Third Day Launch: March 3, 2011

March 3, 2011 was the third day of water bottle rocket launches. The modifications to the rocket that were used today were four fins made out of clear plastic coverings placed on four equidistant points. I found that these fins were effective because after the bottle was launched, it shot straight up into the air. The material that the fins were made out of were sturdy but not heavy. A parachute was also added during this launch made out of plastic bags. The parachute successfully diploid which helped the rocket's landing. Something we could improve on is the cone that secures the the parachute until it is ready to deploy in the air.The problem we found with the cone is that it could not fit the parachute inside.We could make a smaller parachute or create a customized cone but it did not pose a problem because the parachute diploid correctly. From the pictures, our rocket blasted off high above Kapalama Heights but land behind Konia.