Bottle Rocket Launch 1

During period 6 today our group had its first bottle rocket launching. Keep in mind that this was our very first launch so the bottle rocket itself was only a prototype of what is to come. Before he left us, Mr. Blake gave us clear instructions on how to prepare the bottle rocket for launching. First off we had to fill up the bottle with 500-1000ml of water. Secondly we had to prepare the bottle for launch by attaching it to the launcher. Thirdly we were to pump the bottle to at least 40 psi (or about 11 strokes). Lastly we were to yell loudly that we were launching and count down to our launch. By using a little estimation we figured to use about 500-550ml's of water in order to have maximum pressure built up in the bottle. Initially we had problems with keeping the bottle itself stable, but after about 2 tries our bottle rocket successfully launched. Unfortunately it was lost during its mission, as it went over Konia into the land below. Overall this was a very successful and fun launch and hopefully it will go a lot smoother in the future, and hopefully we'll be able to have the bottle in the air for more than 3 seconds for Friday's launch.