There are several options to consider in the design of compressed air rocket launchers. You'll want to determine your size or volume approach, what connections you'll use, and then settle in on the right valve mechanism.

The newest version of our heavy duty compressed air rocket launcher is now available to order on our Shopify Website here. It features: Preassembled pneumatic parts - no tools required, gets you launching faster!

All compressed air rocket launchers work under the principle of rapidly displacing air to launch a projectile. Air can be pressurized in a chamber and then deployed by means of a trigger or stored in a bladder and squeezed to be released, these are active and passive systems.

Jul 11, 2010 · All I needed to do was build my kids the kit version of Rick Schertle’s compressed air rocket launcher that was featured in MAKE Volume 15. This is a really easy build, and the rockets go amazingly high!

Click on the image to the left to view the detailed step-by-step instructions for building our newest design of the CAR v 3.0 (Compressed Air Rocket launcher). Download PDF here.

The NASA High-Altitude Air Rocket Launcher takes outdoor fun to amazing heights of up to 250 feet using only compressed air! It's a safer and lower-cost alternative to combustible rockets, with innovative safety features and no costly engines to buy.

In this Instructable you will learn how to make and airplane launcher that operates on compressed air, with launch speeds of up to 26.6km/h (7.4m/s) and acceleration of about 70m/s²! I will also show you some physics analysis of the plane's motion.

Dec 18, 2012 · Make: Compressed Air Rockets Kit. Fast, cheap, and amazing, this rocket launcher is easy to build and it shoots reusable paper rockets hundreds of feet high!

Dec 18, 2012 · Blow your friends away as you send this 25-cent rocket hundreds of feet in the air. You can build this easy launcher and rocket with common hardware store items in an afternoon. All the parts for this simple but impressive air rocket and launcher are cheap and easy to find. Building it is a breeze and the modifications are endless.

COMPRESSED AIR … LIFT-OFF! Blow your friends away as you send this 25-cent rocket hundreds of feet in the air. You can build this easy launcher and rocket with common hardware store items in an afternoon. All the parts for this simple but impressive air rocket and launcher are cheap and easy to find. Building it is a breeze