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Does this mean the ogive is poor for everything?
Aren't cones ogives and parabolics th only ncs that are commerically availible?
No, there are also conical shapes (simple cones), various types of ellipsoids, spherical shapes and hybrid shapes (combinations of more than one shape). When Semroc's site comes back up (it's down right now), navigate to the nose cones page, and click on various nose cone pictures to get an idea of the variety that are available. Semroc's term "Bezier" refers to blended or hybrid types. (There are also some "cones" that actually consist of two or more individual rocket components on the same piece of balsa. They are mean to be cut apart into their individual parts.)

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