How to Build a Working DIY Transparent Hybrid Rocket Engine

Ben from NightHawkInLight demonstrates how to build a working DIY transparent hybrid rocket engine in his workshop. The engine uses a solid acrylic tube as both its body and fuel source. When oxygen is introduced the tube ignites from the inside, and the reaction is channeled through a graphite nozzle.

How to build a transparent hybrid rocket engine using acrylic rod and a canister of oxygen, with a breakdown of how various other types of rocket engines work along the way.

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