Simple home made toy rockets and airplanes with launcher

Abstract

A simple system to build and launch home made toy rockets and airplanes using air pressure for launching, and paper and Styrofoam for construction is described. The launch system consists of plastic plumbing pipe and plastic beverage bottles. An impact from a foot or hand on the plastic bottle launches the rocket or airplane. Various educational and recreational uses of this building and launching system are also described.

1 . A simple home-made toy rocket comprising: 
 A. A thin sheet of substance glued and rolled around a cylindrical shape roll tube and removing the roll tube from the formed rocket body tube.    B. A substantially thicker sheet of substance of suitable size and number for making stabilizing fins and fastened to said rocket tube at one end.    C. A piece of light weight cellular material cut to a solid cylindrical shape of diameter nearly equal to said rocket body tube and fastened into the opposite end of said rocket body tube and further shaped for minimum aerodynamic drag. The said cellular material is cut by pushing and twisting a suitable sized sharpened metal cylindrical tube into said cellular material.    
   
   
       2 . The toy rocket of  claim 1  wherein said roll tube is a suitable length of ¾ cpvc plastic plumbing pipe.  
   
   
       3 . The toy rocket of  claim 1  wherein said thin sheet of substance is a sheet of paper.  
   
   
       4 . The toy rocket of  claim 1  wherein said thicker sheet of substance is card stock paper.  
   
   
       5 . The toy rocket of  claim 1  wherein said light weight cellular material is Styrofoam.  
   
   
       6 . The toy rocket of  claim 1  wherein said lightweight cellular material is foam rubber.  
   
   
       7 . A simple home-made toy airplane comprising: 
 A. A thin sheet of substance glued and rolled around a cylindrical shape roll tube and removing the roll tube from the formed airplane body tube,    B. A substantially thicker sheet of substance of suitable size and number for making wings and stabilizing surfaces and fastened to said airplane tube,    C. A piece of light weight cellular material cut to a solid cylindrical shape of diameter nearly equal to said airplane body tube and fastened into the opposite end of said airplane body tube, and further shaped for minimum aerodynamic drag. The said cellular material is cut by pushing and twisting a suitable sized sharpened metal cylindrical tube into said cellular material.    
   
   
       8 . The toy airplane of  claim 7  wherein said toll tube is a suitable length of ¾ cpvc plastic plumbing pipe.  
   
   
       9 . The toy airplane of  claim 7  wherein said thin sheet of substance is a sheet paper.  
   
   
       10 . The toy airplane of  claim 7  wherein said thicker sheet of substance is card stock paper.  
   
   
       11 . The toy airplane of  claim 7  wherein said light weight cellular material is Styrofoam.  
   
   
       12 . The toy airplane of  claim 7  wherein said lightweight cellular material is foam rubber.  
   
   
       13 . A launch system for simple home-made toy rockets and airplanes comprising: 
 A. A cylindrical tube of rigid material of suitable length and outside diameter to closely match the inside diameter of said rocket body tube and said airplane body tube and serve as the launch tube,    B. An air bulb with a neck of inside diameter to closely match the outside diameter of said launch tube, said launch tube being inserted into said neck of said air bulb and serve to supply pressurized air for launching by the impact of a foot or hand, whereby anyone can make and launch simple home made toy rockets and airplanes and can use said toy rockets and airplanes for educational and recreational purposes.    
   
   
       14 . The launch system of  claim 13  wherein said launch tube is a suitable length of ½ pvc thin wall plastic plumbing pipe.  
   
   
       15 . The launch system of  claim 13  wherein said air bulb is a plastic beverage bottle.  
   
   
       16 . The launch system of  claim 13  wherein said recreational purposes include rocket golf which is played the same as golf except said launcher system is used in place of golf clubs and said rockets are used in place of golf balls.