Compressed Air Rocketry is well….just that rocketry using compressed air. I got this idea from my friend Blakestradamus. He has build these before and is quite the wizard. He was going to build one for some cub scouts that were coming over to his house to investigate engineering careers. I told him that I wanted to build one and that we could be two for twice the cost! What a deal!
I’m going to try and detail everything that I did to assemble the Compressed Air Rocket Launch Pad.
All of the materials can be picked up at your local hardware store. They should have all of these parts, but if not you can alter the design to the parts that are at your disposal.
Materials:
2″ PVC Tubing – about 5 feet. This will be cut into 3 different pieces.
2″ PVC End Cap – 1
2″ 90° Elbow – 2
2″ coupler – 1
2″ to 1″ Reducer – 1
3/4″ slip / 1″ threaded joint – 2
1″ Sprinkler Valve – 1
1″ 90° Elbow / 1/2″ threaded – 1
1/2″ thread/slip joint – 1
Compressor air hose connector – 1
Other materials not shown
PVC primer
PVC glue/cement
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- Fully Assembled Rocket Lauching Pad
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- Valve overview
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- Base/Air Tanks
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- Base/Air Tanks
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- Air Hose Attachment Assembly
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- 2″ Coupler
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- 2″ to 1″ reducer
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- 1″ Threaded to 3/4″ slip
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- 1″ Sprinkler valve
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- 1/2″ threaded to 3/4″ slip
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- 1/2″ threaded / 1/2″ slip
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- 2″ elbow
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- This piece is about 2 feet long.
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