Welcome! Robert Youens Water Rocket Page

Since 7/28/02

Beware:  I hope you enjoy my stuff despite my poor spelling, grammar and sentence structure. Good luck trying to figure out what I am attempting to say. Slamming web sites together in a hurry allows me to design and test more and spend less time in front of the computer.

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Safety:  Safety measures should include but not limited to the following suggestions. Minors should be supervised at all all times. Never hold a pressurized bottle or rocket. Never point a pressurized rocket at anyone. Always launch straight up. Beware of surroundings, rockets may fall far from the launch site. Warn spectators of the dangers of falling rockets each and every time you launch. Stay clear of transportation avenues (roads, airports, and rail road tracts) and valuable property that could be damaged by a falling rocket. Never attempt to recover a rocket in power lines or high places. Always remotely pressurize and launch your rocket from a safe distance in a cleared area. Wear eye protection when working with pressurized gas. Pressure vessels should be limited to light weight, ductile plastics such as soda bottles. The use of metal should be limited, because it can create shrapnel should the pressure vessel rupture. Make sure that you are following all local, state and federal regulations. If using compressed gas cylinders to pressurize rockets make sure they meet all regulatory standards.

Compressed Gas Rockets Can Cause Serious Injuries and Property Damage. Please Take Extreme Caution When Enjoying This Hobby.

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The "Coney" I would like to give David G Leatham credit for coming up with the name "Coney". I really like it! Backslider Water Rocket Easily the Water Rocket design I am most proud of. Even when I think of my deployment systems, altitude records, etc. the "Coney" supersedes the rest because of its easy construction, great altitude and recovery without a parachute. This Rocket should give the beginner, instant success to build their adventure in Water Rocketry upon. Since the "Coney" web site was built I have made several improvement that I have not posted to the page yet. Simply "Scotch Tape" the trailing and leading edges of the fins & use double sided "Scotch Tape" (permanent variety) to attach the fins. I now used banner paper for the cone and have found that 3M Super 77" Is a great adhesive to help with the construction of the cone, but as illustrated "Scotch Tape" does a good job holding the cone together.

Paper Fins For Water Rockets Easy to Make

Rocket Stability A Detailed Analysis

Paper Cones For Water Rockets Easy to Make

Water Rocket Altitude Record 1105 Feet

Science Olympiad Bottle Rocket Tips

First Family & The White House

Burst Testing With Berggren & Youens

Science Olympiad Coaches Clinic Hammond, Indiana Middle School Water Rocket Seminar

Insane Air Spectra Designed to break 1200'

Laminating FTC 190 PSI Plus Before Leaking

Parachute Deploying Water Rocket Easy To Build

Launcher Used At Science Olympiad Nationals 2001, 2002 and possibly 2003

Horizontal Deployment with Tomy Timer (HDTT) Horizontally Deploys Parachute From Side Of Rocket First Reliable Cone Mounted Deployment System

Vertical Deployment With Tomy Timer (VDTT) Using An Internal Inertial Release System (IRS) The First Internal Timed Parachute Deployment System

Insane Air - My First Altitude Record Water Rocket Used HDTT Deployment

Air Flap Release For HDTT No Need For A Release String To Start The Timer

Insane Air Vapor Launcher High Tech Launcher Designed To Take Advantage Of Water Vapor Absorption

Insane Air Launcher Sketch Of Seal and Release Mechanism