New water rocket world record...

New water rocket world record: "The record was broken at a club launch of the Austin Area Rocket Group this morning at around 9:45 CST, 6/22/02. Conditions were perfect. No wind, low humidity and about 85 degrees. I took great care to align the launch tube to vertical with a carpenter level. This rocket was the latest version of Insane Air, built from a full length FTC, approximately 8' long. The Insane Air launcher with large tank capacity and full length launch tube was used to launch. Nose cone was pointy end of a plastic Easter egg. The nozzle was from a 3L bottle. This version of Insane Air is the one with external struts and internal support rings. Altimeter was an Adept ALT1R recording altimeter. First launch was with CO2 at 115 psi, Altitude was 1055'. Second launch was with CO2 at 130 psi, altitude was 1105'."

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Posted: June 27, 2002