Improved missile
SiLvErFoX 

  
I haven't built this thing yet so if u do and get yourself blown up its
your own foolish fault! SiLvErFoX accepts no responsibility for this
he just thought it up and would like to share it with all you nice 
people.

Have fun


Basic ideals for the rocket.  
 
Ok, so this is the first article I'v wrote for SWAT, hell I gotta start 
somewhere. Over the  past 38 issues (although I only became aware of its
existence since issue 22) I have noticed  that  many people have tried 
to construct rockets and missiles for the purpose of blowin the living 
shit outta things. Looking at these missiles I began to realise the 
primitive nature. i.e. the aerosol can that's fired from a pellet gun, great
idea but probably not good range and terrible accuracy. Although this
design would be cost effective and available to anyone who wanted to
make one. Not happy with the design but understanding the idea I thought
id have a look at building a missile that was accurate and destructive.


Equipment needed:-

1. Large, strong cardboard tube (kitchen foil, clingfilm, look around,
don't worry it will all become clear soon)

1. roll of aluminium tape (the shit with the paper you have to pull off
to get to the sticky aluminium, this shit is really strong!)

4. rocket motors (this is important for range because its gonna be quite
heavy)

High explosive powder i.e. gunpowder (could put in a bit of magnesium to
get a nice effect on detonation)

small sheet of v. thin aluminium lighter the better (optional)

1. 9v battery (the small type)

1. small push to make switch

1. small bulb and a bulb holder

1. quite large top off an aerosol can, just a bit wider in diameter than
the cardboard tube. 

Lots a wire (well not too much)

1. Soldering iron + solder

Tin snips (metal cutters) to help you cut the aluminium neatly

That's bout it, oh and you'll need a spare millennium to make it by my
calculations

I'll split the assembly down onto sub assembly's to help you

The head (or detonator)

I got the idea form the landmine article in SWAT 11 (look it up if
your unsure about it) the design is as follows:-

 
                          ¦
  |--------Bulb-----------¦|-----------|
  |                       ¦            |
  |                                    |
  |                 9v battery         |
  |                                    |
  |                                    |
  |                                    |
  |-----------\  ----------------------|
               \
             Push to make switch
 

Simple circuit. To use it as a detonator, file the top of the bulb, 
fill it with gunpowder or primmer then seal the top with wax.
Next drill a hole through the lid of an aerosol can just large enough
for the switch to fit through, glue the switch in so the push down bit
sticks out of the top. Put the battery and wires into top to tape it 
down securely, leaving the bulb about 1.5" of wire so it dangles out 
of the bottom. 



                      Push switch
                        /
        |---------\    /
   _|---|          \  /
  @_|   |           |=|
  | |---|          /
  |     |---|-----/
  |         | 
Bulb     aerosol lid





The Payload

This is pretty simple, take the cardboard and cover one end with 
aluminium tape. Next fill it with gunpowder to the top (u will need
shit loads) Next tape over the other end, and poke a hole through
with a biro or summit to fit the bulb through. Push the bulb through 
so it burrows in the gunpowder. Slot the aerosol top onto the 
cardboard and tape all the way round with the aluminium tape. Make
sure you tape all the way to the bottom or the rockets will burn
through the tubing and set the payload off. It should look something
like this:-



         |------------------------------|-------\
         |                              |        \
         |                              |        |=|
         |                              |        /
         |------------------------------|-------/




The propulsion

This bit is easy, fix (tape would be simple) a rocket engine to each
side at the bottom (they should stick down from the bottom about 
1" to make sure that they do not blow it up while in flight . Attach 4
rocket engines, so if your lookin at a cross section diagram of it
 (above) there would be one on top, one underneath, one in the
middle, and one on the other side in the middle. Tape round (God
not more tape please!) them to keep them together. The finished thing
look like this:-





  |-------|
  |-------|-----------------------------|-----\
       |                                |      \
       |                                |       |=|
       |                                |      /
  |-------|-----------------------------|-----/
  |-------|


If you want it really accurate you could add fins in between each
motor (make em outta the sheet of thin aluminium or whatever you
can find, make sure they're light!)

To fire it just light all the motors at once and let it fly! Try to 
point it to the sky so when it drops it lands directly in the switch


Well that should be about it, so back to my coursework. Many thanks to 
-=The Firestarter=- for the idea.

Have fun 


SiLvErFoX........