rocket modeling 2025 | Rocketry Forum - Model Rocketry Forums Hi, I'm new to this section, so I apologize in advance :-) I'm primarily an intermediate aircraft modeler (I have a workshop, I know glues and materials, I'm familiar with basic modeling procedures) and I would like to expand my modeling to include rocket models I wanted to ask how best and
Nose cone shapes. What are the pros and cons? - Rocketry Forum In regards to drag, rounded nose cones (i e with an elliptical or paraboloidal profile) offer the lowest drag at subsonic speeds, while pointed (conical, or ogive) nose cones perform best at transsonic and supersonic speeds The nose cone shape won't affect the CG CP relationship all that much, in relation to other factors in the rocket's design (i e overall length, fin size and location
Seeking Insights on Water Rocket Fins Optimization Hello Rocketry Enthusiasts! I hope this post finds you all soaring high in your rocketry adventures! I'm a high school student currently navigating through the fascinating world of water rocketry for my research paper My focus is on the optimization of water rocket fins in terms of their size
Hybrid Rocket Build Thread - Rocketry Forum Hello everyone, I am currently in the process of building a HPR hybrid rocket motor and am posting to get opinions, advice, and help The motor has a theoretical average thrust of 800N 2 Propellant is paraffin wax with carbon black additive 3 Oxidizer is N2O I have already
Moveable fins or canards for active stabilization? Besides, it is more efficient to persuade the rocket to go roughly straight than to brute force bash it straight Retained energy is a lot higher being gentle with the maneuvers Low control surface throw also reduces control overshoot and similar issues due to the lag between maneuver initiation and subsequent control surface correction
Mid-Power Rocket | Rocketry Forum - Model Rocketry Forums I am looking to get into mid-power rocketry I built a few beginner rockets like the tandem x set I also made two custom rockets for my middle school science fair I am really enjoying this hobby and want to get into something bigger Does anyone have any recommendations I prefer Estes rockets
Ideal Stability of a Rocket - Rocketry Forum I am using OpenRocket to run simulations of a rocket for the first time I already did the first launch and it turned out exactly as the simulation in OpenRocket I am getting ready for my second launch and I would like to know a little about the "stability" field and what I should aim for
USCRPLs Aftershock II becomes Highest and Fastest amateur rocket of . . . Aftershock II has officially become the highest and fastest amateur rocket of all time! Following its successful launch and recovery on October 20, 2024, data from the on-board avionics unit was collected and analyzed to reconstruct the rocket’s flight path After a thorough internal review, the
Electronic Gyro Rocket Roll Stabilization System - Rocketry Forum Controlling a rocket in flight has much more rigorous requirements than controlling roll in the gentle breeze that that fan is providing Are the servos strong enough as well? How is the control algorithm tuned for an actual flight? Is this a unit that you plan to commercialize? Will you be posting a build log, software schematics?