PRESSURIZED AIR/WATER ROCKET LAUNCHER AND ROCKET

摘要

The present invention involves a liquid jet propelled rocket (101) and rocket launcher (11). The launcher has a housing (3) which includes a vessel (7) for holding pressurized air therein, an inlet (9) to the vessel (7) and an outlet (15) from the vessel. Also, the housing (3) has a jet tube receiver (27) extending from the outlet (15) and adapted to connect with a jet tube (77) of a rocket assembly (101). A pump (39) is connected to the vessel inlet (9) of the housing (3), the pump (39) is connected for and capable of pumping air into the vessel (7) at a pressure sufficient to launch the rocket assembly (101). A one way valve is connected to the pump (39) and permits the flow of air only from the pump to the vessel (7). There is a rocket assembly latch mechanism (17) located on the housing (3) with means for releasing the latch. There are also, a rocket assembly which includes a liquid reservoir (75) for receiving liquid and subsequently receiving air under pressure from the pump (39) a jet tube (77) extending from the liquid reservoir (75) and adapted to sealably and releasably connect to said jet tube receiver (27) of the housing (3).