I am a senior in high school and I am in the second tier of the SystemsGo rocket program. Last year, our class was responsible for sending a rocket with a one pound payload, one mile high. This year, our class has to design a rocket to break the sound barrier with a 3 mile ceiling.
While I have a decent amount of rocket knowledge, I would consider myself an amateur still. I've had several experiences with low power model rockets and last year was my first experience with a mid power rocket.
My teacher is a "figure it out yourself" kind of guy, and I'm searching for someone to at least point me in the right direction. I am a hard worker and very interested in this topic, I just need to know where to begin. If anyone has any resources or links they could show me, that would be great. Otherwise, it would help out if someone could answer a couple of the following questions:
What are the biggest/most difficult challenges in the design of a transonic build?
What would be the best method of tackling this task? In other words, what materials and specifications would be most practical for this kind of flight?
Where is a good link to learn the ins and outs of RockSim?
If there is any other advice or lessons that you would like to give me, I'm all ears. This is my first time on this site and I am hoping it is a supporting community. Thanks!
While I have a decent amount of rocket knowledge, I would consider myself an amateur still. I've had several experiences with low power model rockets and last year was my first experience with a mid power rocket.
My teacher is a "figure it out yourself" kind of guy, and I'm searching for someone to at least point me in the right direction. I am a hard worker and very interested in this topic, I just need to know where to begin. If anyone has any resources or links they could show me, that would be great. Otherwise, it would help out if someone could answer a couple of the following questions:
What are the biggest/most difficult challenges in the design of a transonic build?
What would be the best method of tackling this task? In other words, what materials and specifications would be most practical for this kind of flight?
Where is a good link to learn the ins and outs of RockSim?
If there is any other advice or lessons that you would like to give me, I'm all ears. This is my first time on this site and I am hoping it is a supporting community. Thanks!