20oz Bottle Rocket

Ground bottle rocket plane

Firstly get a soda bottle and drink or empty the soda inside.

Note: Any soda bottle works, we will be using a 20 oz bottle in these instructions. DO NOT USE any other type of bottle, soda bottles are meant to handle a good amount of pressure for the carbonation.

Find a hammer and a nail, any sizes are acceptable.

Remove the cap from the bottle and nail a hole into it. It is best to get the hole as centered as possible.

Find a type of strong tape, cut off a piece. Get a small pin as shown and use the pin to make a very small hole in the tape.

Make sure the tape will be able to cover the cap.

Line up the tiny hole with the hole in the cap and cover the cap with the tape. Then screw on the cap onto the bottle.

Locate a bike pump that has a pressure reading, place the bottle rocket next to the bike pump. Feel free to add any wings or anything you so desire.

Note: The rocket shown was designed to take off from the ground like an airplane.

Place the bike pump pin inside the soda bottle.

Start pumping the bike pump until the pressure reading is around 50 psi.

Note: Don't exceed 50 psi.

After the pressure is around 50 psi, move the bottle off of the bike pump pin and release. The bottle will rocket away!