How to Build a Rocket

Rockets - They are one of the most enjoyableinside the body of the rocket should be hard.
pyrotechnic devices. Small lightweight rockets can beNow fill in clay after making it a little moist and fill it in
made using Black powder, which is used popularly asthe space where the room for air has been left. Now
rocket propellant and is easy to mix. We havepunch a thin hole in the clay using a thin object, say
explained the basic steps that can follow to make aneedle. This is for the fuse. A ready made fuse can
simple rocket.be obtained from a firecracker or by coating a cotton
First make the black powder mix. Use Potassiumstring with the same black powder material. Attach the
Nitrate, Air Float Charcoal,80 Mesh Charcoal, Sulfur infuse to the under part of the rocket body through the
the ratio of 16:6:3:4. This is a optimum mix ratio, grind allclay, also make a conical head of paper materials.
the mix into a container and make a fine free flowingNow tape a long stick to the rocket for stability. The
powder. Pass it though a mesh preferably 20 Meshrocket is ready now, bury the stick in the sand upright
steel mesh.and light the fuse, watch it skyrocket upwards. Jack
Take a 4 Oz Engine tube for making the Body of theDalton is a writer for Monster Guide. You can find
rocket. Now ram the fine grained black powder mixarticles like How to Build a Rocket, How to Build a
into the tube up to 80% and a little air room. You canBottle Rocket, and How to Build a Woter Rocket at
use a 'ram through funnel’,Monster Guide.
which will make our task easy, the rammed materials