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How to build a missile silo for a model rocket?

  • I want to know if it is possible to build an undeground silo to launch a model rocket from. i want to dig it about 3 feet deep and cover it with tissue paper and put leaves on top of it so that it looks kinda like a real missile silo. would coming in contact with the tissue paper and leaves disrupt the launch of the rocket?

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    It's absolutely "possible"... a length of PVC pipe and an electrical launch system and you're in business. Be VERY careful though here in the USA... you may have county and municipal restrictions on launching... doing it in a local park MAY turn a happy hobby launch into a felony. Launch an Estes rocket in Calaveras County between March and November and you ARE going to face a felony. GOOD LUCK

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The main thing to keep in mind with this is the fact that you'll need some way to guide the rocket up out of the "silo" if you aren't building it like a launch tower. Dig your hole, and put a launch rod in the middle like you would with your regular launches. You'll need some way for the leads on the launcher to get to the igniter, as well. If you're using a tube of some sort, you'll want to leave the aft end of it open for the leads, or drill a big enough hole for them.

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Determine the width of the projectile and then just use a steel tube to launch it from.You can bury the tube in the ground and it can be used as many times as you wish,and taken to different sites to use.Any steel tube stockholder will oblige you with diameters up to 24 inches from stock,and cut it to length for you.

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