"This to That" Information Diagram Task

"From water to powered flight: the process of a water rocket take off and landing"

Initially, I did some research on water rockets:

- A water rocket is basically a rocket that's main source of power is water and pressurised gas.

- The water is pushed out of the rocket by pressurised gas which is usually in the form of compressed air.

- It operates on the principles of Newton's Third Law of Motion.

- It is basically a litre drinks bottle which is upside down and has some added extras such as fins, a release mechanism and a "nose cone".

The Take Off- Step by Step Guide

- Between a quarter and a third of water is added to the bottle and the release mechanism is put on ( the release mechanism is something that keeps the water in until it is released). The release mechanism has to be clever enough to allow the air into the rocket but not to let the water leave the rocket until the trigger has been activated.

- The air being pumped into the rocket would give it the energy that it needs to be launched.

- The air bubbles up the water so that it goes through the space that we left above the water and pressurises it.

- When the trigger is pressed, the release mechanism releases which means that the air that was pressurised above the water forces the water to come out through the nozzle and therefore shooting the rocket up into the air.

The Landing:

- A large proportion of water rockets land with some damages to the rocket.

- Fins are added either side of the rocket in order to stabilise it which means that when it is in the sky, it would fly nose first which would increase the speed and then fall to the ground faster and therefore damaging the rocket.

- The only way to make sure that the rocket has a safe landing would be to install a parachute so that it gently glided back down to the ground instead of plummeting at a speed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_rocket

http://www.aircommandrockets.com/labs/search.htm

http://www.npl.co.uk/upload/pdf/wr_booklet_print.pdf

http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/handle/2268/36471/?locale=en

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=water+rocket&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidrLOD1ffKAhXDIQ8KHWJcCy8Q_AUICCgC#tbm=isch&q=how+to+make+a+water+rocket&imgrc=WY3JDQGJGDqIMM%3A

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