystems7415 4 ай бұрын

Some advice from a rocketeer: Eggtimer Rocketry provides great flight computers and reasonably inexpensive (and very, very tiny!) GPS tracking units for rockets. You can also use their flight computers to fire ejection charges at apogee, which would probably have spared you the nail-biting deployment you guys got. And if you get the chance, you need to come out to Friends of Amateur Rocketry in California. It's just about the best place in the world for big rockets.

@gnomelife Жыл бұрын

You need dual deployment or a proper rocket tracker :) Try the Eggtimer Quark for dual deployment or the Eggfinder kit for GPS tracking. These are very popular in the rocketry clubs in the UK.

@user-vn9ld2ce1s 9 ай бұрын

About those trackers... There's a third option, and that's just installing a dumb radio beacon, and then grabbing a yagi antenna in the field, and looking for it manually by observing the signal strength in different directions.

@rangehottv7254 Жыл бұрын

Idea for finding the rocket: stick a smoke device in there, like a pyrotechnical smoke "grenade". That way you can spot the downed rocket from farther away.

@mr.muffindan.m3367 2 жыл бұрын

a drone beeper with build it lipo is a great option. they are loud so you only need to know roughly where to look and youll hear it

@Your-Name157 6 ай бұрын

You could use special fins to make some spin. That should give it more stability.

@karin_ross Жыл бұрын

Your rocket is amazing it inspired me to make one too Btw onshape has been working on my nerves lately

@jeffc8591 Жыл бұрын

What are you using for a fuel mix mate ? Black powder? Great job 👍

@javac08642 2 жыл бұрын

Great job sir

@f18-ice Жыл бұрын

@Backyard Ballistics also add a laser targeting system so that you get some beef or chicken at the end of the day

@zebusaqua4415 2 жыл бұрын

Was enjoying watching your video so much i almost burned my food

@Trickz_zy 2 жыл бұрын

Cool build you inspired me to make a nuclear missile I have Alr bought the uranium and I am processing it I already have the rocket model and I can’t wait to test it