DIY Carbon Fiber Rocket

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[@Project-Air]

Who wants to see a jet-powered car in the next video? Like this if you do!

[@youssefsamy814]

hey bro just wanted to express how cool what youre doning is . keep the good work up :)

[@rajvlogs9062]

Yes of course And we to see a jet powered plane

[@LoneR1578]

definetly

[@cloudpandarism2627]

my dude: MOTORBIKE GPS tracker with sim card! cost like 10$ and have a tiny battery inside with will be automatically charged every time you connect the main lipo. go get one of those. there are some grams and i installed them on all my 4" to 5" drones because its so tiny. almost same as your bluetooth tracker. even main battery disconnects on impact. the tiny lipo will continue send exact GPS location to your phone via app in real time for some hours. and thats like 1 meter accuracy.

[@slickizu2709]

Jamie Oliver

[@Backyard.Ballistics]

Well done, but let me give you a pro advice. Connect the delay to a 2 pound charge of black powder, and do away completely with the parachute. That way you won't have to worry about finding the rocket. You're welcome 😎

[@Project-Air]

Haha of course you’d suggest that 😊

[@DetroitMicroSound]

Start working on licensing. 🤣

[@dan725]

loool.. and I love seeing my favorite youtubers on each other’s comments!

[@kevkev5935]

Top that off with some thermite and illuminate the backyard for miles.

[@colejosephalexanderkashay683]

I heard Ukraine is accepting donations...

[@cyrusramsey4741]

A strobe light on the rocket could be helpful for locating it with a drone, especially once it's dark.

[@exo068]

The LED signal flares are really good for that kind of idea.

[@Panda_Gibs]

Or an annoyingly loud piezo speaker just always turned on.

[@lookronjon]

IR locator.

[@cyprezz_]

put an apple air tag inside with an extra phone

[@heyitseyevan]

@@cyprezz_ he literally explained why he cant do that

[@piconano]

I would love to see a UAV missile project like the Switchblade 300.

[@samcaplan4646]

I can’t tell wether or not This is a joke, but also is sick

[@Hilqy]

would be cool

[@abhimaanmayadam5713]

Would be cool, but he would be on some sort of list very quickly

[@angrymario8259]

I would absolutely love that

[@brucebaxter6923]

Go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200

[@integza]

I love the marriage of Carbon Fiber with the 3D Printed parts!

[@quimblyjones9767]

He just needs a jet engine rather than those puny black powder rocket cartridges right Integza?

[@niil047]

you should pair up with him when you have a rocket perfected to fly

[@Keefkage2319]

Bro got Integza to comment on one of his videos 💀💀 what an honor

[@beanieteamie7435]

GPS trackers are only massive when you look for massive GPS trackers... there are very small ones available.

[@MrRobotalian]

Ya ahah I have one that is like the size of my thumbnail lol

[@andresmartinezramos7513]

The ones in phones and smartwatches cannot be too big

[@MrRobotalian]

@@andresmartinezramos7513 the only thing this guy would have to do is buy like an ATTINY and a gps module with a SIM card module or even a zigbee TXRX module. The zigbee ones have like a max range of a kilometre I think? Not sure off the top of my head Edit: max range of XBEE modules is 3.2km

[@beanieteamie7435]

@@andresmartinezramos7513 exactly

[@mcmadness110]

One I’ve heard of is the Gf-07. It looks small.

[@SpinelessCougar]

A few years ago at a rocket launch one guy had a V2 replica. It was about five feet long. It looked like he had put a lot of work to it. It flew beautifully but in the end it did exactly what the V2 was designed to do and nose dived into the ground. Total loss. Turns out the ejection charge did go off but was waaaay under powered for the large internal space of the rocket.

[@alilspark]

Did it exit the atmosphere?

[@SpinelessCougar]

@@alilspark Not even close but it did go out of sight.

[@bunnykiller]

this is the reason you run a small dia tube the length of the rocket for ejection charge, it acts like a blow gun...

[@ej-1608]

Yup, I've got a few V2s and no matter what I do, first flight is always a nose dive lol. No total loss yet though.

[@intechio9013]

@@ej-1608 its because the fins on the v2 purposely made the rocket pick up speed in 1 direction, think of throwing a dart with fins

[@ianhennus1518]

imagine a ProjectAir and BPS space collab, that would be awesome

[@aviastro2162]

We share the same brain cells🚀🚀🚀

[@OnshapeInc]

If only there was a sponsor and a collaborative CAD platform for them to use...

[@televisio8652]

how bout ProjectAir and Raytheon Technologies collab? 💀

[@TeeTeeNet]

Not hate, but BPS rocketry is on a whole nother level.

[@BlackGryph0n]

This is so awesome!! A few years ago I designed my own rocket engines and to test them, I made a 5ft tall rocket out of a pool noodle. It worked surprisingly well and I was honestly quite proud of it until I saw this video... Now I want to build a carbon fiber rocket worthy of my homemade engines!!

[@adryanclay]

You are here too? Never would have thought you designed a rocket engine.

[@haydenwalmsley7173]

In terms of a "tracker", I'd suggest looking at something like a Vifly Buzzer 2. These things are tiny, battery powered "lasts days" and very, very loud. Mostly used in fpv quads so I'm sure it'd help with rockets like this!

[@dan725]

Love how these young blokes are messing around with cool stuff like this and inspiring an entire generation around the world to do the same :). That was some really cool footage!

[@ryanm2648]

You can only really do this if you have rich parents haha

[@captainsoom]

Cool build bud! It looks to me like you never sanded and cleaned the bonding areas for the fins, or did you? If not, try next time to sand both bonding areas (fins and tube) with 80 grit and clean with acetone really really well. Otherwise will the epoxy never bond to the carbon properly. /former Composite tech @ Rocketlab

[@andresmartinezramos7513]

Solid credentials for a YT comment

[@thescienceysworkshop5368]

Carbon fibre rocket? Surprisingly amazing Full satisfaction

[@limejet2566]

i actually smiled when i saw that you posted a new video!

[@these.are.my.things]

UK did have a space program of sorts. However the rockets were launched in Australia from Woomera in South Australia.

[@DaVeHiLl200]

They didn't launch them from the UK as other countries would have seen the rockets landing in the ocean. All Americans rockets land around the Bermuda Triangle, they're not going to space, never have been to space and never will go anywhere that doesn't exist... Lies are poison for the mind that warps reality 👍🏼✌

[@these.are.my.things]

@@DaVeHiLl200 What about the Russian space program they land their crew over the land. Anyway seems like you have an interesting theory there. but, I personally don't think it's true. But to each their own.

[@alexanderfaucher1619]

BPS Space has a few great videos on how he built some really strong fins. Watching it made me want to fiberglass everything.

[@exo068]

You can also use a drone beacon for searching. They are small and light and they can make either noise or send out a radio signal or both!!

[@urubonz8831]

"Hey guys, today im building a nuclear missile!, as you can see i forgot to put the SD card inside the Antimatter cannon and i told you il redo it with a nuke so here it is!"

[@VAZERO100]

Hey guys, today we will be building a thermonuclear missile and launch it at an unsuspecting familys house

[@jordyfarmer9527]

I dont exactly know why but you are one of my favourite Chanel’s to watch. I love the fact that you keep things brief yet super informative, you dont drag on about the same thing for 20 mins to make a video longer your content is always just so clean and classy

[@shere_kan8329]

Great video ! Glad to see your rockets flying ! You might consider sanding the area you're going to glue, with 200grit sandpaper. Furthermore, a real fillet at the base of the fins would have certainly increase their strength. Finally, a more powerful motor should be used for such a big rocket, indeed, it needs speed to be stable, and that was almost not the case. We have an international rocketry discord if you are interested, with thousands of hobbyists willing to help.

[@architakumar2579]

Bro can you share the link for the discord group?

[@Imnotrealyouneedtowakeup]

"essentially, what's happened, is it's gone" indeed, my friend, indeed.

[@toothlesszilla9982]

Hugs the baby orange rocket 😊

[@dapeman77]

@Projectair Awesome work mate and love the passion you display on the videos. Whilst watching the video, it appears that once the vehicle lost its top guide in relation to the launch rail it immediately veered. Maybe next time you launch that particular vehicle, use an additional length of rail (2M to 3M) just to provide an additional split second of guidance to gain trajectory control. Have you also done any further research into a synchronised multiple engine launch? The vehicle core appears to be large enough to take a triple engine. 🤔

[@sajulldin5147]

Awesome video, consider the Vodafone curve. Its a GPS tracker, with Bluetooth, and beeping activation. We have 2 which I used on a few kittens when letting them out and also travelling for my backpack if it was to dissappear.

[@darkmann12]

yeah BOI! Onshape squad

[@toxicwasteRBLX]

Make a new rocket, spend winter making a launch pad, and when finished, launch!!!

[@DarkAeroInc]

Awesome video! Going to have to look into this whole carbon fiber + Onshape thing, seems like a guy could build something pretty sweet. ;)

[@Project-Air]

Haha you guys rock!

[@diggydino.]

Can you use onshape cause I made a model but can’t get it into files as a model

[@NandimaSenaratne]

That's really amazing!

[@mitchelparker9132]

I love Onshape and cool science. 10/10

[@alinaqirizvi1441]

I wish we had that much snow in London, we didn't get any this winter

[@alexhri]

Hey James, a quick thought about the tracker. Yes, they are big but that doesn't need to be the case. Off the top of my head, you could check the things network in your area and see how well it's covered. If it is, pick up an ESP32 with lorawan on board and a 6M GPS module and have it transmit data at certain interval to the things network. If you pick up one of the more standard ESP's, you're looking at around 15 grams. There's an ESP32 with a camera and micro SD card which will be an additional 5 grams. I can give a hand if you need(albeit virtually).

[@alexhri]

Another thought: accelerometer in order to determine when the rocket has landed. So add another 2-3 grams.

[@intechio9013]

@@alexhri issue is moreso weight tbh

[@jonathanatwork]

good video! quick question: It seems many rocket youtubers loose track after launch, so why not install a pulsing or strobe light that starts either after the parachute is deployed or when no movement is detected (landed)?

[@nanolog522]

Doesn’t work. During day, a strobe that is not too heavy will barely be visible when directly looking at it. With grass, walls and an even higher distance, no chance.

[@cinnamon1755]

Epic, as usual, but i think someday you are going to have mi6 investigating you for making mini missiles

[@cloudpandarism2627]

my dude: MOTORBIKE GPS tracker with sim card! cost like 10$ and have a tiny battery inside with will be automatically charged every time you connect the main lipo. go get one of those. there are some grams and i installed them on all my 4" to 5" drones because its so tiny. almost same as your bluetooth tracker. even main battery disconnects on impact. the tiny lipo will continue send exact GPS location to your phone via app in real time for some hours. and thats like 1 meter accuracy.

[@ViacheslavTaran]

My favourite was the 2-stage rocket.

[@Tufifitovy_Kral]

This is realy cool!

[@Torgonius]

After I lost about $500 worth of rockets and camera in one day, I went and got my radio license and started including radio tracking equipment on my rockets.

[@adonvonpanzern3480]

The Tiny Tim was quite the rocket

[@retro-cosmodrome5584]

Amazing man!!! Through channels like yours this hobby spreads faster!

[@Frank-romero]

Easy way to get on the fbi watch list

[@rangehottv7254]

Idea for finding the rocket: stick a smoke device in there, like a pyrotechnical smoke "grenade". That way you can spot the downed rocket from farther away.

[@missumenimsatanass]

You should see the one the same guys in Kentucky that has the largest Airwolf RC FOR REAL!

[@arcanezeb3392]

"Essentially it must be gone" best quote

[@simonsonjh]

I like the slow launch.

[@kaptenkukang]

next DIY heat-seeking Sidewinder missile

[@KarmaCadet]

very nice launch! I can't wait to see what happens after your improvements!

[@Saifullah-bs5ci]

I love to watch because its more interesting every video.

[@aaronpack5871]

That video of the rocket is amazingly fast

[@simonabunker]

Maybe you should get a high power certificate and get some really big motors next?

[@peraltarockets]

Flew my first Cesaroni this weekend and appreciate the ease of use.

[@GreggCesaroni]

Good to hear! Hope it was a success!

[@peraltarockets]

@@GreggCesaroni I’ve got hardware on order for LDRS. 😋

[@GreggCesaroni]

@@peraltarockets good luck!!! What motor are you flying??

[@f18-ice]

@Backyard Ballistics also add a laser targeting system so that you get some beef or chicken at the end of the day

[@Zachattack-ot2un]

I use onshape for school and it’s great

[@bloodyhell55555]

Well loved this build, but the cone isn't pointy enough😂😂

[@Kaidhicksii]

Been a while since I've watched rocket videos. That little orange rocket has a TON of power lol It was really cool not just seeing this sleek, jet-black and far larger rocket take to the air and narrowly pull off a decent landing, but also the steps that went into designing it. Safe to say I've learned something, and Onshape looks pretty cool. I may consider using it at some point to help with my own projects. Cheers. :) 👍🥂🚀

[@That_weird_guy_Dragooon]

i love your videos! high effort, entertaining and overall great!

[@mjproebstle]

TO THE PUB! Cheers!

[@russellrobson7632]

Been following you for a few years now. You'll get to space one day I have no doubt...

[@liquifyed8777]

for a rocket that big you can try to fit more rocket engines and maybe even ones that last longer

[@bayernbahn1549]

Brilliant! It looks and works great!

[@raphaelbrice2037]

Probably the best Video made yet! keep up the good work!

[@TheHotdogstand]

this is one of my new favorite channels!

[@frasersteen]

You could build a tracker with an Inav board and a gps unit with an rx attached. Setup telemetry to your radio and use opentx to log the GPS co-ords.

[@kubikula2614]

that video from rocket looks sick

[@NicholasRehm]

Maximum pucker factor waiting for that chute to deploy lol

[@Joel-tz8ct]

F.b.I definitely watches you

[@BenMyhillJones]

I love the videos! I have been getting into rocketry myself amd I was curious on how you built the launch controller and what the electronics are inside.

[@HyperbolicArachnid]

I looked at the thumbnail without reading the title and I thought you were gonna make a drone strike lol

[@Shamir.F]

Awesome, Thanks for the wicked content

[@c0st_36]

this guy is so smart he's straight out building missiles. Congrats

[@kerbalengineeringsystems7415]

Some advice from a rocketeer: Eggtimer Rocketry provides great flight computers and reasonably inexpensive (and very, very tiny!) GPS tracking units for rockets. You can also use their flight computers to fire ejection charges at apogee, which would probably have spared you the nail-biting deployment you guys got. And if you get the chance, you need to come out to Friends of Amateur Rocketry in California. It's just about the best place in the world for big rockets.

[@mr.muffindan.m3367]

a drone beeper with build it lipo is a great option. they are loud so you only need to know roughly where to look and youll hear it

[@stefansstuff2290]

Bloody brilliant!!

[@LuxKeiwoker]

Sounds like a commercial for Onshape

[@christian_scr]

Great Video!

[@Your-Name157]

You could use special fins to make some spin. That should give it more stability.

[@donhalford2237]

Just be like Santa Claus, m'lad, make a list and check it twice - to back up that brilliant memory. Let's not forget the SD card, ever again. I love your projects and videos.

[@RandomNooby]

Nice, I will try and build this with fiberglass and aluminium. Thanks.

[@RvB_Fan_since_8]

Bro who wouldn’t wanna wake up early for a chance to see that launch.

[@user-vn9ld2ce1s]

About those trackers... There's a third option, and that's just installing a dumb radio beacon, and then grabbing a yagi antenna in the field, and looking for it manually by observing the signal strength in different directions.

[@lilmoth8543]

HOLLY CRAP IT IS HUGE! Reminds me of Sidewinder air-to-air missile!

[@alexhoffthemann]

Awesome James I love that

[@Trickz_zy]

Cool build you inspired me to make a nuclear missile I have Alr bought the uranium and I am processing it I already have the rocket model and I can’t wait to test it

[@insignecharlsrichmona.g12i71]

KZbin algorithm blessed me this video! Its been hours of trying to find videos i want to watch and this came out! But didn't enjoy much on the big rocket as it didn't go high as i expected, but the orange rocket is good!

[@harciogexotic]

This Kim Jon-un's favorite activity when he was a toddler

[@ebongvictory]

Hey bro. Could you build a reuseable rocket like that of space x that can land on it's own safely after launch?

[@andresmartinezramos7513]

There is a very good YT channel trying precisely that. You should really checkout BPS space

[@arthurturner3080]

excellent as always

[@InsufficientGravitas]

The next version of this rocket should have some rudimentary flight control systems (controlled flaps or fins, just to keep it roughly straight on the ascent).

[@FindingClock4]

Flight control is cool, but impractical as it weighs too much for his motor class. Plus, it is typically ignored as it can be a point of failure. The forces are immense and can break the connections on the fins, BPS.space had this problem with his attempt doing it.

[@PCBWay]

WHOA, We are terribly stunned!

[@Enchet0]

This will end in a space program for the uk! And i love it!

[@DaVeHiLl200]

And wonder why anyone bothered as "space only exists in the minds of it's fans" - an ex NASA employee 👍🏼✌

[@LoneR1578]

Man I enjoy your content so much

[@IREALLYDONTKNOWWHATIMDOINGHELP]

WE NEED MORE!

[@Lucifer-02564]

This is why you put a air tag in your home-made rockets

[@ddogoo3749]

Yesss! I love these rocket videos

[@user_of_the_force_15.74]

6:26 The UK does have a space programm

[@rallekralle11]

that field of dandelions reminds me of a free-flight plane i built years ago. it was yellow and after the first flight it landed in a field just like that, and i didn't find it for ages.

[@kd-dr7vw]

That was pretty awesome

[@pinoyrcmaker72]

This is perfect bro , love watching from Paris 😊

[@toliq90]

I loved this video nil

[@acomingextinction]

Not gonna lie, that perk for the Patreons was pretty damn cool.