Super Capacitor Rocket

[@mr.techaky7655]

Am I the only one who finds the little 'Vvvvvwhoooooooo' noise it makes on take off adorable? It's like the rocket is an excited puppy ready to finally fly.

[@Saadbsth]

More like a "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

[@tistougames]

Hehe I was thinking kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGfQmWdroqaSgLs

[@matthewguin5751]

Wooooooooooooooo

[@turhanturhan4208]

Plaaaaasseeeeeeeee let me go 😂

[@jucom756]

More like a cartoon character i think

[@panda4247]

"The parachute worked most if the times, apart from obviously the last time" I think that can be said about most parachutes in the end

[@markthompson4885]

as a former 82nd, member that has had a hard landing too. I thought the parachute should have been a little larger. It didn't slow down the fall very much.

[@chrislong3938]

Kinda like when you find something that you lost? It's ALWAYS in the last place you looked?

[@dylanhenderson5432]

@@markthompson4885 I guess you would have liked a larger parachute too

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

@@markthompson4885 probably tested to be the best it can be considering weight?

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodNitpicker]

Emphasis on “in the end”.

[@Case16710]

The rocket is actually silent. That sound is Tom saying “Wheeeeeeeeee!” Whenever he launches.

[@DannySullivanMusic]

hahaha man nice

[@ralanham76]

The pig in the Geico commercial 😎

[@JackLe1127]

Sounds like the rocket yells "WEEEEEEEE!" every time you launch it.

[@molehorde]

one happy rocket. Be like the rocket. :)

[@spugintrntl]

I love the sound it makes. It's so cute!

[@chrisspere4836]

Sounds like a long noooooo to me.🙂

[@thehoodie7740]

The start sounds like R2D2

[@m.bugraesin1684]

yea ı think the same thing lol

[@shadowgjhgitgjh2215]

That intro was totally a Kerbal Space Program launch. Messed up staging, summoned the rage of the kraken by having something spinning too fast, and just a short, disappointed “oh” at the self destruction. Now all you have to do is revert to vehicle assembly and you’ll be good to go.

[@Corbald]

Some printed Kerbals with little parachutes who deploy when the main chute does would be ideal.

[@Seeraphyn]

As scott manley would say, Check Yo' Stagin :)

[@peterjensen6844]

#rocketsurgery

[@daroniussubdeviant3869]

lol. i'm just building a pod racer in my sandbox save. in ksp if you find brute force isn't working you are clearly not using enough and should add boosters.

It is called unplaned rapid disassembly. And yea supercaps are super useful stuff.

[@thirdpedalnirvana]

Someone needs to dub the sound of this rocket launching over famous nasa launches. That would be so hilarious.

[@isaachoffmeister4188]

veeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwww

[@waylontmccann]

Woooooooooooooo!

[@keiz2life]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@raidriar01]

Saturn V go weeeee

[@foc2241]

noo don't give me stupid ideas xD

[@chadfrazer4257]

Engineer type here, for your next upgrade use liquid electrical tape on the ESC wire connector pads, then use common electrical tape to waterproof your ESC, this will eliminate the chance of shorting your ESC if it gets wet from grass or condensation. Look into a counter rotating motor, it has TWO props that spin opposite of each other. When you scale this up (which who wouldn't!) you'll find that the torque generated by a single prop will start to rotate the rocket which is wasted energy after a certain amount of rotation (some rotation aids in stability, past that it's wasted). This was VERY entertaining! Thanks for making this and having the brains to give it a go!

[@peterheinzo515]

engineer „type“?

[@apinakapinastorba]

The lift-off sound was adorable XD

[@ber2996]

Weeeeeeeeeee

[@thedancingcriminaltdc]

Exactly!! It was so frickin cute!!!!!

[@laromaxpower]

Wooooo

[@nevrgoup1825]

utetwo so nobody can have opinions??

[@Omena0]

Weeee mommy i want coocies weeeee

[@rym9799]

I love so much how it just sounds like the rocket calmly says 'WEEEEEEEEEEEEE' on take off!

[@gamestv4875]

Yeah.It almost sounds cartoonish.

[@chemicalvamp]

I wonder how it says it's in space. I mean I've heard robots talk about it before. If it says 'SPAAAAAACE' before it realises its starting to fall, what would it sound like in the lower atmosphere?

[@drakesteele821]

Yeah, I was gonna say V2's launch was adorable :P

[@stoke9585]

Chemicalvamp r/UnexpectedPortal2

[@Stolentoken]

I heard more of a "Whooooooooo!"

[@mclovin6841]

Him: “The propeller looks a bit bent” The propeller: >

[@vennyirawati2995]

When I Try To Copy It The propeller broke

[@ghostconsoul5811]

Bruh stfu

[@robertwaters6637]

-

[@jurjenbos228]

I love the slow motion sound of the disappointed "oh". 10:45 Thanks for not editing that out.

[@wimwiddershins]

The take off sound is great. Feeeeewwwww!

[@Dylancool14]

I was about to comment this, I love it! haha

[@monad_tcp]

yep, sound is so cute

[@KangJangkrik]

Heard like ol' days Angry Birds

[@siddharthas3692]

I was about comment the same😅.. it sounds like a cartoon going.."fweeeeeeeeeeee"

[@daftbence]

The rocket is liek "pppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwww" and it's gone! Brilliant, love it

[@Zane-TheToiletSalesman]

The intro is basically Kerbal Space Program when you forget to Put your parachute to something else other than the first stage and you cause the rocket to crash

[@superposition2644]

He didn't check the staging.

[@Zane-TheToiletSalesman]

@@superposition2644 ya

[@S3L0Licant]

Rookie mistake smh

[@Iamlurking504]

Thank goodness my vital career mode mission didn't go as bad as his intro.

[@DannySullivanMusic]

spot on. _100%_ correct dude

[@jetv6308]

Every time it launches all I can hear is the motor going weeeeeeeeeee!

[@tacot5100]

It sounds like it says noooooo or woooooo

[@snipars2233]

It's kinda qute though

[@Sandwich13455]

Sounds human!

[@orgorg239]

it is happy but would be happier with a camera built into the rocket.

[@JeepTherapy]

I thought it was Tom. LOL

[@usethefooorce]

15:30 holding a possibly-bent propeller at eye level while revving the engine is a good way to lose an eye

[@bruhdabones]

usethefooorce that’s why he did the flawless “slowly ramp up then randomly throttle” test. Classic engineering, what could possible go wrong?

[@bruhdabones]

usethefooorce it’s like duct taping the chassis of your car to the cabin

[@petersmith6423]

Yeah that made me flinch, eyes are priceless.....

[@robbieedwardsayers841]

usethefooorce it’s not called an engine it’s called a brushless motor. So your incorrect there’s no reason for your unnecessary comment

[@KelDG3]

@@robbieedwardsayers841 *So YOU'RE incorrect

[@bricology]

I know this project is 20 months old already (this is the first time I've seen it) but I just wanted to mention that the torque reaction from the spinning prop and motor seem to give the craft some yaw stability issues. I wonder if canting the fins slightly in the opposite direction wouldn't help counteract that effect, at least once it gets up to speed.

[@codyics]

That was going to be my suggestion too. It's the easiest option. More lift would be generated too.

[@dannyunixanalyst9018]

@@rcookro wha? pls explain...

[@janfiala6277]

Or put there 2 counterrotating EDFs instead of prop, would look like wingless A10 :)

[@darinvelarde1112]

Typically counter-rotating props are used for coaxial helicopters. Lots of kids toys are made that way.

[@migibz1979]

0:00 when you forget to check your staging in ksp

[@triggermovies]

Check yo stagin' !

[@Reach3DPrinters]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXe9qHxnZa14qdk

[@tarcisofilho4878]

Came here for this joke. You were faster...

[@JinTsen]

Just wanted to write that ^^

[@Boneyyym]

That's what Elon calls a RUD event :D

[@jp-hh9xq]

I like the way it says "weeeeeeee!" on the way up. You controlled a rocket, and 2 cameras by yourself. Thug life! Great job!

[@zerocool6452]

I know right, so cute sound

[@VerdialMusic]

Such a cute sound!

[@iliketrains0pwned]

Who else thought he was gonna make a rocket by overloading a 5 F capacitor until it exploded?

[@j.h4112]

Me this is possibly due to the misleading thumbnail.

[@Wok_Agenda]

Me

[@Breakdown5297]

@@suprememasteroftheuniverse dude, calm tf down. It also doesn't help that when you or I think of a rocket, we think of a litteral rocket

[@maxifilip123]

Me

[@waynedas873]

Same. I once had one fail catastrophically because I'm a) bad at soldering and b) too dumb to disconnect the power while testing a circuit. Let me tell you, the innards go everywhere.

[@anthonycondon5833]

Those first few flights really felt like 'model rocket launchpad explosions'. such fun!

[@ironbiscuit]

"WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeee....."

[@arnoldstijnen8246]

Like a happy kid going down a megaslide, lol!!

[@Space_Reptile]

i love how in the intro it goes "wooo" before rapidly dissembling itself

[@rcbinchicken]

TBH I would have just thought of it as motor noise, as I fly RC all the time, but now I've read your comment I imagine the rocket shouting "wooooo" on every launch and it makes an already good video about 6x funnier. :D

[@dbwt22]

Space Reptile it’s not an explosion. Just a rapid unscheduled disassembly

[@JABL53]

That's how i want to die just scream wooo and explode

[@stimproid]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raTMiWNjeqhgkKc

[@leisergeist]

Sounds like R2D2 freaking out lol

[@WisdomVendor1]

As an engineer, I fully appreciate that silly sounding uncontrollable giggle @3:50 due to a design working for the first time :)

[@maybeja]

WisdomVendor1 it’s a wonderful feeling and very uncontrollable. Awesome comment man!

[@michealbay1290]

As an eNgInEEr, fake pseudo losers

[@usern4m32]

Well, SpaceX have to see this video !! A rocket that flies without combustion !! What an ecologic one !! But WAIT...Is there an athmosphere into space to make the propeller works ???

[@NICEFINENEWROBOT]

@@usern4m32 Just blow some air from a compressed air tank in front of the propeller, and vacuum isn't a problem no more!

[@bchin4005]

@@michealbay1290 thank you for your productive contribution to the conversation

[@mono_si]

The sound the rocket makes when it launches inexplicably fills me with joy.

[@kirkbrode]

Use contra-rotating props, so energy isn't lost to the rotation of the "rocket" body and for stability. Notice the twisting and resulting failure of the rocket during and shortly after takeoff in the first trial. Contra-rotating props would eliminate that problem and allow for maximum thrust without twisting/failure. (Edit: Autocorrect typo fixed)

[@BrianSu]

not easy, especially since he's using a brushless outrunner

[@kaikart123]

@@BrianSu should've used TWO smaller motors

[@djfmitv]

Ironically, saw a book that had a similar rocket design from the 60s/70s (though using good old rubber bands as the propulsion) They solved the problem of requiring counter-rotation by having stationary blades of equal size to the moving blades underneath. It may also be useful to have a larger or multi-blade propeller so as to maximise the downward thrust efficiency

[@skrutinizr9372]

@@BrianSu there are pre-made brushless motors designed to operate contra-rotating props. I've used them a couple times on R/C projects. hobbyking.com/en_us/cr23s-contra-rotating-bl-system-1700kv.html?countrycode=US&gclid=CjwKCAjw7_rlBRBaEiwAc23rhtrOe7NMguaarVRj07sUm8mbF2wNx1omOSuUbETj9vMMtfff9tht-BoCX_0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[@kirkbrode]

@@skrutinizr9372 Exactly. This is what I had in mind.

[@bacon.cheesecake]

The intro made me laugh so hard Rocket: *fails catastrophically* Tom: oh

[@AlexandreMS71]

unscheduled rapid disassembly

[@Christian23242]

he did not check his staging

[@the117doctor]

@@Christian23242 r/beatmetoit

[@ArmchairDeity]

Tom’s videos are quite often quite proper British formal. I must say this less formal more human side of Tom is right fun to explore physics and maker/tinker shop time with.

[@MakeSushi1]

more like a long helicopter, still a fun little build. maybe the whole body of the "rocket" should have been capacitors

[@TheGlitch93]

Löng

[@darkcoeficient]

Capacitors all the way down

[@spacecowboy07723]

Yessssss

[@CelluloidRacer2]

Unfortunately super caps are a bit heavy, so I don't know how well that would have worked

[@aki6247]

Yessssaa

[@ZoidsNut]

The electric motor sounds so happy: "Whooooooooo!!..."

[@jakecivis7402]

Lol😂😂😂

[@ultralaggerREV1]

Tom: *charges rocket from 0 to 100% in 5 seconds* Everyone with smartphones: *internal screeching*

[@Maric18]

@@brandonvdongen naaaah at least like 2 minutes

[@bethelgues3918]

@@brandonvdongen capacitors + no charge memory problems + speedy charge/discharge (the best railguns are capacitor powered). Good voltage/amp density. - abysmal power density. Both in volume and mass.

[@NullHyp]

You can charge your phone in 5seconds if you put it in the microwave

[@maxxiang8746]

@@bethelgues3918 only nickle cadmium batteries have charge memory

[@bethelgues3918]

@@maxxiang8746 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23584142 All known batteries have some form of memory effect that is with battery cycling (charging and depletion). Some batteries are better than others. For example Aluminum Oxide batteries tend to have really bad charge memory effects. NiCd batteries are just more well known because of their extensive use and more pronounced memory effect. Lithium ion or NiMH have much longer life, but they eventually do experience voltage drops or a lowering of charge capacity. On the flipside capacitors don't have any chemical reactions, and as a result they do not experience these loses or buildup of inert nonreactive salts... no matter how much they are charged/discharged.

[@AlexandreMS71]

Years ago I heard someone say that a 1F capacitor was impossible or largely impractical ... time changes way too fast :-)

[@james10739]

I mean i guess before super caps that does not sound like an insane statement but for car audio they definitely had up to 5F capacitors probably bigger for a while and also i mean i heard of super capacitors like 5 years ago or so

[@shadowflash705]

James Holbrook They exist since 60s, just were too expensive back then. Also they were vastly improved over time, first supercaps were really big. Like 12v 6F was about the size of a hockey puck. Now it's about the size of 2 2032 cells.

[@derschokopilz]

Alexandre Salau There are super Capacitor one the market with few thousand Farads. I found also a better 3V Capacitor with approximately same size like he used in this Video: m.reichelt.com/ch/en/supercapacitor-100f-3v-22x45mm-hy-cap-100f-3v-p195670.html?&trstct=pos_10&nbc=1

[@passertm]

It is not too fast. Before supercapacitor 1F was really big size. But it is already 50-100 years so. So it is normal that they find something new after 100 year of research.

[@stoatrepublic]

I remember playing with 1 Farad 14.4volt caps in the mid '90's when I got into car stereo's and Subs. 1st rig 1200W 4x50w and 1KW Sub's. used to use a light bulb to charge that massive cap after lots of scary moments.

[@freedamanngamer6619]

Очень приятно было смотреть на это. Напомнило о самодельных твердотопливных ракетных двигателях... Спасибо и удачи тебе!

[@98dizzard]

When charging high power capacitors, especially with a lithium battery pack, I would highly recommend using an appropriately sized current limiting resistor. The initial peak current will be incredibly high as you're essentially shorting the battery. That's not good for the battery, and not good for whatever switch or plug you are using.

[@FMHikari]

Well, he said he didn't recommend it.

[@Eric-dh5pf]

I see an ICBM here ! Inter-Courtyard Ballistic Missile.........

[@thelastdaygamer8702]

Lol :D IBBM Inter Backyard Ballistic Missle

[@Eric-dh5pf]

@@thelastdaygamer8702 get me the missile command, order a strike to the granny next door, she makes bad apple pies

[@wzr3293]

ITBM Inter-Table Ballistic Missile

[@colfaxschuyler3675]

@@Eric-dh5pf Call in a strike when her dog strays from her yard to do his business. I wonder of it's against the law to use your drone to chase domestic animals off your property?

[@Eric-dh5pf]

@@colfaxschuyler3675 I am not sure but you can load the dog's stuff to your ICBM, and it becomes a bio-hazzard warhead weapon

[@dhavalbhalara1664]

Next Project: Super Capacitor eBike!

[@dhavalbhalara1664]

Yes, it might get complex but it is what Tom generally would like to get involved in. I really wish Tom at least discuss the challenges involved in this project.

[@anthonykamau5961]

This could actually be a great idea. If he fits the bike with a dynamo that can charge the super capacitors.

[@GWAIHIRKV]

Could have a turbo button on the bike that uses the capacitors....

[@chemieju6305]

Judging from how noticably harder you need to pedal for just a single light i think regenerative breaking isn't really going to work. A turbo button on the other hand would be a good idea, this way you could get away with a smaller battery if you just want to use it occasionally. With recharging time fore the caps it would probably be a lot like the nitro button from need for speed.

[@kensmith5694]

The energy per unit volume of a supercap is not good enough for a bike that is much use. You want more than 10 seconds of run time.

[@johnywhy4679]

7:00 "reason for it being at the top is not for stability reasons it doesn't matter at what point on a rocket you have the thrust unit if you research the pendulum rocket fallacy" Thanks for that! I never knew.

[@morilucas6360]

I love the WEEEEE when it launches

[@leyline77]

Use a folding propeller like RC gliders have so it closes naturally before impact.

[@jong2359]

"You can...."

[@megatesla]

It might close "before impact" or if falling too slowly just close on impact...

[@koitorob]

WHY would a glider have a propellor?

[@megatesla]

@@koitorob Motorized gliders have propellers.

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

@@koitorob That's like asking "Why would a bicycle have an electric motor?" …. because it's better that way. :)

[@Johannes00]

Sounds like a rocket with happy astronauts on board.. They're like WEEEEEE! The sound of it taking off.

[@Helperbot-2000]

Or happy watheads!

[@yacinesenouci6680]

one word: Kerbals

[@robbieedwardsayers841]

Johannes midgets

[@fenderstratguy]

Always innovative with your engineering modifications. Thrust in front, parachute in back, etc This is so totally freaking cool. I love playing around with 2170 batteries but this is a whole new area. 16:23 Our local rocket club used to call that a lawn dart

[@chrisj4570g]

“Oh.” Then... WEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeee. I think this is better than the standard model rockets, at least for smaller areas.

[@doncarlodivargas5497]

When Elon Musk eventually get to Mars Tom Stanton already have established a colony

[@FEMACUBE]

lol

[@willbianco8931]

@@kryptenwolf3564 you seriously should just keep quiet you have no clue what you are talking about usually people of lower intelligence cant understand... you do realize Elons many accomplishments ? Solar city ... Tesla.. SpaceX in the past decade since they opened their doors they have been leaps and bounds far beyond what nasa even thought possible

[@sheercuriosity531]

William Bianco r/woosh

[@nit-Inundate]

@@sheercuriosity531 everything is a woosh to kids these days 😳

[@leofreese1]

and everybody there will be wearing propeller hats

[@patrikfloding7985]

I'm impressed! Looked like a heavy build, but still took off like a, eh, rocket. Unlike batteries, capacitors take on whatever voltage is applied to them (or explode), and loads of energy (especially these super caps), so can be lethal. Viewers should be warned!

[@johnywhy4679]

5:41 I really like how you continue to show your content in the video while advertising your sponsor. GOOD JOB!

[@tipwilkin]

*builds supercapacitor-powered missiles to kill tanks in an eco-friendly way*

[@omeke9336]

*kill people

[@evoluxman9935]

@Ben Silva congratulations, you managed to make that political.

[@sepg5084]

it won't be as fast as a chemical rocket but i bet it has lower thermal signature

[@ShakamuraGames]

@@sepg5084 it doesnt get hot when fully discharged?

[@bruhdabones]

ShakamuraGames won’t help them shoot it down, so it doesn’t matter

[@soviet_salsa2983]

0:02 when you forget to organize your staging in ksp

[@superflypule4484]

Lol alsi when you activated a fairing accidentally when zooming in at a rocket in Spaceflight simulator and also destroying the rocket😂

[@StaticNebula26]

@@superflypule4484 if you're playing spaceflight sim, you should try KSP,

[@awhahoo]

StaticNebula26 yeah, althought space flight sim is mostly free and KSP isnt. Oh and KSP isnt on mobile

[@StaticNebula26]

@@awhahoo well you get what you pay for.

[@awhahoo]

@@StaticNebula26 Yep *laughs in bad*

[@mrGovnoff]

"Weeeeeeee!" - oh boy, I love this sound lol

[@viswa1245]

😂

[@DannySullivanMusic]

hahaha man nice!

[@shyamdevadas6099]

I just discovered your channel. You, sir, are one of the best explainers of things that I've ever encountered. I wish that there were more like you in the public schools. Well done.

[@randomodbuild]

Now make this and sell it as a toy before other companies do!

[@victorl.6128]

So many companies have done less and made millions then went to research more toys. Airhogs, cool company.

[@denniswoycheshen]

It would be built to a price and break after two flights. Better to make your own, apparently. This thing is amazing.

[@PatrickKniesler]

being able to control how high and when to deploy is a huge change in entry-level "rocketry"

[@CodfishCatfish]

Just wondering if you need a CAA certificate? Kites over 60m do. www.caa.co.uk/General-aviation/Displays,-events-and-activities/Kites/ Kinda defeats the object if they won’t grant you.

[@DunnickFayuro]

@Dennis Woycheshen Spare parts is a very lucrative business :)

[@PeterDful]

I'd like to see this with counter rotating props, Well done Tom.

[@Baekstrom]

You know what this successful test means? It means that you now have to scale it up. By a LOT! 😀

[@SCWood]

Hundreds of capacitors...

[@misterkelley9740]

Now, here to find a 10000f capacitor.... or 6 of them

[@aumshreeshah2322]

And now it explodes

[@peterjamesfoote3964]

What I like about this project is that unlike solid rocket boosters in use in model rocketry, this has the potential to be much less expensive to reuse over time. On top of that, it is a mostly green project, especially if the source of electricity is solar or wind. I guess a couple of questions come to mind: -How high is the limit for a capacitor rocket? I imagine there might be a super capacitor weight vs altitude trade off. -What materials maximize the reuse potential of the rocket, especially fins and parachute? -Is this something that could turn into a hobbyist kit project? -Altimeters and video components get built into solid rockets. What’s the potential (pun) for incorporating this into your design. -I hope at some time you take this farther.

[@L00PdeL00P]

12:34 the OFFICIAL wOOooooooo replay button

[@TheOne-fz9yu]

Thank you

[@gavinhannan8085]

OHMYGODTHANKYOUSOOOOOMUCH!!!!!!!!!!

[@someguyontheinternet5944]

Thank you sir

[@the_fake_th30ne]

fall guys

[@paulgracey4697]

Well before there were supercapacitors there were explosive electrolytics. My career at Hughes Aircraft began in 1964. In the first laboratory in which I was assigned to do some thermal testing, a time consuming process as the oven comes up to temperature, I had the opportunity to gaze up at the ceiling tiles. There I saw the remaining aluminium casings of what had been a couple of large electrolytic power supply filter capacitors. They were firmly embedded into the acoustic fiber tiles. I asked the older technicians how that had happened. He said the polarity had been reversed on the output after the high voltage, vacuum tube(valve) power supply had been shut down. To this day I wonder how high those cans might have gone had it occurred in an open field like you used.

[@ethangoldsmith9332]

Very cool =]

[@lbbradley55]

That's Really Cool Stuff There

[@jimsteele9261]

When i worked for Burroughs, I saw a solid state relay in a tape drive spit fire like one of the ols Estes model rocket engines.

[@lbbradley55]

I just happy to know someone else remembers the Estes Rockets HA... THATS A THOUGHT...

[@jellyman509]

Now I'm curious!

[@Morgenstund]

I’d like to see the rocket unfold a pair of wings and turn into a glider at the apex for a smoooooth landing.

[@crying_hippy]

Can be done with a gravity assisted system, a large ball bearing that when rolled and rocket is pointed down, it release two wings held in place at bottom of rocket by ball bearing and when it moves forward slides past the sprig trigger holding wings in Meh Yo get the idea I just got to 9 mins in on video, so replace ball bearing and spring mech with gyro switch that releases folded wings to glide but then you got to design a glider type body with lift and aerodynamics or its just a stick with wings Peace and Blessings

[@thomasroberts5658]

Morgenstund like a space shuttle

[@seven9766]

has been done. search for flitetest free flight. They used a real rocket tho

[@erin19030]

When I was teaching EE, one of my first demonstrations was blowing up a capacitor by reverse voltage application. Students loved it and I had their attention.

[@wonkachocolates6133]

What if...?? Two counter rotating props and multiple-stage booster capacitors that drop-off as they discharge their energy. Could go really high with a small payload of say, a plastic space man.

[@AVDolganoff]

payload of a toy tesla car :D

[@hemanthkrishna1308]

I thought the same!! But then I also realised that rockets are ment to spin for better stability..

[@MrPereivap]

sadly, you have to reach a bit more than 23.000 Km/h in an environment with no air, to reach orbit...

[@kienanvella]

To limit damage to the prop, maybe look into a folding prop, like the ones used on rc motor gliders?

[@jakegarrett8109]

He just needs good ol’ tri-blade race props. Smack into a tree at 80mph, slightly bend back one of your prop blades, and go hammering it through the trees again on your race mini quads! The old props seemed to be more brittle than icicles and would break on almost anything even 5 mph epic slow airplane crashes or slight bumps. Modern props use better materials with plastics that are more rigid (holding aerodynamic shape and efficiency at high power), as well as taking a beating and allowing more than hairline flexing. Plus they seem to bend back about 20 times, whereas the old ones had a fatigue limit of seemingly 1 crash, and maybe it would be sorta flyable at low throttle and vibrating, or maybe the props would explode... It’s a good thing we have modern props, because I crash a lot! So much better than the old ones.... they do need to become more available in the 9-12 inch size though, those all seem to be old school materials (besides carbon, but those just aren’t as cheap to crash like I do)

[@aegilli]

@@jakegarrett8109 Maybe a bigger parachute would be enough to save the props.

[@jor7137]

Or attach parachute above center of gravity instead below (while still storing it in the base)

[@cox315]

Or the prop saver with an o-ring to hold it on

[@sugnasugna]

Keep the deployment chamber in the bottom but have the parachute attached to the top.

[@3dPrintCreator]

As a Dutch viewer, I have to say I like your Red - White - Blue colors, especially because you added an orange parachute. That said, I do like the project even more. What a great way of using supercapacitors. I have a project going on with a printed torpedo that begs for this solution. Thanks for bringing me to this idea.

[@cyberhawk80]

what... a white nationalist ? OBEY to the EU slave.. and orange points to our royals.. our german royals.. whom sold oil to the germans in ww2.. you must be new here on earth..

[@tuff_lover]

@@cyberhawk80 woah

[@juno2743]

@@cyberhawk80 what

[@lol_-_ghmn]

@@cyberhawk80 wut

[@3d-speakers945]

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@hellraizer322]

With a few tweaks, this would be an excellent toy for kids and big kids! Traditional model rockets are not reasonably accessible to most kids nowadays. This is excellent for taking to a park or launching in your yard. You could even have different power levels for different models. I would buy it, as my kids love rockets, but never have anywhere they can launch an engine-powered model rocket.

[@mdrocketry]

Nobody: Rocket: "wwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

[@nova_vista]

It sounds so happy :D

[@ffccardoso]

actually is: Somebody: 3, 2, 1... Rocket: weeeeeeeeeeeeee...

[@fakename287]

@⸚ how so?

[@tedbacks6365]

North korea testing ICBM technology (2019, colorized)

[@matty6956]

Ted Backs LMFAO..

[@thomasslack1328]

That is one of the best projects I have seen thus far. The thought to put supercapacitors to it is an excellent idea. I think you will agree at one of the most common problems with drones and now Rockets is that it takes forever to charge so your capability of having fun is diminished greatly. Great job thanks for the video

[@oogalook]

I had my mind blown in College when I went to Tanner Electronics - a mom and pop shop in Dallas - and they had 50 Farad x2.7v supercaps. I dutifully bought 30 for like 2 bucks each. Anyway, I finally know what to make with them, so thanks, Tom!

[@tomwang5564]

So this is actually a drone; you fooled me. I though you’re going to explode the capacitor or something like that.

[@zUltra3D]

Yeah like ElectroBOOM's capacitor mini rockets he made. I dunno which video it was, the rockets were probably 3D printed.

[@matthewdevine113]

Could market this as a toy, I think it could sell well!

[@neilmedina997]

If not handle correctly it can kill :) so i rather not make this a toy

[@saxreaper]

krypten wolf no they are electric now

[@zrspangle]

@@kryptenwolf3564 I think he's referring to the rapid discharge of the super capacitors

[@neptunez3495]

i would definitely buy this instead of using expensive rocket motors

[@pluto.da_bean8601]

@@neilmedina997 any toy can kill if you try hard enough so what's your point

[@ryanm.191]

As I get through my engineering course, I slowly learn more and more, and as I watch your videos, I slowly understand more and more. It’s kind of cool

[@ryanmarshall8925]

Hey friend

[@ryanm.191]

Ryan Marshall hello fellow Ryan m. If we’re lucky there’s another Ryan m who follows Tom, hopefully he shows up and makes it 3 for 3

[@stevenfraser6180]

If you ever visit this project later, move the caps lower in the rocket. This will improve stability. Also, seems that it could benefit for additional caps, since the power/weight ratio seems favorable. Enjoyable to watch, and your enthusiasm is infections.

[@NomadicVoxel]

12:32 *THREE TWO ONE VWOOOOOOOOOO*

[@OneMarsyBoi]

that woo is so cute

[@seekoutguy]

Yknow, you could use a solenoid to automatically fire the parachute below a certain voltage

[@Helperbot-2000]

Smart

[@jlstanley]

No. He knew that there were going to be plenty of situations where he wanted to deploy when he hadn't expended most of the capacitor's power. A manual deployment gave him the ability to abort the flight when *he* wanted.

[@killianmiles1516]

@@jlstanley He could do both. (have a manual switch and a solenoid that automatically activates below a certain voltage)

[@laurinneff4304]

But as you can see in the video the rocket turns sideways, and there's a good chance it would be back on the ground long before the parachute fires

[@HogTieChamp]

"The parachute deployment worked... most of the time... apart from that last time." Yeah, that's kinda how that works, isn't it?

[@fisch37]

The atomic reactor didn't explode most of the time, except for the last time. I'm a genius

[@DannySullivanMusic]

lmao pro comment

[@guyvandenbroeck8405]

you can get more out of the caps by putting them in parrallel and useing a switching boost up converter. Putting caps in series devides the total capacitance.

[@Jasonoid]

Too many haters here....Love the video and creative use of super capacitors! Keep up the great work!

[@cinemenico]

Next time... flux capacitors... launch it at 88mph!

[@SOFTASROCK]

most of the ppl wont understand why..

[@joshywoshy9724]

@@SOFTASROCK dam degenerates

[@LittleRainGames]

Ive never seen the movie but i still know exactly what your talking about xD

[@-Burb]

SOFT ROCK I would hope most people would know why...

[@redsquirrelftw]

"Where we're going, we don't need rocket fuel"

[@cappunino7629]

2:39 that transition was SMOOTH

[@davidbean5807]

I would like to suggest you print a centrifugal propeller that lays back until spun up. That would keep you from tearing up propellers. The props would have to swivel upwards and stop at the normal position for a prop, but once the motor is no longer spinning the props could fold back when they hit the ground. Just a suggestion.

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

I really laughed at the "Oh!" at 10:44. I'm so glad you left that in.

[@FlyingFun.]

Im surprised how much power came from those super caps. Could be a RC power glider option..

[@dougc3086]

Yes, and when you get to the right height in flight. Have the glider drop the caps with a parachute. The trick is balance going up with caps, and level flight balance without the caps. I don't know if it can be done, my brain doesn't work anymore.

[@FlyingFun.]

@@dougc3086 might not need to drop the caps, my powered gliders are quite happy carrying around a heavy lipo, often gliders will carry ballast to help them glide faster/longer distances, a folding prop is all that's needed. If we could get enough to give 20 seconds of decent power it would be enough to get up into the thermals.

[@oldasa]

@@FlyingFun.; Great minds think alike. I don't see the need or a motor near that large either (500 watts? are you kidding me.)

[@FlyingFun.]

@@oldasa depends on how big the glider is i guess, my 2m gliders are more more than happy with 200w to get them over 600ft in 20 seconds.

[@coriscotupi]

@@FlyingFun. Yep. I still have a 25 years old 2m Kyosho Stratus Sports that originally came with a Ni-CD pack and a brushed motor. A few years ago I upgraded it with a LiPo battery and a 200w brushless motor and it turned into a completely different beast: When new, the glider could climb to altitude once, which took some 3 minutes, and then maybe another half-climb. But now, it will happily climb to almost out-of-sight altitude in some 20-30 seconds. And it can do it countless times on a single charge - and now that it is some 500g or about 1 lb lighter (which is a big deal for a 2m sailplane), half-hour flights are now routine. One single LiPo charge will last a whole day at the flying field, between flying the glider and chatting with friends. Great stuff.

[@Zappygunshot]

I like how in the recording, the rocket basically sounds like a guy going "eeeeeeyyyy!"

[@mr.boomguy]

It sounds kinda cute ^_^

[@thatsstoguy]

Or a child being catapulted

[@vraltz1558]

i thought it was at first

[@slizer88]

Just a semantic correction, rockets use internally stored propellant. This uses ambient air as a propellant, so it would be better described as a propeller aircraft.

[@EchoBuildsThings]

The idea to put build footage along with the sponser message is genius. Flite Test makes it easy to skip.

[@USWaterRockets]

Awesome! My favorite kind of project has the word "rocket" in the title! What powers the deploy servo if the supercapacitors are depleted?

[@TomStantonEngineering]

The deploy servo is only powered by the supercapacitors, so wouldn't work if they're completely depleted! However, when the esc shuts off at 6.4v, there is enough energy left in the capacitors to power the servo/receiver for atleast a minute or so.

[@Corbald]

@Patrick Cheke Doesn't look like he is. The rocket spins a bit during take off. He appears to be slowly advancing the throttle to reduce torque and the fins appear to handle the rest. I'd love to see a dual-prop version, especially one with a MPU6050 and some steering!

[@USWaterRockets]

I thought perhaps you had a small LiPo to power the receiver and servo. You had a favorable failure mode you capitalized on. I like it!

[@erikz1337]

Maybe slanted fins could offset the motor torque while in flight

[@music99matt]

@@TomStantonEngineering Could you put another controller such that it doesn't have over-discharge protection since capacitors can be fully discharged?

[@GoofballPaul]

3:33 everybody gangsta ‘til the supercapacitors start singing.

[@blxxdyyy]

No esc noises

[@memetech-]

I love how the rocket sounds like its saying "WOOOOOooooooo......." as it flies up into space!

[@analogdistortion]

I love how it goes "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!"

[@JaySmith-ky1wb]

This is what happens when you cut NASA's budget!!!!

[@jamesmulroy59]

Yep, rocket will soon

[@jamesmulroy59]

Spin

[@geetanshgautam]

Lol

[@darkshadowsx5949]

actually propeller takeoff would be pretty interesting. jettison the propeller module and continue off with rockets might save money. problem is building a propeller large enough to lift the weight of a fully loaded rocket.

[@JaySmith-ky1wb]

you can also shot down a sat from a balloon

[@dafoex]

Everything about this looks fun. It even sounds fun! WOOOOOOooooooo...

[@jacksonlefteye]

i can't believe that thing left the ground! what a hilarious noise it makes, it sounds like you have a tiny dog howling just off-camera

[@codybattery8370]

putting your sponsor over a montage was genius

[@marksaitis]

Awaiting for V2 with 100 super capacitors. Subscribed

[@davidstech1445]

@AstronomyToday Unfortunately, I think V2 was intended to mean revision... Not the rocket, but a V2 rocket as the V2 revision would be interesting.

[@ronschlorff7089]

@AstronomyToday Or a Viking rocket!

[@randomrcprojects3754]

Shhh Kim jun un could be watching

[@jammi__]

The 6.4V is just your configuration of protecting Li-Ion batteries from undercharge. Unlike batteries, capacitors have a pretty linear voltage to energy ratio graph, so you're skipping a lot of the potential energy, if you charged with 8.4V.

[@grahamdavies8924]

Maybe, wrong and wrong (sigh). Yes, it's possible that the control electronics shuts down at 6.4 volts to avoid discharging the battery too much. No, capacitors don't have a linear relationship between stored energy and voltage; the energy is proportional to the square of the voltage. No, the capacitors were not charged only to 8.4 volts; at 12:10, you can clearly see that the battery has four cells, so the voltage will be near the maximum rating of the capacitors, which is 18 volts (6 times 3 volts).

[@chiphazard360]

E=1/2.C.V^2

[@FollowTheLion01]

Fun project. Good video. You can use a boost converter (or buck/boost) to get more energy out of the capacitors when the charge gets low. The low voltage detection circuit is meant to protect the battery from over-discharge, but isn't needed for capacitors which can be completely discharged. I'm not sure if this actually counts as a rocket, although it certainly looks like one.

[@chrisbaker2903]

Tom, at 8:40 you are testing the charge and you have your face directly inline with the propeller. This is quite dangerous should the propeller decide to come apart. Doesn't happen often fortunately but I've been hit when one did. I've flown model airplanes for about 45 years and seen all kinds of crazy things that you wouldn't expect. Please at least wear safety glasses when doing stuff like this. I'm curious about your "charged enough" conclusions. How quickly will your battery discharge? 10C? 20C? what's the actual amp/hr rating and how did you charge it? Why don't you have a direct connection point to read out the voltage that the capacitors are reaching?

[@miketurner8624]

Agreed!!

[@piyushnagawat24]

15:30 lack of safety there......

[@grgbkkr]

My thoughts also! Very cool project, but I would hate to see you get injured.

[@rubyr83]

Also, capacitors are no joke... charging them by holding bare leads onto the battery terminals was incredibly dangerous.

[@AngryHybridApe]

You havent seen his other videos yet, have you? I'm still waiting to see his video where he's in a wheelchair.

[@DrRyanHooker]

I like how happy that rocket sounds. Even when it exploded, like right before it happened, that's the happiest that things ever been man.

[@YSQUARED.]

Why did they sound like he did the sound effects...it's soo cute 😂😂

[@kingberreta1846]

its a happy little rocket! "whooooo"

[@coryman125]

I like the red, white and blue colour scheme. It's Dutch on the launch pad, French when it starts turning, and Russian if the landing is violent enough

[@panda4247]

When I saw this: this is not a rocket, it has no reactive engine, just a propeller. Essentially, it's a helicopter. How it he gonna make it not spin around its axis in the opposite direction? 10:20 never mind

[@wilfdarr]

Sooooo... not a rocket.

[@samfurness2754]

Eh, semantics, it’s a cool project

[@wilfdarr]

@@samfurness2754 For an eight year old, yes, but the title implies something much cooler: it's click bait.

[@panda4247]

@@samfurness2754 yes, it's a cool project. But it's not a rocket. Can it be used outside of the atmosphere? No. And don't underestimate semantics. It's like if the title said that the video will be about trebuchets, dams, chess; and then the video would show cannons, lakes and go. It would still be cool, but it's a different thing.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Calling anything that shape a "rocket" is just a popular colloquialism.

[@scratchndent2149]

12:27 was waiting for the rocket to launch and smack his drone out of the air :')

[@oisiaa]

You are my favorite KZbinr. You're always doing very interesting projects just to see how things can be done in different ways than usual methods.

[@Electroshockist]

I love the sound it makes. It's so cute.