Chicagonative17
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Is there a way to launch a finless rocket? I am not talking about launching a finless rocket the normal way you launch a finned rocket because it simply wouldn't work.
I guess my question is, are there any innovations and ideas out there about how to do this?
Some of the ideas I have thought about probobly won't work...
- spin launch a rocket out of a tube using air pressure and then fire the motor almost imediately after the pressure tank is fired. The gyration will help create stability.
- somehow mount the motor towards the front of the rocket
Basically I want to know if there is a way to have ZERO fin drag and achieve much better performance than a rocket with fins.
I guess my question is, are there any innovations and ideas out there about how to do this?
Some of the ideas I have thought about probobly won't work...
- spin launch a rocket out of a tube using air pressure and then fire the motor almost imediately after the pressure tank is fired. The gyration will help create stability.
- somehow mount the motor towards the front of the rocket
Basically I want to know if there is a way to have ZERO fin drag and achieve much better performance than a rocket with fins.