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University of Cape Town Team Breaks World Water Rocketry Record (uct.ac.za)

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-not-shake dept.

New submitter Cycliclogic writes: A team of engineers based at the University of Cape Town recently had their record breaking flights of their water powered rocket Ascension III ratified by the Water Rocket Achievement World Record Association. This record is for a single stage rocket power purely on pressurized water. Two launches must be completed within two hours, the record being set at the mean above-ground altitude of the two flights. The record now stands at a whopping 2723 Feet (830m). You can watch videos of the launches here. (Warning: they're loud.)

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  1. TFA by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

    I just scanned the articles and didn't see what sort of tank pressures these things use.

    Also, do I have to use a tank of water? Or can I make my own as I go? One tank of LH2, one of LO2 .....

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  2. Re:I know someone who did far better. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did his brother by any chance strap a JATO to his old Dodge???