DIY Carbon Fiber Rocket

[@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...

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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. 🤔

[@thescienceysworkshop5368]

Carbon fibre rocket? Surprisingly amazing Full satisfaction

[@alexanderfaucher1619]

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

[@limejet2566]

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

[@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?

[@f18-ice]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@retro-cosmodrome5584]

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

[@UnfittedNoise]

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.

[@liquifyed8777]

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

[@KarmaCadet]

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

[@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. :) 👍🥂🚀

[@NandimaSenaratne]

That's really amazing!

[@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??

[@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!"

[@lonelyastraunaut]

You got me😅😂

[@MelonKingdomOfficial]

“And here you will see my nuke collection!”

[@mitchelparker9132]

I love Onshape and cool science. 10/10

[@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.

[@Tufifitovy_Kral]

This is realy cool!

[@jeffc8591]

What are you using for a fuel mix mate ? Black powder? Great job 👍

[@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!!

[@haydendorockets]

Other people have probably said this by now, but a couple suggestions on fin strength: firstly, surface prep is vital when bonding to composites. Sanding the attachment area of the fins will greatly increase your epoxy bond strength. A good rule of thumb for CF is having the area appear matte, not shiny like it is from the factory. Basically, you want to get rid of that shiny surface layer of epoxy, and sand down to the matte carbon weave beneath. Clean with acetone or alcohol and you're ready to bond! Also, for rockets like this where you're flying a 29mm motor on a much larger diameter airframe, "through the wall" fins are the way to go for an easy strength increase. Seems like you've got that covered with your 3D printed fin mount idea though :) Just a couple suggestions from my experiences working with composites while designing/building high power rockets and sounding rockets. Love your channel and seeing you progress in rocketry, keep it up!

[@lr21643]

One could also make light, airfoil shaped, hollow fins from balsa that would be as strong as the plywood ones at less weight. They'd be thicker and therefore the glue joints would be under less stress. Birch plywood is heavy. Glue joints can be reinforced with a fillet of narrow fiberglass tape.

[@Frank-romero]

Easy way to get on the fbi watch list

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@cameronwakelin6059]

“Top ten ways to get on the fbi’s watchlist!”

[@Vova-q5p]

Go to space 🚀

[@TechByAndrei]

Hey for GPS tracking, try placing an ardupilot flight controller in it with a GPS module. The module is like 2x2cm and the flight controller can be 30x30 or even 20x20mm, allowing real time gps tracking as far as you have radio signal to a controller

[@HaroonPCs]

What CAD software do you use?

[@petewright2283]

Where did you get the carbon tube for the airframe? I’d recommend you try using open rocket to get a demo of the flight and ideally what time delay to use. Don’t think you sanded the surface for fin attachment. Through the wall would be better and attaching to the motor mount. Good stuff so far.

[@Joel-tz8ct]

F.b.I definitely watches you

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Yeah, well, the FBI has no jurisdiction in fvcking England so he doesn't have to worry does he? No he doesn't. Do you not even know who MI6 is ? Maybe he is on an MI6 list, but the FBI can do fvck-all to him in England. What a fart-knocker.

[@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

[@magdalenakwiecien4606]

Hey PtojectAir, will you be going to RIAT 2022? I have read on the RIAT websire that Martin Baker will be there with their Gloster Meteor

[@PCBWay]

WHOA, We are terribly stunned!

[@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

[@jordibarbaserarols4521]

Hello, I just wanted to ask you a question. Which rocket engine type should I use if I'm new in the rocketry industry? I'm a young boy that loves space and engineering, and I've always enjoyed seeing space videos and things related to that. Recently, I decided to start making rockets (I think you have a little bit of responsibility for that 😉) and this week I have been searching about wich type of motor I should use and where I can buy it. But all the pages that I visited don't export their products to the Iberian Peninsula, so I can't buy them. I visited too the page that you recommended in your Rocket Helicopter video, but I don't know which type I have to use. Thank you for your time and congratulations on your channel. I enjoy a lot watching your videos.

[@VAZERO100]

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

[@kaptenkukang]

next DIY heat-seeking Sidewinder missile

[@cinnamon1755]

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

[@i_am_terom4810]

Hey, how about using a beeper from long range fpv drones, also they have fairly small gps modules, but i believe they need software with them

[@HighlandAerospace]

Absolutely amazing, what an incredible vehicle. I've got a flight coming up either late August or early to mid September. Nosecone and Engine Skirt is 3D printed using PLA and the body tube is PVC. It will be running on a F24-4 reloadable model rocket motor. The max Alt is 448m almost half a kilometre and the max speed is 177m/s. The rocket's name is Spark MPMR - MPMR meaning Mid Powered Model Rocket. Can't wait to get it out to the launch site for it's first flight and my first flight.

[@antstechstuff1784]

Where do you source the cesaroni motors grains I've been struggling to find them

[@HighlandAerospace]

I've only found the casings. I have currently E-mailed a supplier to see if I can get the grain as well

[@antstechstuff1784]

@@HighlandAerospace what's the name of the supplier or website.

[@1ChosenByGod1]

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

[@Your-Name157]

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

[@grandpa6825]

Move to airizona in the us. Its very dry and almost never rains, perfect for making these things.

[@russellrobson7632]

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

[@raphaelbrice2037]

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

[@LordCaptainFather]

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

[@bunnykiller]

always put fins thru outer frame, try to get the chute to eject at apogee, run a small dia. tube thru the length of the rocket to improve chute ejection ( no need in trying to pressurize all of that volume) on larger dia rockets. try to use a general rule of thumb of 10X the weight of rocket in thrust... e.g. a 5 lb rocket likes 50 lbs of thrust... I put a 3" dia X 88" length rocket 13,280 feet on a K-500 first stage followed by a J125 second stage about 30 yrs ago... ( my Tripoli member number is in the 500 range ;) )

[@Bannun_]

You could try make the camera to send stuff to the cloud then you view the video and see where it is

[@FindingClock4]

Currently building a supersonic high-power rocket around an Aerotech DMS L-1000, with a body tube width of 3 in and a height of 77 in, and I'm really jealous of that carbon fiber rocket, even if It only uses a mid-power motor, since buying carbon fiber body tubes for it would put the rocket out of my budget. Still liked the video, since you don't see many amateur rocketry videos out of the UK, and it was an excellent landing with the parachutes deploying at just the right time to fully slow it down to prevent damage and to keep it close to the launching area, though I'm sure it would have been fine.

[@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.

[@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 👍🏼✌

[@notsogood4321]

i havn't used it myself since i usually fly in visual range but alot of long range drones have a gps module you can attach to the flight controller and these are quite small , maybe this may help with the keeping track of the rocket ?

[@Spritsailor]

Place the fins farther up from the end of the rocket so when it lands, it lands on the end instead of the fins. About 6" from the end works perfectly.

[@NicholasRehm]

Maximum pucker factor waiting for that chute to deploy lol

[@ahbushnell1]

Did you sand the tube and clean with solvent before you glued the fin on?

[@HuhuhiCfyygh]

I think you can get a tad better result if you make the camera mount smaller and more aerodynamic, the backup cam on a car could fit like a bubble.

[@ayaanhashmi1892]

does'nt the camera make the rocket a bit heavier at one side and hence, making it slow down?

[@mathiaswrede3532]

Awesome video! How do you get such accurate performance from your Ender 3? have you done any modifications?

[@TheHotdogstand]

this is one of my new favorite channels!

[@marasiganchannel72]

This is perfect bro , love watching from Paris 😊

[@GreggCesaroni]

Very nice! Have you considered 3D printing a fin can for your rocket? You just need to figure out a way to attach it to the rocket. And then attach the fins you have to the fin can. Keeps everything aligned. Or if you wanna get creative and try spin stabilization, assuming the carbon tube is perfectly round and balanced, 3D print where the fins are held at a slight angle.

[@Saifullah-bs5ci]

I love to watch because its more interesting every video.

[@249xyx]

Great Video!

[@Wheresthybeef]

You should paint your aircraft dark green or black with some bright color stripes on it. The dark makes it easy to see in the sky and the light/bright stripes make it easier to see on the ground.

[@Zachattack-ot2un]

I use onshape for school and it’s great

[@alinaqirizvi1441]

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

[@JoshuaLi-p2e]

use elipticaal fins, they have less drag. try it

[@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.

[@Xploit66]

Should add a bright strobing light(maybe two just in case one is pointed into the ground) so it’s easier to find. Especially at night.

[@abhilashasinha5186]

What if you put tiny EDF motors to control it to a place? You can get it easily with a DJI camera and software to see its position for controlling the EDFs. It sounds crazy, but it is kind of like a drone manipulating the rocket. It is possible because the parachute is slowing down, helping you manipulate its directions.

[@JanuszJoe]

@ProjectAir Have you looked into a LoRa GPS tracker? They are still lightweight (50g), and have much grater range than Bluetooth "trackers". For example "Dragino LoRaWAN GPS Tracker" seems to fit the bill. You can +1 so he sees my message and doesn't have to look for lost rockets for hours 😅

[@Shamir.F]

Awesome, Thanks for the wicked content

[@gnomelife]

You need dual deployment or a proper rocket tracker :) Try the Eggtimer Quark for dual deployment or the Eggfinder kit for GPS tracking. These are very popular in the rocketry clubs in the UK.

[@ahbushnell1]

Fin can is a very good idea. epoxy should work. I use epoxy foam in side the fin can. It really helps strength

[@asaadalzoubi9480]

What kind of solid fuel do you use in it What type of engine?

[@thataussieaviator]

What are some good but inexpensive cameras I can install into rc rockets and planes?

[@bearbishop8570]

Please have a upwards-facing camera on the rocket? And possibly one in the area that splits, this may be a cool angle.

[@DOmoikane]

You could use an RF pet tracker, it tells you an aproximation on direction and distance, TabCat is one of them.

[@the0d0re25]

you could put three engines on at the same time in the rocket to make it go higher?

[@cliffcampbell8827]

Have you thought about attaching a bunch of small lengths of string to the outside of your rockets? Just one end should be attached so the length of the string can give you a good idea as how the air passes over the rocket body (if you have the cameras in the right positions). You can also make those stabilizer fins more aerodynamic too by playing around with different shapes on the leading and trailing edges and by flipping them upside down (the longest part of the fin won't be glued to the rocket but the opposite edge will).

[@alfonsopayra]

Awesome, but why so lower altitud? That Monster looked like It could reach the IIS !! It would be amazing to be anle to see earth curvature!

[@RapTapTap69]

It didn't go as high as the others because the weight of the rocket meant that the motor was very underpowered

[@HUDDYfn2014]

We’re do you get the motors and materials for the planes and rockets?

[@Lucas_652-p9m]

Try taking this but using carbon fiber for the fins and maybe add smaller fins on the center and nosecone of the rocket

[@That_weird_guy_Dragooon]

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

[@mikets42]

Fantastic! Now I understand how UK succeeded to stand against all odds in the past. You may consider "dog" avalanche beacons (TX only) instead of GPS trackers.