Friday, February 11, 2011

The Competition



Problem Statement:
Design a single stage water rocket using a PET bottle of maximum 2 litres capacity to attain maximum horizontal range.

Design Specifications:
1.     Only water should be used as a propellant.
2.     The maximum pressure should not exceed 60 psi.
3.     Only pressurized air and water assembly should be used for launching. No other potential, kinetic, or any other form of energy will be permitted for the launch.
4.     No component or a body part of the rocket should get detached from the main frame during the flight of the rocket. If detached then the rocket will be disqualified.
5.     The participants can bring an air compression device or a pump with them with a pressure gauge attached to it.
6.     The nose cone of the rocket should be visible and marked red.

Arena
1.     The task is to cover the maximum horizontal distance.
2.     The place where the red tip falls will be considered for scoring.
3.     The horizontal distance is defined as the projection on the mean line of the line joining       the centre of the launching zone as defined in the figure and the red tip.
4.     No points will be awarded if the red tip of rocket lies outside the 60° sector.
5.     Two trials will be given to the participants and the best of the two horizontal distances(in metres)will be considered.

contact: buzz.dreamon@gmail.com
+91 97465 35283

Monday, February 7, 2011

Project Dream On ..promo video

Video credits: Pavan Nishad
Audio Courtesy: Aerosmith

ll come up with the workshop pics soon..
happy watching.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Stellarium Set up download


stellarium

constellation art

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and watch out.

 Download
Stellarium for Linux
Stellarium for Mac OS X
Stellarium for Windows
User Guide
Courtesy www.stellarium.org

The above download links are direct & in case you have difficulty, it can be directly downloaded from www.stellarium.org

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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Star Gazing session @ NIT Calicut

Astro Unwired is conducting a star gazing session in the after hours of  Project Dream On. An intro seminar to amateur astronomy will be held during the Workshop. The session will be held at hockey ground. It will show the giant Orion Nebula & Saturn with a 6" reflecting Newtonian telescope.




Here is a quick tour guide to the Orion Nebula & Saturn from the HUBBLE SITE

Be there!!!


Saturday, January 29, 2011

Water Rocket Workshop @ NIT Calicut





Project Dream On is a two day amateur rocketry workshop to be held on 5th and 6th february 2011 at NIT Calicut. At the end of the workshop the participants will have fabricated a water rocket ready to launch.

Unlike other workshops, Dream On will be a indefatigable mistake-centric workshop along with providing hands on experience & enhancing creativity. It aims at eradicating the phobia of committing mistakes which is the most common reason beginners do not really begin.

Dream On will be a two day hoopla extravaganza. It will feature videos emphasizing power of dreams, team spirit, determination, innovation & love for the work.

An UnWired initiative :)