So today we did a fourth launch. The weather conditions were not the best...especially when we launched, but it was kind of neat. Despite the wind direction, because of the direction the bottle faced when Austin pulled the string, the bottle rocket flew into the direction of the wind. And then it hit a tree. It was pretty cool because the tree allowed the nose cone to fall of and the parachute to deploy.
I am hoping the wings controlled the rocket a little bit. It was difficult to tell as the wind was so heavy. We need to add weight to the nose cone so that the cone falls off next time. Also, I want to test the rocket tomorrow again. Also, I think something was loose when we pumped the rocket because I felt like it didn't go as high this time.
Hopefully Austin will post the video from his phone...
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