Code Number: 1N22.23

Demo Title: Air Track - Air Track Rocket

Condition: Good

Principle: Action & Reaction

Area of Study: Mechanics

Equipment:

Air Track, car with balloon attachment.

Procedure:

Clean the inlet tube of the air cart with some alcohol and blow up the balloon. When ready release the car and observe its acceleration down the air track.

References:

Paul Gluck, "Rocket Propulsion with Sparklers", TPT, Vol. 44, # 6, p. 336, Sept. 2006.
Fritz Fischbach, "Adapting a Small Rocket Engine to an Air Track", AJP, Vol. 61, #12, Dec. 1993, p. 1154.

1N22.23 - Air Track - Air Track Rocket

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