Bounce Rockets Take Flight

Air rockets for use with the AirRocketWorks.com (ARW) launch system can be created from a variety of materials including paper, plastic, and 3D-printed components:

https://sites.google.com/view/air-rocket-works-llc/home

For example, Jeffry Turnmire has described the use of interchangeable 3D-printed tail sections and hard nosecones in conjunction with rolled paper tubes:

Tail sections: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1729214
Nosecones: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1729183

This posting presents an approach that uses 0.5 mm wall thickness plastic body tubes along with the squishy foam nosecones available from ARW, a 3d printed nosecone adapter and 3D-printed interchangeable tail sections.

The plastic body tubes available from ARW are 10 inches in length. Body tubes 5 inches in length can be created by sliding insert_2.stl to the center of the body tube with two 3D-printed rods (insert_1.stl) inserted into the opposite ends of the tube holding everything in place.