Pre-Engineering Physics 1
Model Rocket-Flight Data
Sheet
Use one sheet per
launch. Complete entire data sheet.
Student Name:
__________________________________________________
Rocket colors/description:
_________________________________________
Data
Mass (kg) with wadding and
engine: ________kg
Engine type: ____________
Thrust provided by engine:
__________N-s
q
Base
of triangle: ______________m
q at maximum height: _________degrees
Calculations
A) If Impulse = change in
Momentum, and the formula is Ft=m(vi-vf). Find the final velocity of the rocket (vf)
at its maximum altitude (dmax) if the rocket starts from rest.
Ft is thrust (impulse)
provided by the engine, m is mass in kg, find vf.
Show work here. Circle answer with appropriate units.
B) If you know the base of a
triangle and the angle of inclination, q, then find the altitude of the rocket (dmax). Use a trigonometric function which relates
the angle, adjacent (base) and opposite (dmax) sides.
Show work here. Circle answer with appropriate units.