Thanks for the detailed rundown of launch preparations. These kinds of details are what a lot of UA-camrs leave out of their project videos but are needed to properly understand how all parts of their build works together.
Thanks for the feedback. We've moved away from doing full step-by-step tutorials, as we know very few people would follow every step because they have access to different materials and different tools. We prefer to just document how we are build things and the reasons behind those decisions, and let others can take away from that, what is relevant for their projects.
Wow this looks amazing! Very nice launcher design, the size of the rocket is unbelievable. I only can imagine how it feels standing in front of it. Can't wait to see the flight! :)
Thanks Julian. Because the rocket is elevated on the launch pad it looks a lot taller, but it does go up to the top of a second story. :) It's actually why we decided to make it tiltable so that we could reach the top. I wouldn't want to climb that high on a ladder to turn everything on.
@@ashh_share Because of our studies, work and other interersts, we all rarely have the opportunity to work on new projects together. We will keep our website up and running and try to answer all questions about water rockets. We will also continue to organize occasional activities or workshops, if we find time to do so. And maybe we will find some more time for new projects in the future. :)
Thanks George - I can't wait to watch this thing fly!!! Hoping it hits 5,000 feet?? Goes without saying Awesome video and excellent design sharing. I'm about ready to get a 2 liter bottle of soda and start messing around with these - based on what you've already shared on your website!!
Cheers! I think it will be closer to 4000 feet, though it's hard to predict at this stage without knowing the final weight of the booster. One word of warning if you are just starting out with water rockets, THEY ARE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE! :)
Thank you François , I hope we can use this launcher for other projects as well, though we seem to always build a new launcher for each new type of rocket. :)
We were originally going to pin the launcher to the ground so that it wouldn't tip over in the wind, but it is so heavy with the tanks on it, it's not going anywhere.
Cool video! Why do you guys use a timer to deploy the parachute in your rockets instead of a SPST mercury tilt switch so when the rocket tips over the parachute will deploy?
Good question. It's counter-intuitive but here is a couple of videos we did that explain why that doesn't work. :) ua-cam.com/video/JDWYTphuGCs/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/oC8AbWXFiTw/v-deo.html
Thanks Basrockets, hope you and your family are doing well. We are not sure about the timing of when we'll be in full production again, but there are a number of things we can keep working on.
Is that rocket taller than your house? This is very impressive engineering! I hope you also have a multi-volume NASA style checklist to go through for launch. How many launches do you think you expect to get in a full day?
Ha ha yes, the rocket is about as tall as the house. Yes, we will have a long checklist, there are just too many things to do, and there are always plenty of distractions at the launch site so its easy to skip a step. I expect it will take about 4 hours to set everything up and prep the rocket, so we are most likely to get 1 launch in a day. If the rocket survives and doesn't need repairs we may be able to get a second launch in, but most likely only 1 launch per day.
I really want to meet you someday...I have been making some rocket models from your videos showing my children in my academy... 😇🥰 ...love from India...🖤🖤🖤
So when you stand the rocket upright, won't the water from the sustainer flow into the tubing through the open non-return valve in the staging mechanism? Will you account for this by putting in extra water?
Good question. Yes some water may flow back down, but there is a really tiny hole in the air inlet line (below the non-return valve) so the amount of water that is likely to make it through that is very small. When air starts flowing any water that made its way through should hopefully push it's way back in. The other reason not a lot of water will flow out is because of the vaccum it creates above it as it start flowing out, slowing it down even more.
Realistically we expect a 30 to 40% increase in altitude by using the booster. So around the 4000 foot mark in ideal conditions going exactly vertically, but there is a lot of ifs there. We don't know what the final weight of the booster is going to be yet, so it is hard to run any simulations yet to get a more accurate estimate.
Hi George. This is a great video and I can't wait to see this project once it's complete. Just a quick question, how do you get your hands on so many 2 litre bottles for some of your other projects? Do you buy the actual soda and dump it out? Or do you go to a recycling place? I'd love to know. Thanks!
We still have a supply of bottles from a few years ago. Most of the bottles were given to us by friends and family who knew what kind of bottles we were after. Sometimes if we saw the right bottles in the store but didn't like the contents, we would just dump it down the drain.
You next challenge should be a water rocket that looks like the Saturn 5 and try to reach 10km to the air You will need it to make it fit a ton of volume of water to manage that
hello is what you can give me the sizing of the rocket which has reached 961 m second question can you give me the site where we can find the carbon and the resin 3rd question your tube can support how many bars
Hi George, wondering what CAD software did you use for the launcher? And is there a chance of making a fully 3D printed launcher for smaller scale water rockets, could it work?
Hi Ashley, we use 123D Design. It's an older CAD from Autodesk, though we are looking to start using Fusion 360.
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Hi George! Great work there! I have no word for how great the launch pad looks and work. I really look forward to see it working. BTW, with all that work that this implies, didn't you ever asked your self how you got into all this? ;-) Thanks for sharing. All the best and take care!
Thank you Francisco, I hope you and your family are doing well. We initially got into water rocketry because we saw an episode of Mythbusters about water rockets. We never realised that we'd be still flying after almost 14 years. Take care!
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@@AirCommandRockets family is fine thanks, I hope yours too. Yes, we enter into some hobbies by chance, then we continue by passion. I really like how well you make it. Congratulations and keep going. All the best and stay safe!
If you have tools for almost everything why no stands for tilted launch platform? Thinking about when you attach the pipes at the bottom. Or even two hole with a big pin can prevent the tilting on the side of the frame and the launch platform's frame. 2nd question: will you create a new nozzle optimizing for foam preventing the overexpansion of it? Btw. nice to watch the whole series. The only problem with them is the time between an episode :)
That's a good observation. It is something we may add to lock the tilting platform in place while it is tilted over. It really hasn't been an issue to have someone hold it. There is currently no plan to make an optimized expansion nozzle for the sustainer because we would need to re-design the staging mechanism that locks into this nozzle. It is something we can explore in other rockets we plan to build. I know it can be a while between episodes, but there is only so much time I have with full time work, family and actually building the rockets. This video took close to 30 hours to edit, and so the outcome is longer between episodes.
I expect that at the launch site it will take about 4 hours to set up the launcher and prep the rocket before we can launch it. We may set it up the day before, and launch early the next morning when typically winds are low. In the current situation it is difficult to predict the first launch. We are limited by launch site availability and need to launch at one of the club HPR events.
Great work! Very interesting! Already getting excited for the launch! I like the way you avoided the V-word (or is it the C-word) in your reference to 2020 vs 2021 in the beginning! I guess you guys are in lockdown as well?
Thanks Willie, I hope you and your family are well. The launch schedule is up in the air at the moment (pun intended) so not really sure, but there is still quite a bit of work to be done so hopefully by the time we finish things, restrictions will ease up. Yes we are under quite strong restrictions here in OZ, and are working from home.
@@rorypenstock1763 Depends on the shop. I never get asked for my C-card. They do, however, care if the tank has been hydro tested. We get them tested every year.
Air Command Rockets just figured I’d ask. Our family is still at the quick disconnect garden hose launch system using the wide mouth Vitamin Water bottles. Which are serviceable entertainment for now. Was thinking of ways to spice it up and keep my 6,3,1 year olds interested.
Yes we did, but didn't find much of a difference. The main problem was that most of the bubbles escaped as the carbonated drink was poured into the rocket.
That's a good question. Depends on when we can get it all to finally work together. No doubt there will be setbacks and explosions, and failures. But that's all a part of the fun.
@@AirCommandRockets yes absolutely, I can't wait to see it fly, and also I have been following the development of horizon for all this 2 years :) Anyway good luck from Italy!!!
Awesome to see everything come together. It's huge! And thanks for the shoutout guys. It was lots of fun working with you!
Thanks Grady! Hope you and your family are doing well. Definitely good fun :)
Totaly love your engineering, craftmanship, your workethic and your videos!👍
Thanks for the detailed rundown of launch preparations. These kinds of details are what a lot of UA-camrs leave out of their project videos but are needed to properly understand how all parts of their build works together.
Thanks for the feedback. We've moved away from doing full step-by-step tutorials, as we know very few people would follow every step because they have access to different materials and different tools. We prefer to just document how we are build things and the reasons behind those decisions, and let others can take away from that, what is relevant for their projects.
Love the blue colour! That moment the mock up was standing there. OmG THE ENORMITY OF THAT ROCKET!😳😁👍
Thanks. :) The rocket doesn't look that big when it is lying down, but when it is up on the pad it does look a lot bigger.
That looks great, well thought out set up and break down procedure, very portable. Can’t wait to see it fly.
Who said water rocketry was simple.. haha. Fantastic build as always George. Thanks for the great entertainment.
Thanks Jeremy, at some point one has to say to heck with it, and not make it simple anymore. :)
You can't imagine how exited I feel when I watch that you have a new video. Tanks!
Tanks!? Where?!
This is the highest quality GSE I've seen on an amateur rocket project! You've given me several ideas! I love that cart.
Thanks Charlie. Glad to hear the video was useful. Love your channel!
Wow this looks amazing! Very nice launcher design, the size of the rocket is unbelievable. I only can imagine how it feels standing in front of it. Can't wait to see the flight! :)
Thanks Julian. Because the rocket is elevated on the launch pad it looks a lot taller, but it does go up to the top of a second story. :) It's actually why we decided to make it tiltable so that we could reach the top. I wouldn't want to climb that high on a ladder to turn everything on.
Raketfued Rockets why dont you upload anymore?
@@ashh_share Because of our studies, work and other interersts, we all rarely have the opportunity to work on new projects together. We will keep our website up and running and try to answer all questions about water rockets. We will also continue to organize occasional activities or workshops, if we find time to do so. And maybe we will find some more time for new projects in the future. :)
Thanks George - I can't wait to watch this thing fly!!! Hoping it hits 5,000 feet?? Goes without saying Awesome video and excellent design sharing. I'm about ready to get a 2 liter bottle of soda and start messing around with these - based on what you've already shared on your website!!
Cheers! I think it will be closer to 4000 feet, though it's hard to predict at this stage without knowing the final weight of the booster. One word of warning if you are just starting out with water rockets, THEY ARE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE! :)
Great fabrication skills, awesome video!
You are so lucky to get to work with your dad so often.
Awesome work! Love the clear and to-the-point fabrication shots. Exciting to see it all coming together!
What an incredible job George! I hope this base will be used for several launches!
Thank you François
, I hope we can use this launcher for other projects as well, though we seem to always build a new launcher for each new type of rocket. :)
Excellent job!!! Please, keep the videos coming.
Once again a great video. Thank you.
Really impressive work congratulations
Watching this 2021...
Thank you! for that great content that keeps my mood up. I know it's a lot of work editing it and everything.
Big thank you!
Cheers! :)
Excellent works. You inspires me a lot
Great Video George! It's always fun to watch your new Horizon updates! :)
Cheers LCM Waterrockets. :)
This thing is soooo well-engineered! I LOVE it!!!
Awesome to see this all come together!
Very impressive George! I can't wait to see it in action.
Wow, impressive teamwork! 👍
Cool to have a steel supplyer near ja who sells also smal quantiys to private people
Haha he thought it would be over by 2021!(Nice video)
Yeah ... sorry about that... this is my first pandemic ....
Great video and Great Channel guys, You deserve more views.
You guys are inspiration for aerospace engineers and students.
Cheers :)
Surprised that the cross pieces on the track go straight across rather than forming X's. It would require longer straps but would be more rigid.
Oh YES, Big water rockets! 😊
The Launcher seems to be very solid!
We were originally going to pin the launcher to the ground so that it wouldn't tip over in the wind, but it is so heavy with the tanks on it, it's not going anywhere.
This is mental!!!! Cant wait to see this fly!
That’s a huge water rocket it will probably go higher than any other water rocket created
Honestly seeing that Horizon full stack on the completed launch pad felt almost like seeing Falcon Heavy on the pad for the first time...
It would be interesting to build a Falcon Heavy scale water rocket. That would be a lot people with bicycle pumps pumping that thing up. :)
As always a great job, very well done.
And George, I love the T-shirt :)
Thanks Graham, I thought the T-shirt was appropriate for a time like this.
Fantastic video, I cant wait for future updates!
Thanks Laurence. :)
Cool video! Why do you guys use a timer to deploy the parachute in your rockets instead of a SPST mercury tilt switch so when the rocket tips over the parachute will deploy?
Good question. It's counter-intuitive but here is a couple of videos we did that explain why that doesn't work. :) ua-cam.com/video/JDWYTphuGCs/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/oC8AbWXFiTw/v-deo.html
Good work guys! Looking forward for the next one.
Thanks Basrockets, hope you and your family are doing well. We are not sure about the timing of when we'll be in full production again, but there are a number of things we can keep working on.
@@AirCommandRockets Here in Hollond there are people infected with the virus. But my family is fine ;) Thanks a lot!
just awesome. so many parts, such engineering :P much goodness :D awesome as always george
Thanks Andre!
Impressive George..
Cheers!
Holy cow ITS HUGE! Cant wait till you guys launch this
Very impressive, what a setup.
I'm watching in 2021!
Great video. Subscribed.
Can't wait for the launch!
Is that rocket taller than your house? This is very impressive engineering! I hope you also have a multi-volume NASA style checklist to go through for launch. How many launches do you think you expect to get in a full day?
Ha ha yes, the rocket is about as tall as the house. Yes, we will have a long checklist, there are just too many things to do, and there are always plenty of distractions at the launch site so its easy to skip a step. I expect it will take about 4 hours to set everything up and prep the rocket, so we are most likely to get 1 launch in a day. If the rocket survives and doesn't need repairs we may be able to get a second launch in, but most likely only 1 launch per day.
Cool, 👌👍👌💯
Great Video!
Cheers
I really want to meet you someday...I have been making some rocket models from your videos showing my children in my academy... 😇🥰 ...love from India...🖤🖤🖤
Cheers. Glad to hear that you are having a go with rockets as well. :)
Very nice indeed. Just subscribed.
Thanks for the sub!
One of your most fascinating videos! what is the estimated altitude??
hello! I recommend trying some TVC on water rockets if you havent already. I also want to know how they work can you like a video or explain!
a great update👌👌
This is so cool.
So when you stand the rocket upright, won't the water from the sustainer flow into the tubing through the open non-return valve in the staging mechanism? Will you account for this by putting in extra water?
Good question. Yes some water may flow back down, but there is a really tiny hole in the air inlet line (below the non-return valve) so the amount of water that is likely to make it through that is very small. When air starts flowing any water that made its way through should hopefully push it's way back in. The other reason not a lot of water will flow out is because of the vaccum it creates above it as it start flowing out, slowing it down even more.
Where did you get your this is not a drill shirt, thats awesome!
So, do you have any expectations on the altitude it'll reach with both stages?
Realistically we expect a 30 to 40% increase in altitude by using the booster. So around the 4000 foot mark in ideal conditions going exactly vertically, but there is a lot of ifs there. We don't know what the final weight of the booster is going to be yet, so it is hard to run any simulations yet to get a more accurate estimate.
Hi George. This is a great video and I can't wait to see this project once it's complete. Just a quick question, how do you get your hands on so many 2 litre bottles for some of your other projects? Do you buy the actual soda and dump it out? Or do you go to a recycling place? I'd love to know. Thanks!
We still have a supply of bottles from a few years ago. Most of the bottles were given to us by friends and family who knew what kind of bottles we were after. Sometimes if we saw the right bottles in the store but didn't like the contents, we would just dump it down the drain.
@@AirCommandRockets Okay, thanks for the info. Best of luck on this awesome project of yours!
very cool ! and it is reusable for other projects, just need to swap the tilting base
More difficult roquet, but fantastic. ( Foz do Iguacu, PR Brazil)
You next challenge should be a water rocket that looks like the Saturn 5 and try to reach 10km to the air
You will need it to make it fit a ton of volume of water to manage that
Great video! Are you guys implementing social distancing out there in Oz?
Yup, pretty strict here now.
Super👍
hello is what you can give me the sizing of the rocket which has reached 961 m second question can you give me the site where we can find the carbon and the resin 3rd question your tube can support how many bars
Hi George, wondering what CAD software did you use for the launcher? And is there a chance of making a fully 3D printed launcher for smaller scale water rockets, could it work?
Hi Ashley, we use 123D Design. It's an older CAD from Autodesk, though we are looking to start using Fusion 360.
Hi George! Great work there! I have no word for how great the launch pad looks and work. I really look forward to see it working. BTW, with all that work that this implies, didn't you ever asked your self how you got into all this? ;-) Thanks for sharing. All the best and take care!
Thank you Francisco, I hope you and your family are doing well. We initially got into water rocketry because we saw an episode of Mythbusters about water rockets. We never realised that we'd be still flying after almost 14 years. Take care!
@@AirCommandRockets family is fine thanks, I hope yours too. Yes, we enter into some hobbies by chance, then we continue by passion. I really like how well you make it. Congratulations and keep going. All the best and stay safe!
If you have tools for almost everything why no stands for tilted launch platform? Thinking about when you attach the pipes at the bottom. Or even two hole with a big pin can prevent the tilting on the side of the frame and the launch platform's frame.
2nd question: will you create a new nozzle optimizing for foam preventing the overexpansion of it?
Btw. nice to watch the whole series. The only problem with them is the time between an episode :)
That's a good observation. It is something we may add to lock the tilting platform in place while it is tilted over. It really hasn't been an issue to have someone hold it.
There is currently no plan to make an optimized expansion nozzle for the sustainer because we would need to re-design the staging mechanism that locks into this nozzle. It is something we can explore in other rockets we plan to build.
I know it can be a while between episodes, but there is only so much time I have with full time work, family and actually building the rockets. This video took close to 30 hours to edit, and so the outcome is longer between episodes.
I also wanted to start with this hobby, only most things like sugar rockets are forbidden in my country, do you have a few tips for me
Amazing work! What is the combined weight of the launcher?
Good question, not sure exactly but including all the GSE to get the rocket up in the air, it will be perhaps ~150Kg.
Awesome video :) How long it take, the whole procedure of assembling launcher? When You predict first launch?
I expect that at the launch site it will take about 4 hours to set up the launcher and prep the rocket before we can launch it. We may set it up the day before, and launch early the next morning when typically winds are low. In the current situation it is difficult to predict the first launch. We are limited by launch site availability and need to launch at one of the club HPR events.
Great work! Very interesting! Already getting excited for the launch! I like the way you avoided the V-word (or is it the C-word) in your reference to 2020 vs 2021 in the beginning! I guess you guys are in lockdown as well?
Thanks Willie, I hope you and your family are well. The launch schedule is up in the air at the moment (pun intended) so not really sure, but there is still quite a bit of work to be done so hopefully by the time we finish things, restrictions will ease up. Yes we are under quite strong restrictions here in OZ, and are working from home.
going into space
Mount it on a trailer and you got a MEL for Water Rockets
How do you fill your scuba tanks? Do you go to a dive store, or do you have your own compressor?
Yup, we just go to a local dive store. It costs about $10.
@@AirCommandRockets Don't you have to be a trained scuba diver before they'll fill your tank?
@@rorypenstock1763 Depends on the shop. I never get asked for my C-card. They do, however, care if the tank has been hydro tested. We get them tested every year.
I’ve not watched all your content but curious if you’ve ever tried incorporating Diet Coke and mentos into the propulsion system.
We have not. We pressurise our rockets to higher pressures than mentos and diet coke can achieve.
Air Command Rockets just figured I’d ask. Our family is still at the quick disconnect garden hose launch system using the wide mouth Vitamin Water bottles. Which are serviceable entertainment for now. Was thinking of ways to spice it up and keep my 6,3,1 year olds interested.
Are those Australian safety shoes that you wear to work in?
Indeed :) Sometimes even with safety socks :)
Rocket dream
You need a light duty truck.
Btw. did you tried carbonated water instead of plain water?
Yes we did, but didn't find much of a difference. The main problem was that most of the bubbles escaped as the carbonated drink was poured into the rocket.
It seems like yesterday when you started this project!
5:47 lmao I love it
Do you have drawings for this? So cool!
Not really in a distributable format.
Always enjoyable and inspiring. Thanks George.
Cheers! Good to hear from you Darren. :) Hope you and your family are well.
Air Command Rockets thanks George. You and yours as well. :)
5:45 You’re welcome 😂
It has been a while, hope progress continues, eagerly waiting for more videos from you guys! (^_^)/
Working on an update video at the moment.
sooo cooli bro
When are you going to finish the project?
That's a good question. Depends on when we can get it all to finally work together. No doubt there will be setbacks and explosions, and failures. But that's all a part of the fun.
@@AirCommandRockets yes absolutely, I can't wait to see it fly, and also I have been following the development of horizon for all this 2 years :) Anyway good luck from Italy!!!
Cart isn't an obnoxious enough yellow with black safety hash marks.
Yeah the kids wanted to have the black stripes but .... Nahhhh :)
SpaceX is just a small step compared to Air Command Rockets...
Be careful, if NASA sees this, they'll get you to submit a tender for maintaining their crap launch pads.
Siick
I want to learn this job can you help me
I am not sure what are you asking?
0:31 did not age well lol
Who's Watching this in 2025?
I hope I can come back to this comment in five years
Challenge accepted. :)
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